Behavioral Health Care Coordinator

International Community Health Services • Shoreline, WA

3d • $29 - $42 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Care Coordinator is a temporary, non-clinical member of ICHS’s collaborative care team, which includes patients, primary care and dental providers, behavioral health providers, consulting psychiatrists, and other medical staff. The role provides integrated behavioral health care within a primary care setting and does not provide therapy or counseling. The coordinator plans, organizes, and coordinates behavioral health services with care-team members and external providers, including support for behavioral health care-gap metrics. The position works collaboratively to improve health outcomes for patients with chronic behavioral health conditions or complex needs, educates patients and families on managing behavioral health needs, facilitates communication, coordinates services, addresses barriers, and promotes optimal resource allocation while balancing clinical quality and cost management. The position splits time between the Shoreline clinic (two days) and Bellevue Clinic (two days), with one work-from-home day permitted each week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a mental health field, such as social work, psychology, counseling, or a related field.
• At least one year of experience working with individuals with co-occurring mental health and/or substance use disorders, individuals with a disability, individuals from vulnerable populations, and/or other high-risk groups is preferred.
• Experience coordinating care, case management, and developing and maintaining patient resources or contacts with other agencies or organizations is required.
• Suicide assessment, treatment, and management training required by the Washington State Department of Health within 60 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with individuals with co-occurring mental health and/or substance use disorders, individuals with a disability, individuals from vulnerable populations (including elderly people, mothers, and children), and/or other high-risk groups.
• Experience in motivational interviewing and/or working with people experiencing crisis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and coordinate behavioral health services with members of the patient’s care team and external providers.
• Support behavioral health care-gap metrics.
• Collaborate with the care team to improve the health of patients with chronic behavioral health conditions and/or complex needs.
• Educate patients and families to help them manage behavioral health needs.
• Facilitate communication, coordinate services, address barriers, and promote effective allocation of resources while balancing clinical quality and cost management.

Benefits

• Competitive salary for the Seattle/Puget Sound region.
• “Share the success” bonuses.
• Insurance premiums 100% paid by ICHS.
• Paid time off accrual up to 200 hours annually, with up to 320 hours rollover year to year.
• Automatic 4% retirement contribution.
• Nine paid holidays a year, including two personal holidays.
• Reimbursement for professional licensure.
• One day of work from home per week is permitted.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time