Clinician II- Thurston County

Overview $39.37 - $49.21 HR/DOE Join our Team! We offer an excellent benefits package! 3 weeks vacation * 12 days sick leave * 13 holidays* medical * dental* vision* life insurance * LTD * AD&D * pension * 403b * catastrophic & accident ins *  This is a professional position providing therapeutic interventions to individuals with community based intensive behavioral health, crisis response, and community safety needs.  Therapeutic services provided by a Clinician II include: office, home, street, and shelter based behavioral health services that include crisis intervention and on-going supports as well as long-term, team-based behavioral health services to individuals.    The Clinician II is the primary behavioral health treatment provider assigned to an individual.  The Clinician II is a lead clinical support, completing the intake/assessment and prescribing mental health treatment, identifying strategies and services to individuals in their home, shelter, and/or community locations (e.g. crisis response or behavioral observation and assessment in home and shelters, etc.). The Clinician II position requires the skills and abilities to assess safety in crisis situations while providing direct therapeutic intervention and support for a diverse population with behavioral health needs. The Clinician II will present as a positive and compassionate therapeutic support at all times. All services prescribed and provided by a Clinician II must be allowable (billable) through Medicaid 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 the 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 requirements.   Position is full time, in person. Responsibilities MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Clinical Assessment and Engagement of individuals Utilize clinical assessment and engagement skills to meet with individuals in the home, hospital or other community settings 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 including the Assessment, LOCUS, GAINS SS and Quadrant determination. 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 individuals referred to support intake diagnosis and access to on-going ABH services. Engage the individual 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. Use an Electronic Health Record and ProviderOne database to incorporate Medicaid 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. Maintain knowledge of community behavioral health and other support services to ensure all clients 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 and Medicaid, tracking client enrollment and referral documentation in clinical dashboard as needed for systemwide behavioral health outcome reports. Listen to and analyze the individual’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 individual from day 1 of initial assignment. Contact potential natural supports including other system partners, to gather their perspective on the individual’s strengths and needs and solicit participation and commitment to a team process. Orient and prepare the client to ABH services and next steps in the intervention (e.g., team development, planning process, natural supports, etc.). Analyze and align the individual’s position and agency mission using methods of respect, communication and conflict resolution. Utilize site and ABH QI tracking processes to monitor compliance of intake response/process, case assignment and intake documentation completion requirements. Throughout CCS employment and service, understand and comply with all mandated reporting and HIPAA requirements outlined in WAC, CCS policy, and service contracts. Throughout CCS employment and service provision to all clients served, represent Adult 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, justice system, community organizations, and other referral sources. Individualized Service Planning and Implementation : Act as primary “First Clinical Responder”, providing needed crisis response and de-escalation for clients who are in need of behavioral health services in their home, and community. The Clinician II will provide intensive and strength based therapeutic behavioral health services and supports to clients in the community including: assessing for safety and stabilization needs, treatment plan development, safety and crisis plannin