Company Description
The McClendon Center, founded in 1980, is a certified community based service provider operating under the District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health. As a leading not-for-profit organization in Washington, DC, the McClendon Center provides outpatient behavioral rehabilitation to adults diagnosed with mental illness by fostering creativity, promoting friendship, instilling independence, and providing an outlet for emotional growth and greater participation in the community.
McClendon Center operates programs in three locations, a day program near Metro Center, a therapy practice in Dupont Circle and an outpatient service clinic in the NOMA section of DC. The Center has contracts from the Department of Behavioral Health, Managed Medicaid Organizations, and grants.
McClendon Center is a respected and high rated agency in the District of Columbia. The Center is also the longest independent mental health agency in the District to be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Job Description
The District MCO’s maintains a list of at-risk members who are believed to have behavioral health symptoms that cause them to be users of emergency department services. The Post ER Engagement Clinician (PEEC) must assess these individuals after they are located by the Post ER Engagement Specialist (PEES). This position consists of three main phases: engagement, assessment, and referral/completion.

Engagement:

• The Post ER Engagement Clinician will be referred members based on criteria determined by the MCO.
• The Post ER Engagement Clinician will review the file on all new referrals and will document information in that file.
• The Post ER Engagement Clinician will have access to all known information about the member.
• The Post ER Engagement Clinician will be paid $60 for each assessment.

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McClendon Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, marital status, religion, or disability.
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