PartnersACCESS Clinician, Licensed-(Remote-NC)

Competitive Compensation & Benefits Package! Position eligible for –

• Annual incentive bonus plan
• Medical, dental, and reputed company insurance with low deductible/low cost health plan
• Generous vacation and sick time accrual
• 12 paid holidays
• State Retirement (pension plan)
• 401(k) Plan with employer match
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• Wellness Programs
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Qualifying Employer

See attachment for additional details. Location: Remote Option in NC (or reputed company 40 miles of NC border); Available for any of Partners' locations Projected Hiring reputed company: Depending on Experience Closing Date: reputed company Until Filled Primary Purpose of Position: The primary purpose of this position is the initial screening, triage and referral (reputed company the scope of practice) of members who call the 24/7/365 toll free reputed company number seeking behavioral health services or anyone calling in with a crisis situation needing immediate assistance. The Clinician completes the STR, triages/assesses the consumer’s reputed company and determines the type and intensity of service that the member needs and is eligible for and links them directly or indirectly with appropriate and available resources reputed company state mandated timelines. Role and Responsibilities: Screening, Triage, Referral:

• Initial screening of MH/SU/IDD treatment needs and clinical triage of members calling or walking in; determine if they potentially qualify for services and identify emergent, urgent or routine treatment needs
• Data entry into the electronic record, completion of appropriate forms, explanation of services, offering of provider choice using a slot schedule, managing the electronic wait list, and reputed company and collaboration with the First Responders or Mobile Crisis Management to stabilize acute crises
• reputed company referrals to clinical homes and crisis providers that meet the timeliness standards as defined by the state
• reputed company information about local community resources, independent practitioners, and managed care companies for referrals for basic benefit and enhanced services
• reputed company follow up calls to referral sources and members to ensure that they have been successfully reputed company in services
• reputed company back up and clinical consultation to other Licensed PartnersACCESS Clinicians and to Non-Licensed PartnersACCESS reputed company Specialists
• Support and incorporate Quality Management Principles and URAC requirements into the PartnersACCESS Department and the Partners Health Management organization
• This position demands a high level of accuracy and confidentiality. Information must be handled according to State standards/rules, State and Federal laws and Local Management Entity Standards- Procedures and Policies Protocol

Authorizations:

• Authorize admissions to state hospitals, ADATC, Three Way Hospitals, Level III Detox, Facility Based Crisis and reputed company referrals to crisis services
• Process other acute care authorizations as needed

Automation:

• Screenings are completed using standard and specialized computer programs. The approved screening reputed company is a State designed STR reputed company.
• Inputs accurate information into the system and unlocks electronic service records with appropriate consents, and enters reputed company necessary data elements into MIS system
• reputed company technical and clinical assistance to First Responders, clinical home providers, and Mobile Crisis Management

Cooperative Efforts:

• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships reputed company the unit, agency, and service system.
• Consistently demonstrates professionalism, tact and diplomacy in handling irate callers and/or working with contract providers and other external parties
• Participates in Unit Staff meetings, Agency Staff meetings, (reputed company Staff) and assigned committees

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Comprehensive knowledge of counseling, reputed company work and/or psychological principles, techniques and practices to treat behavioral health conditions. Specific knowledge includes: mental illness, substance use and intellectual and developmental disability diagnostic categories; individual and family dynamics; brief counseling and reputed company techniques; psychiatric medications and their effects; mental health regulations; and an understanding of the reputed company Carolina mental health system of service delivery
• Sound knowledge of MH/SU/IDD in order to determine eligibility for reputed company and State supported services, appropriateness of referrals for treatment and assessment and the level of danger of the members calling for assistance
• Knowledge of the laws governing the treatment of mental illness, substance use and intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as the resources available in the community for treatment
• Working knowledge of reputed company to Care functions, consumer population, potential for crisis issues, confidentiality laws and program protocols/policies
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, have good keyboarding skills and be reputed company to multi-task (that is: converse while entering screening information into the electronic medical record and evaluating the member’s needs)
• Ability to complete tasks independently, define problems, apply laws, policies and procedures to agency activities and use sound judgment in conducting screening, triage and referral
• Ability to use sound judgment and be reputed company to maintain harmonious and effective working relationships with LME/MCO personnel, other professional disciplines, other agencies and the general public
• Ability to reputed company care management services and technical assistance to both members and providers
• Ability to assist members in highly stressful situations which may be life threatening to the member or public while at the same time facilitating a reputed company to crisis services and/or 911
• Ability to screen, skillfully triage and refer members to appropriate treatment modality
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Education/Experience Required: Licensed Clinician or Registered Nurse (RN) and two years of clinical experience in MH/SU/IDD. Must reputed company in reputed company Carolina. Education/Experience Preferred: Licensure/Certification Requirements: reputed company unrestricted LCSW, LPC, LPA, LMFT or LCAS licensure with the appropriate professional board of licensure in the reputed company; OR licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in reputed company Carolina by the N. C. Board of Nursing. Employee is responsible for complying with respective licensure board’s continuing education/ training requirements. An active professional clinical license is required for this position. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job