What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outpatient Coordinator - OPC position at Bay State Community Services Inc?
Description
We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Outpatient Coordinator to join our team. The Outpatient Coordinator is both a clinical and administrative position. This position is responsible for ensuring easy access for all clients to the Outpatient Clinic (OPC), and serves as the Access/Intake Coordinator for the OPC, coordinating and managing the intake process.
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What You Will Doing to Make a Difference...
• Provides clinical services and ensures easy access for individuals requesting OPC services.
• Works with children, adolescents, adults and elders representing varying ethnicities, cultures, and religions; educational level and socioeconomic status is also variable.
• Serves as the Access/Intake Coordinator, and oversees and manages the intake process (in person intakes are scheduled a minimum of 4 days a week).
• Meets with and screens each new client when they present for walk-in or appointment-based intake.
• Conducts intake assessments, trains newer staff on the intake process, and oversees intake assessments when they are being delegated to other staff.
• Ensures that new clients are quickly assigned to clinicians or treatment groups and are seen within a reasonable time frame.
• Collaborates with other staff (clinicians, front office, billing, etc.) to ensure that new clients are quickly connected with primary clinician and/or other appropriate programming.
• Conducts individual, group and family therapy, including case management, in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Important Health and Wellness Benefits Begin On Your First Day of Employment
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
Eye-Med Vision Benefits
Employer Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
Employee Assistance Program
Generous Paid Time Off
35 Days Paid Time Off (15 Vacation Days, 12 Holidays including Juneteenth and 8 Sick Days)
Additional Benefits
Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness
Mileage reimbursement
Extensive Training Program
Agency Wide Trainings (includes CEU's for obtaining/retaining license - LMHC, LMFT, LADC, CARC, LCSW and LICSW)
Supervision for Licensure and Specializations
Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings
Opportunities for Certification in Evidence Based Practices
Requirements
• Master’s degree in Psychology or related field; license eligible
• Must be pursuing licensure status and attain licensure within 2 years
• Minimum 1-year supervised substance abuse counseling experience; ability to work with court mandated clients
• Must demonstrate sound knowledge and understanding of clinical theory and practice
• Knowledge, skills and supports to:
o Identify needs of abused and neglected children and adults
o Understand child development and individual and family functioning
o Engage difficult to reach, traumatized, or disengaged individuals and families
o Work with individuals with co-occurring, mental health and substance use conditions
o Collaborate with other disciplines and services
• Must possess strong organizational and clinical communication skills
• Computer proficiency
• Acceptable CORI and SORI background record check as required by program
Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias, discrimination, or harassment of any kind, and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Contact Information:
recruitment@baystatecs.org
857-374-5669