For most Telecare members, mental illness is not the only challenge they must face.
Physical health complications and substance use—more frequently than not—also significantly impact their lives. Health gets eroded. Quality of life suffers. Lives are shortened. Hope gets lost.
We are committed to doing more to address these co-occurring challenges and improve our members' quality of life.
In May, Telecare launched a brand new Health & Wellness Curriculum to empower our staff with practical knowledge and understanding of common health issues our members are facing. This curriculum educates staff so that they are better able to help members identify issues and take control of their health in a more holistic way.
Please watch Telecare’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kent Eller, as he introduces the curriculum in the three minute video below, or download the PDF, for more information.
Dr Kent Eller talks about how the Health and Wellness Curriculum will provide linkage between behavioral and physical care services in hopes of reducing the healthcare disparity.
Additionally, we have new leadership opportunities available.
Thurston and Mason Counties, WA — Administrator, Director of Nursing, Rehab Therapist
The Telecare Thurston Mason Evaluation and Treatment (E&T) Center will be a secure,10-bed mental health adult residential treatment facility serving the community 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Telecare will provide recovery-centered crisis treatment, including initial screening and assessment, onsite medical screening, stabilization services, medication management, and linkages to ongoing treatment services. Applicants must be available to begin in August 2016 for new hire orientation and program opening. The customer is currently Thurston Mason Behavioral Health Organization, which covers both counties.
Ventura County, CA — Clinical Director, Director of Nursing, Licensed Clinician, Rehab Therapist
As one of the newest recovery-oriented programs in the Telecare family, the secure 16-bed Horizon View Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) is located in Camarillo and will serve the Ventura County community. The program will provide a full range of psychiatric, therapeutic, nursing, social and peer services designed to support clients in managing their behavioral health challenges while also building skills to live independent lives of their choice. Interested applicants must be available to begin in October 2016 for new hire orientation and program opening. The customer is Ventura County Behavioral Health Department (VCBH).
If you are interested in learning more, please feel free to contact me any time.
All the best,
Faith Richie, SVP of Development, Telecare Corporation
P.S.Want more information on Telecare's Whole Person Care Initiative?
- We blend physical and mental health care through our Coordinated Care Model, and work to ensure coordination between plans, community resources, and mental health providers.
- We implemented Co-Occurring Education Groups (COEG), a curriculum that educates our members about
co-occurring conditions while also getting them thinking about their personal hopes and dreams. COEG was
implemented at all of our subacute, and community-based programs at the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016,
and will be implemented in all of our acute, crisis, and residential programs by the end of 2016.
