Behavioral Health Case Manager - Swing Shift, CDF

Description

Days Off: Sunday, Monday

Shift: Swing (3PM - 11:30PM)

Shift Differential: $0.50 Per Hour

Insurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums/payroll deductions for employee coverage)

Other Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan

Union Representation: This position is a part of a union and is represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.

Recognized nationally as an innovator and leader in developing solutions to homelessness, DESC is a social services organization, supportive housing operator, and licensed behavioral health treatment provider focused onmeeting the needs ofpeople experiencing long-term homelessness and living with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. Approximately 3,000 people are actively receiving services from DESC at any given point in time. Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion,treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable,and affordable place to call home.

DESC operates five shelter/emergency housing programs,19 permanent supportive housing facilities with over 1,750 units, several hundred additional scattered site apartments, and a range of behavioral health services including outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, residential crisis stabilization, street outreach, mobile crisis response, and treatment for opioid use disorder.

Crisis Solutions Center is a residential treatment facility that provides stabilization services to clients experiencing acute or ongoing behavioral health crises. Case managers work within a multi-disciplinary team to create and implement detailed, client-centered care and safety plans; facilitate group and individual counseling; and ensure services are fully integrated with mental health, substance use, and primary care teams. Case managers will also help develop and maintain a comprehensive list of community partners and client resources;

participate in staff meetings and trainings; and maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.

• Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings; participate in clinical reviews and case conferences for clients admitted to the CSC.
• Create and implement short-term care plans, develop client-driven goal planners and discharge dispositions.
• Facilitate clients' access to community resources and services; assist clients in building relationships with external care teams; work with existing care teams to provide goal-oriented case management services.
• Participate in verbal de-escalation in emergent situations; work as a team to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment including 15-minute client wellness checks.
• Demonstrate DESC core values and professionalism in all client and staff interactions; follow agency clinical policies and procedures; participate in quality assurance reviews when assigned
• Maintain current and complete clinical and administrative records, including but not limited to goal planners, progress notes, safety and risk assessments, shift summary notes, and care-coordination between internal and/or external partners.
• Provide phone consultation for referents to the CSC, monitors office security cameras, answer phone calls, and other administrative duties.
• Serve food, do laundry and change linens, help clean common areas, and occasionally clean up bodily fluids and biohazardous waste using appropriate PPE.
• Provide transportation for clients (such as appointments outside of CSC) when needed.
• Attend a 2-week onboarding process upon hire, as well as other full-day trainings on an ongoing basis.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Relevant Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or related behavioral science, OR a combination of 1 year of relevant paid work experience and demonstrations of the ability to perform the required job duties.
• Ability to meet Washington Department of Health requirements for registration as a Registered Agency Affiliated Counselor (RAAC) or any other superseding credential.
• Ability to drive an agency vehicle to conduct agency-related business. A current Washington State's driver's license and insurable driving record are required.
• Ability to obtain a Washington State Food Handler's Permit.
• Interest in working with individuals who are difficult to engage and maintain in traditional mental…