Clinical Access Specialist

OUR CLINICAL TEAMS WORK IN THE HOMES OF FAMILIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY; PLUS, IN AN OFFICE SITE

OUR CLINICAL TEAMS WORK IN THE HOMES OF FAMILIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY; PLUS, IN AN OFFICE SITE

CCSWW's Family Behavioral Health Team Awarded WSU's Employer of the Year!

Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Clinical Access Specialist 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.

Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff!

• Starting Pay Range: $36.79 - $40.93 per hour
• Collaborative Supervision

• 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

• 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

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 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 Northend, Tacoma 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…