DSHS BHA Facility Admission Coordinator
Washington State
- Thurston County, WA
- $90,000-122,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assess RTF's existing treatment programs and allocate them for each type of treatment offered.
- Develop, review, and refine referral packets from courts, state hospitals, and Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health (OHBH) RTF admission process
- Start filling the vacant beds per the admission criteria this position will be revised to fit the Maple Lane and Brockmann Campus populations
- Support overall management and direction of the competency restoration Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) patient care services, allocation of resources, active treatment and clinical programming, and system collaboration.
- Collect information about the referred residents pertinent to admission criteria of the Maple Lane and Brockmann Campuses.
- Determine appropriate programs for court-referred residents based on available information, admission criteria, and discussions with staff.
- Develop, revise, and update the Maple Lane and Brockmann Campuses admission criteria in collaboration with the policy manager and deputy executive officer.
- Educate the leadership on both campuses about the screening criteria and the consultation process.
- Monitor and track the bed availability of the Brockmann and Maple Lane Campuses units.
- Build strategic relationships to inform an admissions process with community referral partners such as designated crisis responders (DCR) and evaluation and treatment centers
- Work closely with the BHA Bed Utilization Director to maintain census in all programs.
- Work closely with the OFMHS Central Forensic Admission Coordinator on referrals to the one competency restoration unit.
- Participate in the development and ongoing use of quality assurance standards and performance improvement metrics
- Review and make recommendations for adjustments in the admission criteria of the different locations.
- Provide forensic and civil treatment referral information to the assistant attorney generals for legal hearings regarding the timeliness of admissions.
- Master's degree in public health administration, psychology, sociology, social work, social sciences, nursing, or other relevant field AND three years of professional experience working in a psychiatric hospital or other institutional setting with duties including patient/resident treatment, assessment or evaluation, or other relevant experience working with residents/residents.
- Bachelor's degree in public health administration, psychology, sociology, social work, social sciences, nursing, or other relevant field AND five years of professional experience working in a psychiatric hospital or other institutional settings with duties including patient/resident treatment, assessment, or evaluation, reviewing referrals or other relevant experience working with residents.
- Knowledge of forensic and civil mental health services, including competency restoration services.
- Demonstrated competency in working with residents from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with management, peers, residents, and others in a psychiatric hospital or other residential setting.
- Current chronological resume
- A cover letter
- Three or more professional references with current contact information