Care Coordinator
- Yakima, WA, United States
$27.12 to $40.68 USD / hour
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Job details
- Pay
- $27.12 to $40.68 USD / hour
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job 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 Care Coordinator?
Care Coordinators serve as a liaison between the client and the interdisciplinary team and community providers while coordinating multiple aspects of client care to optimize care and outcomes.
Values: Demonstrates behaviors which contribute to the growth and achievement of Comprehensive's mission;
- Passion for the work, compassion for the client
- Demonstrates empathy, professionalism, and sound judgement in all interactions
- Prioritize client safety, dignity, and outcomes
- Maintains composure and effectiveness in high-pressure, or emotionally demanding situations
- Customer Service
- Takes ownership of issues and follows through to resolution
- Communicates clearly, honestly, and proactively
- Maintains a solution-oriented approach for emotionally demanding situation
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Engages others to develop effective, aligned solutions
- Communicates openly and works across teams to reduce silos
- Shares accountability for decisions and outcomes
• Leadership Expectation
• Sets clear expectations and holds self and others accountable
• Addresses issues at the appropriate level
• Aligns team performance with organizational goals
Key Success Measures
• Documentation Timeliness: Percentage of service notes and treatment plans completed according to Comprehensive Healthcare’s guidelines for format, content, and timeliness.
• Care Planning: Percentage of assigned clients with a current care management plan and treatment plan that include client goals, strengths, barriers, and the client’s own voice.
• Safety Planning: Percentage of clients screened at risk who have a documented safety plan and appropriate referrals
Five Key Activities:
• Care Management: Engage clients using Motivational Interviewing, conduct Care Management Assessments, administer the PAM tool, and develop care management plans that encompass all systems of care the client is involved in.
• Care Coordination and Transitions: Coordinate with primary care physicians, the interdisciplinary treatment team, community providers, and medical facilities to ensure an integrated approach and continuity of care.
• Treatment Planning: Collaborate with clients to create measurable, achievable behavioral health goals that include client voice, and reassess and adapt plans as needed.
• Crisis Evaluation and Safety: Screen for risk, apply QPRT principles, use crisis intervention techniques for stabilization, and develop and document safety plans.
• Documentation and Client Advocacy: Complete accurate, timely, client-centered service notes, advocate on the client’s behalf, and connect clients and natural supports with education and community resources.
Other Activities:
Care Management
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of medical terminology and/or knowledge of resources containing such information.
• Establishes rapport with patient using Motivational Interviewing Strategies for engagement.
• Conducts Care Management Assessment and uses this tool to monitor progress.
• Administers the Patient Activation Measurement (PAM) tool and provides Coaching for Activation.
• Develops a care management plan with patient goals, strengths, and barriers that encompasses other systems of care in which the patient is involved.
• Coordinates with primary care physicians (PCP) and facilitates communication between patient and their PCP.
• Coordinates with multiple systems of care according to the patient’s needs and involvement.
Care Coordination and Client Support
• Ensures that an integrated approach to the client’s care is accomplished.
• Collaborates with the client to assess treatment needs and desired outcomes. Advocates on the client’s behalf as requested.
• Assists the client in creating behavioral health goals that include client voice and meet desired treatment outcomes.
• Assists clients with gaining knowledge of and utilizing community resources.
• Coordinates with interdisciplinary treatment team and community providers to facilitate communication with the client.
• Coordinates with medical facilities at all levels to ensure the continuity of care as clients transition between care systems.
• Provides education and motivational coaching for the client and their natural support system as requested by the client.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Model of care for integrated behavioral health systems.
Children, Youth and Young Adult Services
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of development in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge and understanding of behavioral health problems in children, youth and young adults.
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of and ability to work with issues of confidentiality, consent and capacity.
• Demonstrates the ability to collaborate and coordinate with family, parents, caregivers and community and natural supports.
• Communicates effectively with children and youth of differing ages and developmental levels.
Crisis Evaluation/Intervention
• Utilizes appropriate crisis intervention techniques for client stabilization.
• Accurately screens for risk to self, others, property and the presence of grave disability and makes appropriate referrals.
• Documents and reports and/or notifies as required by law.
• Applies QPRT (Question, Persuade, Refer or Treat) principles in assessing risk and in safety and treatment planning.
• Develops and documents appropriate safety plans.
Geriatric Services
• Demonstrates and utilizes knowledge of normal aging process and age related changes.
• Demonstrates an understanding of neurocognitive disorders and their impacts on functioning.
• Demonstrates awareness of how medical issues can affect mental status.
Service Notes
• Completes all required service notes according to Comprehensive Healthcare’s guidelines, policies and procedures regarding format, content and timeliness.
• Language used in service notes is respectful, clear, descriptive, concise and client-centered.
• Service notes accurately depict treatment modalities and interventions provided within the clinician’s scope of practice and according to treatment plan.
• Service notes accurately reflect and depict client status and progress consistent with assessment and reassessment data, problem statements and treatment plan goals and objectives.
Treatment Planning
• Completes all required treatment plans following Comprehensive Healthcare’s guidelines and policies for content, format and timeliness.
• Applies assessment, evaluation and reassessment data to the formulation of treatment plans.
• Supports recovery principles by incorporating the individual’s and their family’s (when applicable) strengths, barriers and needs into the plan components.
• Documents problem statements and treatment goals/objectives/discharge plan that are written in clear and understandable language and includes client’s own voice.
• Formulates measurable, achievable goals and objectives within the scope of treatment provided in collaboration with the client.
• Describes clinical modalities/interventions that are reasonable and provided according to applicable Comprehensive Healthcare’s protocols.
• Reassesses treatment effectiveness and adapts treatment plan as needed in collaboration with the individual client.
Skills & Experience:
• Washington State Agency Affiliated Counselor Registration required.
• Ability to engage clients using Motivational Interviewing strategies.
• Ability to coordinate care across multiple systems, providers, and natural supports.
• Strong documentation, organization, and communication skills.
- In compliance with state and federal law, Comprehensive Healthcare requires all candidates to complete a post-offer, pre-employment drug screen and background check. Please refer to WAC 388-113-0020 through 388-113-0030 for information on criminal convictions and pending charges that automatically disqualify an individual from working for Comprehensive Healthcare. Please refer to RCW 49.44.240 for information on pre-employment drug screening.
- Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral science or related field required.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
• Work Environment & Physical Demands
• Some physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking over rough surfaces, and frequent driving.
• Recurring bending, crouching, reaching, or similar activities, and recurring lifting of moderately heavy items.
• The work may require specific, but common, physical characteristics and abilities such as above average agility and dexterity.
• High risks with exposure to potentially dangerous situations, frequently distressed people, or unusual environmental stress, which require a range of safety and other precautions.
• TB screening required annually. Bloodborne pathogen rating: High.
• Cognitive & Mental Demands
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in sensitive and high-risk situations
• Emotional & Behavioral Demands
• Ability to work effectively in a behavioral health environment, including exposure to individuals experiencing emotional or behavioral crises
• Ability to maintain professionalism, composure, and sound decision-making in high-pressure situations
• Strong interpersonal skills to navigate complex employee, patient, and stakeholder interactions
• Communication Requirements
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with diverse audiences, including clients, families, treatment team members, and community partners
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Grant-Funded Position Notice:
This position is supported by RHT Initiative 6.2 and CCBHC Bridge Funding. The anticipated grant period begins October 1, 2026 and extends for five years, with funding requested and approved for each year. Continued employment in this position is contingent upon annual funding availability, approved grant scope, satisfactory grant performance, and organizational need. Duties may be adjusted to remain aligned with funding requirements and approved deliverables.
What Comprehensive Healthcare Can Offer You
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
Innovative Program & Services
- 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
Excellent Benefits
- 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
Equal Opportunity Employer 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.