Outpatient Psych Svc Admissions Coord, Full Time, Benefited, Days, 8hours, 1.0fte
Company: Alameda Health System
Location: Berkeley
Posted on: April 24, 2024
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Job Description:
Summary SUMMARY: Responsible for acting as a liaison between
community mental health agencies and the Alameda County Medical
Center outpatient psychiatric services program. Responsible for
conducting initial screening of individuals for clinical
appropriateness for treatment. Develops program relationships with
community providers to enhances community education, integrate the
program with the local mental health constituencies and improve the
continuum of client care. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE:
The following are the duties performed by employees in this
classification. However, employees may perform other related duties
at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily
performed by each individual in the classification. 1. Community
Liaison: Develops relationships with various community resources to
inform them of the availability of program services. Develops and
follows a regular call cycle; Provides coordination of, training
regarding and implementation of contact plan. Tracks team outreach
and community education/communication activities and productivity.
Coordinates or provides contacts with all existing or prospective
referral sources. Coordinates appropriate and productive
training's, seminars, site visits etc. Attends monthly AMI/support
group meetings; Attends public mental health system planning
meetings and other similar events and represents program and client
interests; Conducts clinical screenings and follows through with
the admission process; Sets up and conducts tours for community
resources; Serves as a community resource for educational and
community resource information; Attends inpatient treatment program
tracks to the community. Introduces new treatment program tracts to
the community. Assists Program Director and Medical Director to
identify medical staff and community psychiatrist participation. 2.
Community Analyst: Develops a quarterly call cycle plan; Compiles
and analyzes monthly Program Education Monitors; Develops an annual
community needs analysis; and Communicates community resource needs
and requests to the Program Director. Assumes responsibility for
strategic plans and utilization reports to include trending,
utilization tracking, analysis of the community and contact
productivity and designing new product lines and development plans
Participates in mental health forums to maintain current knowledge
of changes within the local mental health system and to identify
program opportunities for expansion. 3. Treatment Team Member:
Attends staff and treatment team meetings and contributes pertinent
information; Participates in the new client orientation process;
Follow up on admitted clients to insure engagement with the
program; Keeps program personnel informed of community trends,
issues, concerns and request; and Shares ideas, successes and
challenges with other CLD staff. Performs other duties as assigned
by the program administrator MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Education:
Bachelor's degree or RN License with a minimum of 4 years
experience; 2. Experience: 2 years working with seriously ill
adults and 2 years working in healthcare related community
education or outreach capacity; or a Masters degree in mental
health, social work or human services field. PREFERRED: Masters
degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field.
Additional Information MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Education:
Bachelor's degree or RN License with a minimum of 4 years
experience; 2. Experience: 2 years working with seriously ill
adults and 2 years working in healthcare related community
education or outreach capacity; or a Masters degree in mental
health, social work or human services field. PREFERRED: Masters
degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or related field.
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Keywords: Alameda Health System, Alameda , Outpatient Psych Svc Admissions Coord, Full Time, Benefited, Days, 8hours, 1.0fte, Other , Berkeley, California
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