Integrated Health Clinician IV

Jewish Family and Children's Services; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jewish Family and Children’s Services in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a Clinical Liaison to provide direct therapy, intake and case management across child and adult clients and families. You will coordinate with clinicians, schools and other providers, ensure compliance with reporting requirements, and support crisis and aftercare planning.

The role requires a Master’s in social work or related field and a Behavioral Health License, with at least two years of post-master’s experience in

Qualifications

• Master's Degree from an accredited school in social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or related field.
• Behavioral Health License required.
• Ability to be credentialed and privileged at BHP level for clinical liaison.
• Minimum of two years’ work experience in behavioral health field post Master’s.
• Ability to maintain licensing and DPS fingerprint clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing clinical services, such as direct therapy (individual, family, couples, children/adults) and case management.
• Conducts intakes and assessments from various funding sources.
• Interacts with insurance companies to address billing provisions when needed.
• Uses clinical best practices to engage resources and coordinate transition, discharge, and aftercare plans.
• Adheres to relevant Arizona behavioral health principles and provides clinical oversight.
• Provides clinical oversight, direct therapy and case management including intake and assessment for child and adult clients.
• Prepares required reports, including incident reports, referrals, and meeting minutes.
• Coordinates behavioral health services with other agencies and collaborates with clinical staff.
• Records family vision and goals in service plans and related documentation.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Clinical liaison duties

Direct therapy

Case management

Intake & assessment

Documentation & reporting

Collaboration with agencies

Independent judgment

Driving as needed

Licensure maintenance

Education

Master's Degree in social work / behavioral health

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Older Adults Bh Phoenix, AZ, US

Salary: $65,000.00 Annually

Critical Tasks

• Provides ongoing clinical services, such as direct therapy (including individual, family, couples, children/adults), and case management services,
• Conducts intakes and assessments (from various funding sources) that foster solution/strengths-based orientation, to assist in addressing the client and family’s ongoing needs.
• Is aware of differing insurance company allowances and provisions for billing purposes and as needed interacts with insurance companies to ensure continued services, if appropriate.
• Uses clinical best practices to engage formal and informal resources for the client including the transition, discharge and aftercare plans of behavioral health services, is knowledgeable about various outside resources and demonstrates a positive, strengths-based attitude of teamwork and shared leadership.
• Adherence with the Arizona Vision and Twelve Principles for Children Behavioral Health Service Delivery and the Adult Behavioral Health Service Delivery System-Nine Guiding Principles.
• Provides clinical oversight, direct therapy and case management services including intake and assessment to child and adult clients and families.
• Performs the duties of a Clinical Liaison, developing programs directed at expanding the continuum of services in collaboration with clinical team members.
• Prepares required reports, inclusive of incident reports, Department of Child Safety referrals, QI/QM activities, performance audits, and compilation of meeting minutes.
• Provides clinical oversight for the coordination of behavioral health services with other agencies, such as Department of Child Safety, Probation and Parole Departments, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Arizona Long Term Care, schools and other providers. Facilitates Child and Family Teams and/or Adult behavioral health treatment and management teams. Collaboration with JFCS behavioral health and medical staff in implementing agency policies and procedures.
• Identifies, prioritizes and records the family vision and goals via the Behavioral Health Service Plan, Safety Plan, and all other related clinical documentation.
• Performs other related job tasks or responsibilities as assigned.

Key Performance Indicators

• Facilitates Child Family Teams and or Adult Family medical, treatment and management teams in implementing agency policies and procedures.
• Acquaints the agency with community trends, identifies gaps in services and works with special projects and committees to better meet the client’s needs.
• Maintains respect for the child/adult and/or family's unique cultural heritage, and provides services tailored to the family, stability, and timeliness.
• Adherence with the Arizona Vision and Twelve Principles for Children Behavioral Health Service Delivery and the Adult Behavioral Health Service Delivery System-Nine Guiding Principles.
• Participates in assigned JFCS and job related committees (BH Matrix; Training; Substance Abuse; Utilization Management; Safety, MIS/NextGen Computer, and Risk Management).
• Performs the duties of a Clinical Liaison, developing programs directed at expanding the continuum of services in collaboration with clinical team members.
• Provides clinical oversight for the coordination of behavioral health services with other agencies, such as Department of Child Safety, Probation and Parole Departments, Division of Developmental Disabilities, Arizona Long Term Care, schools, and other providers.
• Perform administrative tasks in accordance with agency procedure
• Acquaints the agency with community trends and identifies gaps in specific services as indicated by client’s needs.
• Assesses and recognizes risk and utilizes supervisory consultation as appropriate.
• Participates in assigned JFCS and job-related committees (Training; Substance Abuse; Utilization Management; Safety, MIS/NextGen Computer and Risk Management).

Metrics

• Prepares required reports, inclusive of incident reports, DCS referrals, QI/QM activities, performance audits, and compilation of meeting minutes.
• Completion of clinical screens to evaluate risk levels and medical conditions.
• Ensures all services are clinically necessary and are documented as such within outlined timeframes at least 95% of the time.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree from an accredited school in the field of social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, or related behavioral health field.
• Behavioral HealthLicense required.
• Ability to be credentialed and privileged at BHP level for clinical liaison.
• Minimum of two years’ work experience in behavioral health field post Master’s.
• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job including prolonged sitting and in certain positions driving, lifting 20lbs, walking, standing and executing dexterity with a keyboard or smart pad.
• Two years’ work experience in a behavioral health field preferred.
• Ability to maintain licensing and DPS fingerprint clearance.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.