INTAKE SPECIALIST
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA
Interested in supplementing your current work or want to work part-time only?
PART-TIME VARIABLE HOURS (2-10 HRS) FROM WEEK TO WEEK
Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Intake Specialist who wants to join our team of innovators who continually "push the envelope" and challenges traditional thinking in Behavioral Health.
WHO ARE WE:
We are a values-driven organization, providing family oriented mental health care for children, youth and families in their own home and community. Our enthusiastic clinical teams provide whatever is needed to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope, providing intense mental health services and supports, and helping to strengthen the family unity. With sites located in Tukwila, Tacoma, Olympia, Shelton, Bremerton, Aberdeen, Yelm, Vancouver, and Portland Oregon, we offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ over 550 caring and compassionate employees.
WHAT WE VALUE:
Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff!
WHAT WE OFFER:
BENEFITS:
Training and Supervision:
We strive to help children and families live together safely and securely with hope and promise. We serve as a catalyst for change when appropriate, challenging long-standing service traditions in community behavioral health. We behave with Humility, Passion for our Mission, and Compassion and Respectful Interactions. We value learning and offer alternatives and we stand strong to help child-serving systems understand our alternative paradigm while strengthening partnerships. We do not compromise our values.
This position is the first clinical contact for children, youth and families seeking referral and access to intensive level behavioral health services. The Intake Specialist is responsible for completing the behavioral health intake process as prescribed by Medicaid and WAC for each child assigned which includes: completing a diagnostic formulation using clinical and diagnostic assessment tools, gathering child and family medical and behavioral health information, completing complex behavioral health intake documentation and determining initial treatment areas for intensive behavioral health services. The Intake Specialist will meet with the referred child and their family in the home, hospital or other community setting, engaging with the family, providing support as needed throughout the clinical intake process. The Intake Specialist will track all intake data and diagnostic information, utilization and response timeframes and enter data into an Electronic Health record. Work is performed under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor or Clinical Manager
This position will be based out of FBH Westside, University Place office. This position requires scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of youth and families served. The services we offer will be provided in community-based settings and in family homes. Work is performed under the supervision of the Clinical Supervisor or Clinical Manager.
Clinical
Manage access to services
Utilization tracking
Quality Improvement
HIPAA:
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING IN A CANDIDATE:
Preferred Qualifications
ABOUT PIERCE COUNTY:
This position will serve all Pierce county which includes Tacoma, University Place, Lakewood, Puyallup, Fife and other neighboring cities. The home office is in University Place. Enjoy all our small city has to offer:
If you are passionate about providing strength-based mental health services for children, youth and their family, we would love to hear from you!
If you are on our careers page and you are interested in being considered for this opening: please click on the blue link above, on this page, located on the upper right hand corner that says: "Apply for this job online" and upload your resume and answer a few questions for consideration.
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For additional information: Contact Karla Lacktorin at: karlal@ccsww.org.
Note for Internal Candidates: HR reviews internal compensation and determines any increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors. INTERNAL APPLICANTS: PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR UPDATED RESUME AND A COVER LETTER.
Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services is and Equal Opportunity Employer. Please let us know if you need special accommodations to apply or interview for this position.
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