Clinician II

Clinician II

This position will work out of: University Place Pediatric Clinic, 1033 Regents Blvd., Fircrest, WA 98466

Catholic Community Services, Family Behavioral Health is looking for a Clinician to join our team of innovators who explore and develop new approaches and implement novel strategies. Our teams provide individualized, creative and flexible services, infused with evidence-based and evidence-informed strategies.

We are a values-driven organization, providing family-oriented behavioral health care for children, youth and families, provided primarily 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, Burien, North Tacoma, University Place, Olympia, Shelton, Bremerton, Aberdeen, Yelm, Vancouver, (Salmon Creek and Oakview) and Portland Oregon, we offer comprehensive intensive, Wrap-around mental health services to a diverse population for youth and families. We employ almost 800 energetic and compassionate employees.

What We Value: Compassion Diversity Strength-Based-Approach Social-Justice & Our Staff!

What We Offer:

• Starting Salary Range: $81,889.60 - $91,083.20
• Collaborative Supervision

Additional Pay/Ability to Earn Additional Pay of:

• Licensure pay $250.00 per pay period (2 times per month)

Training and Supervision:

• Extensive training in multiple clinical approaches as well as training in other areas
• Daily and weekly supervision and support with your Clinical Supervisor, as needed.

Benefits:

• 12 paid holidays; plus 1 personal holiday each year!
• 3 weeks' vacation per year
• 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

This is a professional position providing therapeutic interventions to children, youth and their families with community based intensive behavioral health, crisis response, and community safety needs. Therapeutic services provided by a FBH Clinician II include: office based behavioral health services that include crisis intervention and on-going supports as well as connection to long-term, team-based behavioral health services to children, youth and their families.

The FBH Clinician II is the primary behavioral health treatment provider assigned to a child, youth and their family. The FBH Clinician II is a lead clinical support, completing the intake/assessment and prescribing mental health treatment, identifying strategies and services to children, youth and their families. The FBH Clinician II position requires the skills and abilities to assess safety while providing direct therapeutic intervention and support for a diverse population of children with behavioral health needs. The FBH Clinician II will present as a positive and compassionate therapeutic support to the youth and family at all times.

All services prescribed and provided by a FBH Clinician II must be allowable (billable) through Medicaid or Private Insurance and provided as specifically identified and prescribed in the Individualized Mental Health Treatment Plan. All treatment services must be documented per required timeframes, in accordance with federal Medicaid requirements and entered into established Electronic Health Record (EHR), as well as medical EHR's of Managed Care Organizations (MCO's), Behavioral Health Organizations (BHO's), or others per contract requirement. This position will be working out of a Pediatric Clinic.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

Clinical Assessment, Engagement of Child/Youth/Family and Community:

Utilize Clinical assessment and engagement skills to meet with child, youth and family primarily in the office setting to gather demographic, clinical/situation information and perform initial assessment and clinical diagnosis based on assessed service need and intensity

As part of the clinical intake process, complete behavioral health clinical assessment tools as clinically implicated or per contract requirements.

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.

Gather information from medical, behavioral health and other community providers for children/youth referred to support intake diagnosis and access to on-going services.

Engage the family during the clinical intake session, assessing for immediate safety needs and concerns, gather and clinically summarize client history and presenting issues prioritizing urgent safety considerations in the intake process.

Using an Electronic Health Record, Provider One, and incorporate Medicaid / insurance eligibility determination into intake service authorization.

Complete all Medicaid and WAC required intake documentation and client enrollment information, ensuring appropriate Medicaid coding and entering information into an electronic health record as required by funder and WAC timeframes.

Demonstrate flexibility and organization to respond to referrals and child needs with flexibility to meet family and community needs timely.

Maintain knowledge of community behavioral health and other support services to ensure all children and their families are linked to helping resources in their local communities as soon as the service and support need is identified in the intake and referral process.

Complete complex clinical intake documentation as required by funders, tracking client enrollment and referral documentation completion requirements.

Listen to and analyze the family's story, and with them, identify strengths, needs, preferences and goals for the behavioral health intervention and treatment planning process.

Provide and/or arrange necessary crisis response and stabilization services, completing and communicating the safety/crisis plan with family and others from day 1 of initial assignment.

Orient and Prepare the child/youth and family to behavioral health services and next steps in the intervention (e.g., team development, planning process, natural supports, etc.).

Analyze and align the family's position and agency mission using methods of respect, communication and conflict resolution.

Utilize site and FBH QI tracking processes to monitor compliance of intake response/process, case assignment and intake documentation completion requirements.

Throughout CCS employment and service provision to all children and youth served, understand and Comply with all mandated reporting and HIPPA requirements outlined in WAC, CCS policy and service contracts.

Throughout CCS employment and service provision to all children and youth served, 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 Administration, Juvenile Justice, community organizations, and other referral sources.

Individualized Service Planning and Implementation:

The FBH Clinician II will provide intensive and strength based therapeutic behavioral health services and supports to children, youth and families including: assessing for safety and stabilization needs, treatment plan development, safety and crisis planning, on-going assessment and evaluation of current treatment planning strategies, goals, and outcomes.

Prescribe and implement behavioral health strategies and treatment plans for children and youth, modeling and teaching social behavior, self-protection skills and awareness, and developmentally appropriate coping and social interaction skills. Provide skill building support that enhances a youth's ability to function effectively and safely in the community addressing therapeutic issues such as anger management, alternatives to aggression toward others, frustration tolerance, and socialization.

Demonstrate an understanding of behavioral health treatment competencies and their role in wellness and recovery by communicating role, responsibility and agency philosophy to assure mutual respect, confidence and trust with the child, family and other stakeholders. *Meet and engage the family communicating compassion, support, respect and enthusiasm for their recovery journey.

Complete all required on going behavioral health treatment documentation, including treatment plans, safety crisis plans, CANS assessments updating client information, ensuring appropriate Medicaid coding and entering information into an electronic health record as required by funder and WAC timeframes.

Accurately complete session documentation per required timeframes, to be entered into the Electronic Health Record.

Deliver direct therapeutic services including Evidenced Based and Promising Practices (i.e. Cognitive Behavioral Therapies) that are customized to meet each child, youth and family's uniqueness, personality, culture and interest and treatment goals as identified in their Individualized Treatment Plan.

Deliver prescribed behavioral health services, continuing to evaluate effectiveness of the Treatment Plan and Safety Plan, and recommend changes as needed to ensure the success of the child or youth. Modify and adjust individual intervention techniques for each situation without changing the direction of the plan.

Facilitate the child and family team to: Identify and prioritize goals and needs. Communicate and translate information in a way that everyone can hear especially the family's position. Brainstorm and negotiate strategies that build