DSA Admissions/Direct Service Associate Part Time

Title: DSA Admissions/Direct Service Associate Part Time

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate III

Hiring Range: $22.91/HR

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Western State Hospital

Agency Website: https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/wsh/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Western State Hospital is seeking a part time DSA Admissions/Direct Service Associate to serve as the Primary Intake Coordinator after hours in the WSH Admission Office as part of a multidisciplinary team that coordinates primarily TDO admissions to the facility and provide a welcoming and recovery-oriented environment while assisting newly admitted patients with registration and admission to the facility.

This position will receive referral calls from CSBs; screen referrals and provide consultation when appropriate; assess needs of referrals and recommend alternative placement ideas or resources; assign unit for patient based on his/her clinical needs while considering acuity, census, etc. of accepting unit; interview each newly admitted patient to obtain necessary registration information and basic demographic information being mindful of privacy and HIPAA practices; compile record; copies of prescreen, legal papers, intake form, warrants, etc.; program patient security bands for initial hospital tour; participate in Admission Office team meetings and other assignments as scheduled; and provide back-up for admission office duties including answering phones and other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience working with consumers with serious mental illness
• Experience working independently making critical decisions
• Computer experience in a health care setting, such as CSB, hospital, outpatient clinic
• Ability to work flexible schedule primarily 2nd and 3rd shift

Additional Considerations

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in human service field
• Experience working with Electronic Medical Record/interfaces from other software programs (Avatar/Microsoft Office)
• Knowledge of community resources for the SMI population
• Knowledge of Substance Use Disorders and community-based treatment options
• Knowledge of programming security access systems
• Bilingual
• Veteran or veteran spouse
  

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Western State Hospital is a tobacco free facility in all state buildings and on facility grounds. Submit a completed state application online at https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/. if assistance is needed, contact by email Samantha.Leep@dbhds.virginia.gov. To apply for a job, you must make sure that your online application is complete. MISSING INFORMATION IS AN INCOMPLETE APPLICATION AND WILL NOT BE PROCESSED. Please make sure all telephone numbers/addresses are current and up-to-date. REMEMBER YOUR CONFIRMATION NUMBER. You have not completed applying for this position until you receive a confirmation number. If you are connected to a printer, print the confirmation number so that you can track the progress of your application and click on OK. If you are not connected to a printer, write down the confirmation number and then click on OK. Reasonable accommodations for the application and/or interview processes are available upon request to persons with disabilities per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. WSH is an EEO compliance facility.

In accordance with Executive Directive #18, as a condition of employment, the Commonwealth of Virginia requires all Executive Branch employees, including new hires and contract workers, to disclose their vaccination status. If you are the selected candidate, proof of vaccination will be required during new employee orientation on your first day of work. Employees that are not vaccinated must be tested weekly.

Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process: In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Contact Information

Name: Samantha Leep

Phone: 540-332-8306

Email: samantha.leep@dbhds.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.