VASH Lead Service Coordinator II

Step Up•Los Angeles, CA

46d•$76,000 - $83,000•Onsite

About The Position

The VASH Lead Service Coordinator II plays a crucial role in providing leadership, administration, and oversight for VASH services. This position involves establishing collaborative relationships with service providers, advocating for Veterans, and attending various meetings and case conferences. As an exempt employee, the role requires independent judgment and discretion in managing job duties, maintaining organization, and ensuring best care practices. The position also encompasses clinical services and support, including assisting with onboarding and training new staff, facilitating staff meetings, and providing clinical and management support to team members. Direct service and support involve outreach, assessment, and coordination of client care, including access to local resources, ongoing support, and crisis intervention. The Lead Service Coordinator II will also manage a smaller client caseload and develop treatment plans. Furthermore, the role includes overseeing the peer review process for chart compliance, authorizing or co-signing documentation, and providing support regarding clinical documentation and VA policies. Collaboration with VASH leadership is essential for maintaining program census accuracy and ensuring timely documentation.

Requirements

Master of Social Work, Marriage Family Therapist, Psychologist, licensed or California BBS registered and licensed eligible
Two (2) years of clinical and case management experience is required.
Have an interest working with veterans who have experienced homelessness and mental health issues.
Candidate must have own transportation and current driver’s license and insurance.
Position requires daily walking and occasional driving and transporting of clients.
Able to learn a program specific electronic medical health record and articulate clinical work appropriately and in a timely manner.
Must complete government, VA back ground check, finger print and clearance.
Knowledge of or experience with DSM diagnoses, assessment of level of functioning, EBP’s such as Motivational interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, DBT, Harm Reduction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Trauma Informed Care, Housing First, PTSD, etc.
Ability to work collaboratively with others and on a team.
Takes initiative and has a solution focused practice.
Uses good time management skills and resources to balance case load direct service and paperwork.

Responsibilities

Establish collaborative relationships with services providers inside and outside of the VA to ensure Veteran’s continuity of care with wrap-around services.
Advocate on behalf of the Veteran to assist in the delivery of needed services.
Attend daily/weekly meetings, supervision and case conferences as assigned.
Practice independent judgement and utilize discretion in appropriately managing job duties, maintaining time/organization and providing best care practices to members.
Assist with onboarding new VASH staff, including training and coaching, as well as attend job fairs and assist with recruiting staff.
Assist with weekly staff meetings; attend VASH meetings in the community, Provider and other meetings, supervision, trainings, as requested.
Provide clinical and management support to staff members; organize and coordinate care of client’s census; ensure coverage is in place for program’s operation.
Work cooperatively with other Service Coordinators, including sharing responsibility for 24 hour on-call coverage and crisis intervention support.
Outreach to and assess potential new and intake new clients; make recommendations to the treatment team for appropriate treatment or enrollment.
Coordinate with team members to assure client has access to local resources, including psychiatric and medical care/appointments, housing, benefits establishment, community rehabilitation and socialization activities, drug/alcohol services, providing transportation and accompanying the client using personal or public transportation when necessary.
Provide both ongoing support and crisis intervention.
Manage a smaller client caseload and assume all job duties as specified for a Service Coordinator II position. Assist client, identify needs, set goals, establish concrete objectives and develop a treatment plan.
Oversee peer review process to ensure that charts are up to date and are in compliance with the VASH TBV and PBV contracts.
Authorize or co-sign documentation for assigned staff.
Provide support to individual staff members as needed regarding clinical documentation, assessments, and VA policies and procedures in compliance with VA requirements.
In collaboration with VASH leadership, ensure that the program census for TBV or PBV is up to date, detailing documentation that has been done/needs to be updated, and enter LOC tracking information.
Maintain clear and timely charts in the CPRS system of contact with the Veteran and other providers and ensuring HOMES is up to date for census in program.