What are the responsibilities and job description for the FAMILY PARTNER position at Comprehensive Healthcare?
Description
Who is Comprehensive Healthcare?
Comprehensive Healthcare provides innovative behavioral health and integrated healthcare services to clients of all ages. We take pride in our creative and collaborative work environment and in delivering clinically excellent, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services.
What are we looking for in a Family Partner?
As part of the Youth Mobile Outreach Team, the Family Partner utilizes personal and professional experiences to provide peer support to parents and caregivers. Share own life experiences as supportive service. Provides mobile response and stabilization services for youth in crisis, with on-call rotation required. Primary focus is on supporting and maintaining youth in their current living situation, promoting safe behavior at home, school and community, and assisting youth and families in accessing and linking to ongoing support and services. The goal is to reduce the use of emergency departments, hospital boarding and detention centers due to a behavioral health crisis. The schedule for this role is mostly Saturday-Monday 10 hour shift, but may occasionally require work outside of standard business hours to meet the needs of client families served.
Family Partner Duties May Include:
Training and Development
Comprehensive Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value the diverse perspectives and strengths that our employees bring to the workplace and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for our positions. The Human Resources department offers accommodations and assistance for the application and interview process; please contact us to make arrangements.
Who is Comprehensive Healthcare?
Comprehensive Healthcare provides innovative behavioral health and integrated healthcare services to clients of all ages. We take pride in our creative and collaborative work environment and in delivering clinically excellent, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services.
What are we looking for in a Family Partner?
As part of the Youth Mobile Outreach Team, the Family Partner utilizes personal and professional experiences to provide peer support to parents and caregivers. Share own life experiences as supportive service. Provides mobile response and stabilization services for youth in crisis, with on-call rotation required. Primary focus is on supporting and maintaining youth in their current living situation, promoting safe behavior at home, school and community, and assisting youth and families in accessing and linking to ongoing support and services. The goal is to reduce the use of emergency departments, hospital boarding and detention centers due to a behavioral health crisis. The schedule for this role is mostly Saturday-Monday 10 hour shift, but may occasionally require work outside of standard business hours to meet the needs of client families served.
Family Partner Duties May Include:
- Conducts CANS screening and CANS full assessments.
- Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and understanding of behavioral health problems in children, youth and young adults.
- Utilizes appropriate crisis intervention techniques for clients stabilization.
- Provides support and education to encourage clients to take medications as prescribed.
- Participates in providing a variety of support services for youth and caregivers (e.g. support groups, family activities, recognition events).
- Participates in the after-hours call coverage schedule rotation.
- High school diploma or GED
- Must have had prior experience as a caregiver for a child or youth who has received behavioral health services.
- Eligible for Youth & Family Peer Counselor certification provided by the Washington State Healthcare Authority:
- Must be eligible for registration as Agency Affiliated Counselor
- Must have valid driver's license and vehicle liability insurance
Training and Development
- A variety of career opportunities in a wide range of settings with room for mobility and promotion
- Regular training opportunities including support, supervision, and consultation in implementing evidence-based services and programs
- Clinical supervision toward licensure, if applicable
- A strong reputation for providing quality, evidence-based services within a collaborative multi-disciplinary team environment
- Innovative, forward-looking leadership that seeks to thrive in an ever-changing healthcare environment
- Joint Commission-accredited organization committed to continuous quality improvement
- Established partnerships with major research universities and other community and healthcare providers to implement cutting-edge treatment programs and services
- Competitive salaries within our communities and industry
- Healthcare coverage for employee and qualified family members
- Generous vacation, paid holiday and sick leave policies
- Access to Employee Assistance Program services
- Agency-funded retirement plan with contributions equal to 5% of compensation
- Additional retirement investment opportunities with a 50% investment match of up to 4% of compensation
- Agency-funded life and disability insurance program
- Financial incentives to further employee education
Comprehensive Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value the diverse perspectives and strengths that our employees bring to the workplace and we encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply for our positions. The Human Resources department offers accommodations and assistance for the application and interview process; please contact us to make arrangements.
