Clinical Care Coordinator

Sound•Seattle, WA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Opportunities abound at Sound! Sound is growing and we are hiring a clinical care coordinator in Seattle, WA! Sound is one of King County’s most comprehensive providers of quality mental health and addiction treatment services, supporting our area’s most vulnerable populations. A central tenet of our work is Reaching Recovery, an evidence-based clinical care model. The clinical care coordinator will coordinate school-based support services in collaboration with the public schools. This person will also provide cross-system coordination of services with the School districts and in the community. Additionally, this clinical care coordinator will develop/monitor individualized Care plans with multi-disciplinary teams, provide treatment services when appropriate, coordinate care with children/families, school districts, and other agencies and other child caring systems, and facilitate referrals and ensure continuity of care.

Requirements

A master's degree in therapeutic counseling field, nursing or special education, with a strong emphasis in working directly with children, adolescents, families and community agencies as required.
A minimum of two years' clinical experience as a psychotherapist or case manager with children and adolescents and demonstrated skills in clinical assessment and treatment of families is required.
Working knowledge and understanding of child and family teams, family centered care, and individualized and tailored care essential.
Direct clinical experience with minority and low-income families is required.
Knowledge of community mental health systems, the public schools, the Division of Child/Family Services and resources, required.
Excellent assessment and intervention skills with, youth and their families.
Ability to work effectively with a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems in children, adolescents and adult family members, including problems present in the family unit.
Knowledge of child development and pathology.
Knowledge of system resources and how to access them.
Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with child serving agencies having contact with the child and/or family.
Skills and experience working with diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
Knowledge of systems, individualized and tailored care and family centered practices.
Must have an active MHP-qualifying credential with DOH (i.e. LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, or an associate-level version of these credentials
Must be able to obtain a WA State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire.
Must pass a criminal background check.

Responsibilities

Provide linkage for crisis intervention, training of families, school support activities, respite, transportation and other services
Coordinate and facilitate case reviews
Facilitate child and family teams
Act as liaison to referral sources
Facilitate treatment teams
Record the process
Prepare data summaries and reports as necessary
Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed and/or assigned
Provide all required case coordination services
Facilitate and develop cross-system coordinated service plans for/with individual child/family with the team.
Identify gaps in systems and service system barriers
Provide service linkages as appropriate
Prepare, coordinate and run monthly meetings
Prepare all necessary written reports, summaries and progress notes as dictated by agency policy to be a part of the clinical record
Re-configure or re-negotiate treatment and services as appropriate
Provide all required case coordination services
Participate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and training as appropriate
Comply with the agency's clinical accountability policies and procedures and participate in quality improvement reviews, when assigned
Understand recovery concepts in behavioral health
Apply recovery concepts and synthesize and demonstrate recovery concepts.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance : Premium 100% paid by Sound for team member and child coverage to age 26, depending on plan selected. Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available at team member’s cost.
Life Insurance (2x annual salary + additional $25,000) : paid by Sound
Long Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary) : paid by Sound
Retirement Plan : Sound contributes 3% to team member’s plan; team member is 100% vested.
Retirement Plan - 401(k) Plan, pre-tax and/or Roth : team member may contribute to their own plan.
Health Savings Account: Sound contributes $1,133.33 (individual) or $2,266.67 (family) for eligible team members, pro-rated for new hires in first year.
Flexible Spending Accounts: for health care and dependent day care costs (pre-tax)
EAP: Employee Assistance Plan
Vacation: 18 days per year, increasing with years of service
Holidays: 9 days per year
Sick Leave: 12 days per year
Bereavement Leave : for death in the family
Parking: Free at all Sound sites
Training: Free in-house professional training and $400 annually + 3 paid days approved off-site training
Service Award: at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 & 40 years of service