988 Clinical Coordinator

<p><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Job Summary</span></u></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">The Clinical Coordinator supports the Clinical Manager and broader 988 clinical leadership team by ensuring high-quality, consistent, and effective service delivery across phone, chat, and text modalities. This role plays a key role in the quality and consistency of clinical operations by focusing on quality monitoring, counselor performance support, trend identification, and operational processes that enhance both help-seeker outcomes and staff efficiency. This position is a non</span><span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif;">‑</span><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">supervisory role and does not include clinical oversight.</span></p> <p><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Duties and Responsibilities</span></u></strong></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Demonstrate Family Services' Core Values and Behaviors in the work you do while fulfilling Family Services mission to Protect, Heal and Care. Responsibilities will be performed within our policies, procedures and guidelines. </span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Quality Monitoring & Performance Support</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Conduct routine silent monitoring and quality interaction reviews of 988 counselor interactions (phone, chat, text).</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Deliver constructive, standards-based feedback to all counselors regarding their performance, and promptly escalate any concerns or training needs to the Clinical Manager.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Operational & Administrative Support</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Maintain documentation and tracking systems for clinical programs.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Support the outside intervention review process to ensure accurate documentation and timely feedback.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Implement and track help seeker limitations (e.g., frequency limits, specific guidance) and develop care plans in collaboration with the Clinical Manager.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Data & Quality Improvement</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Analyze quantitative and qualitative data from interactions, complaints, and monitoring to identify trends, gaps, risk factors, and opportunities for improved practice.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Assist with Quality Improvement (QI) initiatives, including planning, implementation, and tracking of evidence-based performance improvements.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Evaluate data to identify trends and areas for improvement in clinical practices.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Collaboration & Training</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Work with clinical leadership to refine policies, protocols, and best-practice guidelines.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Participate in training, onboarding support, and technical assistance for clinical and non-clinical staff regarding quality expectations.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Support consistency of practice across the counselor workforce.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Qualifications and Requirements: </span></u></strong></p> <ul> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Minimum Education: </span><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, public health, human services, or related behavioral health field.</span></li> <li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Preferred Education: Master's degree in behavioral health field.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Minimum Experience: </span><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;"> Minimum of 2 years of experience in crisis services, mental health operations, quality improvement, case management, or related behavioral health settings.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Preferred Experience: 0-6 months experience</span><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;"> in</span> <span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">crisis hotline, emergency services, or suicide prevention settings.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Minimum Requirements to Work Remotely:</span></u></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Remote workers are required to </span><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; color: black;">sign a Remote Work Agreement and follow Remote Work parameters as detailed in the Employee Handbook. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Remote workers must reside in the State of Wisconsin; work for Wisconsin Lifeline must only occur while in the State of Wisconsin.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Remote workers must have a private, confidential workspace.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Remote workers must have the ability to double-lock any confidential information kept at home and appropriately dispose of any confidential information stored at home (i.e. shredding)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Remote workers must have the capacity to plug their computer/phone directly into their modem/router.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Remote workers must provide a high-speed internet report verifying high-speed internet services.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><u><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Qualifications:</span></u></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Demonstrated knowledge of quality assurance, performance improvement, documentation standards, and regulatory compliance in mental health or social services.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver feedback constructively and appropriately.</span></li> <li style="tab-stops: .5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Time management skills and the ability to meet work demands on an independent basis.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Ability to establish and maintain relationships within and outside the agency in a professional manner.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Ability to express and transmit ideas and knowledge clearly with reasonable organization and conciseness. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Proficient with typing and the ability to navigate varied computer programs and multi-line phone system.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;">Proficient data entry skills into and retrieval of information from the different software.</span></li> </ul>

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