Clinical Intake Specialist - Behavioral Health

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SOUND Behavioral Health is hiring a clinical intake specialist in Bellevue, 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 intake specialist is responsible for providing clinical intakes/assessments for new clients at SOUND. This person will facilitate an average of 15 assessments per week for a variety of programs throughout the Eastside clinical operations. Assessment of both children and adults is required. A Mental Health Professional designation (MHP) is required for this position.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES

• Provides direct services and/or internal and external organization referrals for clients.
• Prepares necessary reports, summaries, and progress notes and incorporates them into clinical records.
• Assists clients to remain stable in the community, thereby reducing the use of hospitals or involuntary treatment services.
• Participates in team member meetings, consultations, case presentations, and in-service training.
• Participates in ongoing program development and assessment.
• Understand recovery concepts in behavioral health.
• Apply recovery concepts as appropriate.
• Synthesize and demonstrate recovery concepts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Requires a Master's degree in social work, psychology, or a counseling-related field (MSW, MS, MA)
• A minimum of two years' experience as a psychotherapist or case manager with adults and/or children preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS

• Understanding of the principles of individual therapy, group therapy, and/or case management approach to providing services.
• Possesses strong working knowledge of the mental and/or behavioral health and support resources of King County and is familiar with state and local health delivery systems, including knowledge of various funding principles and clinical services mandates.
• Ability to learn new tasks and skills quickly and to manage and prioritize multiple tasks while simultaneously managing crises.
• Capacity to appreciate and work well with a complex and diverse population.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS

• Must be able to obtain a Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor credential within the first 60 days of hire.
• Washington State driver's license and insurable driving record required.
• Requires designation as Mental Health Professional (MHP).
• Washington State Substance Use Disorder (SUDP) or Substance Use Disorder Trainee (SUDPT) certification preferred.
• Must pass a criminal background check.

All Team Members at Sound working 40 hours per week will be eligible for the following benefits:

• 100% Paid Medical & Dental Insurance
  • Full time Team Member and child(ren) coverage until child's 26th birthday
  • Spouse/Domestic Partner coverage available (team member pays full cost)
• Paid Life Insurance
  
  • 2x annual salary + additional $25,000
• Long-term Term Disability Insurance (60% monthly salary)
  
  • 100% of premiums paid by Sound
• 18 Days of Paid Rest and Relaxation (Vacation) - beginning first year
• 12 Days of Paid Sick Leave
• 9 Days of Paid Holidays
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  
  • for health care (limited) and dependent day care costs (pre-tax)
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
  
  • The Standard
• Sound retirement plan:
  
  • 401(k) plan (organization contribution) – Sound contributes 3% to team members' plan even if you don’t.  
  • Team members are 100% vested; team members may contribute to their own plan
• Paid Training
  
  • Free in-house professional training and $400 annually + 3 paid days off-site training
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Free Supervision Hours -  Washington State Licensure
• Service Award - at 5,10,15,20 & 25 years of service

Compensation: $32.01 - $33.64 per hour