Intake Specialist

Boyer Children's Clinic; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyer Children's Clinic is seeking a Full-Time Intake Specialist to join our team. The role supports families through the ESIT intake process, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to determine eligibility and guide enrollment.

Responsibilities include collecting medical and developmental histories, administering assessments with therapists and nurses, educating families about ESIT services, and coordinating care across partners to improve outcomes for children with developmental delays

Responsibilities

• Partner with the referral team to review and process new ESIT referrals.
• Collect, review, and interpret medical and developmental histories for newly referred children.
• Identify qualifying medical diagnoses that may establish eligibility for ESIT services.
• Administer developmental assessments in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including therapists, educators, and nurses, to determine program eligibility and establish developmental baselines.
• Complete comprehensive intake assessment reports that accurately reflect each child's medical history and developmental status.
• Educate families about the ESIT program, available services, and eligibility requirements.
• Guide families through the enrollment process for eligible children.
• Provide a warm handoff to the assigned ESIT multidisciplinary team to support continuity of care.
• Build collaborative relationships with community providers to support referrals, care coordination, and access to services.
• Participate in or lead intake-related projects designed to improve services, processes, or outcomes for children and families.
• Contribute to health-related initiatives or grant-funded projects that enhance staff well-being and family support.
• Support the development and implementation of specialized intake pathways for targeted populations, including children with specific developmental conditions or needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support Intake Department operations and organizational goals.

Job description

Boyer Children's Clinic is currently seeking a Full-Time Intake Specialist to join our team! Boyer provides medical, therapy, special education, and family services to infants and young children with developmental delays and disabilities, and their families. For more information, visit www.boyercc.org.

The Intake Specialist supports families throughout the intake process for the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) program. Working closely with Boyer's referral team and multidisciplinary intake providers, this position gathers and interprets medical and developmental information, helps determine program eligibility, and guides families from initial referral through intake completion and enrollment.

This role is well suited for a collaborative professional who can combine thoughtful family engagement, strong assessment and documentation skills, and effective coordination across clinical, educational, and community partners.

Our Commitment to Equity

At Boyer, we are committed to fostering a work environment that embraces diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti-racism. The Intake Specialist will help advance this commitment through their work with families, colleagues, and community partners.

What You'll Do

Intake Coordination and Assessment

• Partner with the referral team to review and process new ESIT referrals.
• Collect, review, and interpret medical and developmental histories for newly referred children.
• Identify qualifying medical diagnoses that may establish eligibility for ESIT services.
• Administer developmental assessments in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, including therapists, educators, and nurses, to determine program eligibility and establish developmental baselines.

Documentation and Enrollment

• Complete comprehensive intake assessment reports that accurately reflect each child's medical history and developmental status.
• Educate families about the ESIT program, available services, and eligibility requirements.
• Guide families through the enrollment process for eligible children.

Care Coordination and Family Support

• Provide a warm handoff to the assigned ESIT multidisciplinary team to support continuity of care.
• Build collaborative relationships with community providers to support referrals, care coordination, and access to services.

Program Development and Special Projects

• Participate in or lead intake-related projects designed to improve services, processes, or outcomes for children and families.
• Contribute to health-related initiatives or grant-funded projects that enhance staff well-being and family support.
• Support the development and implementation of specialized intake pathways for targeted populations, including children with specific developmental conditions or needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support Intake Department operations and organizational goals.