FBH Clinical Access Specialist

Clinical Access Specialist Opportunity

Tukwila, WA

CCSWW Family Behavioral Health Team awarded by WSU "Employer of the Year"

Our clinical teams work in the homes of families and in the community; plus, in an office site

Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Clinical Access Specialist Clinician who wants to join our team of innovators who continually "push the envelope" and challenges traditional thinking in Behavioral Health.

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 nearly 800 caring and compassionate employees.

What we value:
Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff!

What we offer:

• Starting pay range: $36.79 - $40.93 per hour
• Collaborative supervision

Benefits:

• 12 paid holidays; plus 1 personal holiday each year
• 3 weeks' vacation (to start)
• 12 sick-days per year
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance (1 times annual salary)
• Retirement Plans: 403-B Employee Savings Plan and an Employer Contribution Pension

Training and supervision:

• Extensive training in multiple clinical approaches as well as trainings in related areas
• Weekly supervision with your Clinical Supervisor
• Daily supervision and support, as needed
• Immediate assistance and clinical supervision/consultation available at any time

This position is the first clinical contact for children, youth and families seeking referral and access to intensive level behavioral health services. The Clinical Access Specialist is responsible for determining eligibility and facilitating access to behavioral health services by using clinical and diagnostic assessment tools to gather child and family medical and behavioral health information, complete initial clinical assessment tool i.e. Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths and verify and determine eligibility for intensive behavioral health treatment services.

The Clinical Access Specialist will continue to engage with the family, providing support and referrals as needed throughout the clinical assignment process. The Clinical Access Specialist will track all referrals, utilization and response time frames and enter data into an Electronic Health record as appropriate.

This position will be based out of FBH Tukwila, WA 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:

• Utilize clinical assessment and engagement skills to meet with child, youth and family in the home, hospital or other community settings to gather demographic, clinical/situation information and assess for service need and intensity.
• Complete behavioral health clinical assessment tools including the CANS Assessment.
• Demonstrate familiarity with DSM criteria for clinical mental health diagnoses and formulate a clinical diagnosis based on client background and presenting behavioral health issues and concerns.
• Engage the child and family during the referral session, assessing for immediate safety needs and concerns and ensuring clinical support for the safety of the child throughout the referral determination process.
• Gather information from medical, behavioral health and other community providers for children/youth referred to support assessment for and access to services.
• Using an Electronic Health Record, Provider One, verify Medicaid eligibility for services.
• For referrals meeting access to care criteria, assess acuity level for response and coordinate referral assignment with identified clinical manager/supervisor.
• Communicate referral dispositions to Medicaid and BHO funders and obtain pre-authorization for those meeting service criteria. For those referrals not meeting criteria, report disposition information to funder in monthly reports.
• For referrals not meeting criteria for services, assist referent in resolving presenting concern, e.g. makes referrals to community resources, utilizing motivational interviewing and solution focused principles to resolve issue(s).

Manage access to services:

• Support and facilitate referral access in the community: represent Family Behavioral Health Services in the community by community outreach and collaboration. Develop and maintain strong and active relationships with funders, Behavioral health and Medical providers, Children's…