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Clinical Case Manager - Day
nSeattle, WA ( -SAGE (Support, Advocacy, Growth, Employment)
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nJob Type
nFull-time
nDescription
nDays Off: Saturday, Sunday
nShift: Day
nInsurance Benefits: Dental, Life, Long-term Disability, Medical (no premiums/payroll deductions for employee coverage)
nOther Benefits: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), ORCA card subsidy, Paid Time Off (34 days per year), Retirement Plan
nUnion Representation: This position is a part of a union and is represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.
nAbout DESC:
nRecognized nationally as an innovator and leader in developing solutions to homelessness, DESC is a social services organization, supportive housing operator, and licensed behavioral health treatment provider focused on meeting the needs of people experiencing long-term homelessness and living with complex behavioral health and other medical conditions. Approximately 3,000 people are actively receiving services from DESC at any given point in time. Our vision is a community where all people are shown compassion, treated with dignity, and everyone has a safe, stable, and affordable place to call home.
nDESC operates five shelter/emergency housing programs,19 permanent supportive housing facilities with over 1,750 units, several hundred additional scattered site apartments, and a range of behavioral health services including outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, residential crisis stabilization, street outreach, mobile crisis response, and treatment for opioid use disorder.
nJOB DEFINITION:
nSupport, Advocacy, Growth and Employment (SAGE) is DESC's comprehensive outpatient mental health program. SAGE intake specialists, case managers, psychiatrists and nurses assist adults with severe and persistent mental illness in their journey towards recovery. Long-term case management services are provided including help with obtaining and maintaining housing, improving clinical and social stability, and enriching their level of independence and self-sufficiency.
nSAGE services are licensed under the Washington State Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery and are provided under contract with King County Mental Health, Chemical Abuse & Dependency Services Division. Services are provided within a Recovery model.
nMAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
nCase Management:
nnnParticipate as a member of a multi-disciplinary team providing on-going case management services to adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
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nnProvide outreach and engagement services to assigned clients, to initially engage clients and maintain working relationships.
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nnConduct psychosocial assessments; develop goal planners with consumer participation; facilitate linkages to collaborative resources when appropriate.
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nnAssume primary responsibility for coordinating all aspects of consumers' support and goal planners. This includes: providing and/or coordinating the delivery of psychiatric treatment; substance abuse treatment; 24-hour support services; and performing acute case management to facilitate consumer access to food, clothing, housing, medical care, financial assistance and vocational training or employment.
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nnAdvocate for consumers' access to community resources and services, ensuring that consumers' needs are met and rights maintained; consult and collaborate with community providers to ensure continuity of care.
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nnParticipate in the planning, organizing and facilitating of group treatment services for consumers served by the mental health program.
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nnTravel locally to outreach consumers; make home visits and assist with home inspections.
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nnProvide crisis intervention and risk assessment; tolerate unusual or unpleasant behavior.
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nnProvide counseling, as qualified.
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nnFulfill role of protective payee for some consumers on behalf of the agency, creating monthly budgets with consumers, distributing funds and assisting with purchases.
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nnDocument services provided.
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n nLIVING CONDITIONS:
nSupport your clients with achieving and maintaining healthy living conditions. This can include but is not limited to attending care conferences related to living conditions, outreaching and supporting clients in their residential units with tools and skills to maintain their units, coordinating with housing staff, participating in cleaning out clients' units, and documenting barriers to maintaining healthy living conditions.
nOTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
nnnParticipate in psychiatric consultation, supervision, program meetings and in-service trainings; participate in clinical reviews and case conferences for consumers on caseload.
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nnComply with the agency's clinical accountability policies and procedures; maintain current and complete clinical and administrative records; participate in quality assurance reviews when assigned.
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nnComply with applicable program research and evaluation procedures.
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nnOther duties as assigned.
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n nRequirements
nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
nnnRelevant bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or related behavioral science, OR
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nnA combination of 1 year of relevant paid work experience and demonstration of the ability to perform required job duties.
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nnAbility to drive an agency or personal vehicle to conduct agency related business. A current Washington State driver's license and insurable driving record are required.
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nnAbility to meet Washington Department of Health requirements for registration as a Registered Agency Affiliated Counselor (AAC) or any other superseding credential
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nnInterest in working with clients who are difficult to engage and maintain in traditional mental health/substance use disorder programs.
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nnKnowledge of Recovery focused, strengths-based work in mental health.
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nnKnowledge of Harm Reduction strategies.
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nnAbility to work effectively with clients displaying a wide range of unpleasant and/or bizarre behaviors.
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nnAbility to communicate and work effectively with staff from various backgrounds.
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nnSubscribe to the philosophy of cooperation and continuity across programs and of consideration and respect for consumers.
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n nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
nnnEligible for a Licensed AAC credential or any other superseding credential that meets RCW requirements to act as a Mental Health Professional whose scope of practice includes independently conducting mental health assessments and making mental health diagnoses.
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nnMaster's degree in social work, psychology or other relevant behavioral science or Bachelor of Nursing degree with specialty in mental health.
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nnBilingual in Spanish and English.
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nnBicultural background/experience and/or Qualified Minority Mental Health Specialist designation.
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n nPHYSICAL DEMANDS:
nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required sit for long periods of time, communicate with other persons by talking and hearing, required to lift and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds and to operate computer hardware systems. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
nDESC is committed to diversity in the workplace and promotes equal employment opportunities for all staff members and applicants. The Agency will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, caste, marital status, or the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability in any employment practice, unless based on a bona fide occupational qualification. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
nSalary Description
n$39.08 - $43.15 per hour
Worksite address
seattle, WA, 98127, US
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