Case Manager; Msw

Fairfax Behavioral Health, founded in the 1930’s, has served the behavioral health needs of the Greater Puget Sound area for more than 80 years, continuously building a reputation for providing the best, most compassionate patient centered care! We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients.

Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment.

Social Services Clinical Case Managers at Fairfax are part of an interdisciplinary treatment team charged with providing quality clinical case management services to our patients from admission to discharge. Clinical Case Managers are empowered to assess their patients’ needs, to collaborate with patients to create safe and appropriate discharge plans, to participate in diagnostics and treatment planning, and to work with our patients’ family/support/outpatient team for coordination of the discharge plan.

If you like a challenge and the satisfaction of working with other professionals to get patients the help they need, as well as the opportunity to grow your clinical skills, Fairfax is the right place for you.

• Conducting psychosocial assessments to document patient history and to identify preliminary barriers to discharge.
• Performing diagnostic discharge planning/case management starting from the day of admission.
• Collaborating with outpatient providers and supports to ensure a successful transition for patients.
• Identifying and recommending family and/or community resources such as housing, treatment providers, and other recognized healthcare disparities.
• Participating in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings as an integral professional, clinical member.
• Acting as liaison for hospitalized patients with various community agencies and resources.
• Clinical documentation in the medical record.
• Facilitating therapeutically beneficial meetings between patients and outside supports to coordinate discharge planning.

A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental/behavioral health field is required (an MSW is preferred) as well as the desire to help our patients improve their lives. You will also need to obtain an Agency Affiliated Counselor credential unless you have a clinical license. All Fairfax employees must successfully pass the Handle With Care course completed during New Employee Orientation.

A positive attitude and outlook will make you successful in this role, as well as an understanding of the importance of regulatory-driven deadlines and the ability to stay organized while needing to pivot based on competing important priorities.

Master’s prepared Clinical Case Manager with experience in inpatient social services, strong assessment and discharge planning skills, ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, excellent communication and documentation abilities, and commitment to quality patient care.

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