What are the responsibilities and job description for the Access Clinician position at Region 10?
Essential Functions
An employee at this level is required to perform some or all of the following duties, which do not include all tasks to be performed:
- Conduct initial screenings and appropriate referrals based on established clinical protocols and medical necessity criteria
- Conduct diagnostic evaluations
- Conduct triage calls with hospitals or Crisis on call worker when potential inpatient care or alternative care is needed
- Conduct and determine length of initial authorization for inpatient psychiatric stays based on clinical protocol and eligibility criteria
- Conduct screening/continued stay review of treatment at hospitals and crisis residential based on clinical eligibility criteria
- Conduct discharge screenings to assure continuity of care and if appropriate referral to an Outpatient Program
- Provide crisis intervention as needed
- Coordinate activities with other agencies and assist utilization of these resources by service recipients
- Maintain regular required documentation
- Maintain confidentiality
Salary : $66,000
