Special Needs Coordinators

Integrated High Needs Coordinator

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services, located in Lake Havasu, AZ, is seeking a dedicated and empathetic Integrated High Needs Care Coordinator to fulfill our mission of delivering compassionate care to enhance lives and improve communities. The role is full‑time, with a sign‑on bonus of $1,500 upon hire, followed by $1,000 after the first 30 days and $500 after six months.

• Location:
  
  Lake Havasu, AZ
• Position:
  Full‑time Integrated High Needs Coordinator
• Sign‑on bonus: $1,500 + $1,000 (after 30 days) + $500 (after 6 months)

• Facilitates CFT meetings for assigned families.
• Facilitates the development of ISP's using information gained from the comprehensive assessment, the SNCD and input from all team members involved.
• Provides information, education and support to youth/families and team members concerning issues of creative treatment planning, coordination of care and the development of informal and community supports.
• Ensures team meets as frequently as necessary in the family's preferred natural setting to meet their needs.
• Develops, implements, and revises as necessary, a relevant safety/support plan for the family.
• Ensures appropriate clinical involvement on teams.
• Provides information to CFT members concerning community resources and linkages to other services.
• Assists youth and families in securing needed services.
• Maintains accurate, thorough and current documentation of contact with youth/families, treatment progress and services received/provided.
• Maintains effective communication with clients, Primary Care Services, mental health providers, family, collateral resources, and other agency staff on behalf of clients.
• Ensures complete and accurate progress notes of all serious incidents and changes in behavior.
• Notifies supervisor of actual or potential challenges with clients; i.e. non‑compliance, decompensation, and crisis.
• Ensures confidentiality of verbal and written youth/family information, in accordance with HIPAA standards.
• Has good academic and working knowledge of DSM, community resources, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, and evidence‑based practices, intervention techniques, and ability to apply to possibly unstable, treatment‑resistant adult/adolescent/child of various ethnic cultures for co‑occurring disorders (GMH/SA/SMI).
• Adheres to the legal/ethical/professional guidelines adopted by the SBH.
• After hours, on‑call rotation as needed.

• Minimum requirement consists of a 21‑year age, high school diploma or GED, and five years of full‑time integrated/behavioral health work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field and a minimum of 1 year of full‑time integrated/behavioral health experience preferred.
• Required to maintain a valid and current Arizona driver's license and pass a motor vehicle screening for insurance purposes in order to transport clients, based upon need/requirements of the clinic and/or program.
• Must have fingerprint clearance issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety or be eligible to receive within eight (8) weeks of hire.

• 3.3 weeks of PTO for the first year of employment, with increased accruals after continued service.
• 10 paid holidays.
• Low‑cost medical, dental and vision insurance, short‑term/long‑term disability and life insurance for employees.
• Assistance with retirement savings.
• 40% company match up to a 10% deferral into the SB&H retirement account.
• Career development through internal promotion opportunities.
• Assistance with higher education goals and tuition reimbursement program.
• Employee Assistance Program and health & wellness resources.

Southwest Behavioral & Health Services is a large and growing, non‑profit, community‑based provider of behavioral health services with locations throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area, rural Maricopa County, Gila, Pinal, Mohave, Coconico, and Yavapai Counties. We are a well‑established voice in the community with more than 115 sites, over one thousand employees, and 40 years of experience. To learn about Southwest Behavioral & Health Services mission, values, and…