130 bed, short-term, acute care hospital offering inpatient, partial and intensive outpatient hospitalization, as well as specialized treatment programs for chemical dependency. Situated in the safe, historical Tenleytown neighborhood.
Position Summary:
Provides direct patient care to adolescents and adults from the ages of 10-65+ that is congruent with the philosophy and standards of ethical clinical practice. Conducts psychosocial assessments, case management activities, family interventions, and disposition planning. Promotes and participates in referral development activities. Manages a caseload in an organized and effective manner. Provides clinical supervision to LGSW/LGPC’s as assigned.
Benefits package include:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervision of clinical coordinators as assigned, including 1 hour per week of documented individual clinical supervision as required by licensure for LGSW and LGPC clinical coordinators.
Carries a minimum case load and supervises milieus.
Provides additional support and consultation to clinical coordinators with complex cases and patients with long length of stay.
Assist with behavioral programming for eligible patients.
Completes psychosocial assessments within 72 hours of patient’s arrival on the unit and records the meeting in the chart, which includes identification of psychosocial factors with high-risk potential, social, financial, and legal considerations, and a conclusion regarding the identified problems.
Documents (within 24 hours) progress notes for individual sessions with patients which indicate date and length of session summary of content and degree of resolution, and discussion of treatment and discharge/disposition issues.
Develops and conducts groups (in conjunction with other treatment team members) as determined by identified patient population needs.
Documents group member participation in chart notes in an accurate and objective manner and completes billing sheets.
Assists in coordinating admissions, discharges, and transfers of all assigned patients.
Documents discharge planning needs and updated information on the psychosocial assessment, master treatment plan, and each treatment plan update.
Monitors insurance requirements and keeps utilization reviewer and other treatment team members current with patient’s progress, family meetings, and other case occurrences.
Documents clearly any requests for extensions in length of stay due to lack of proper placement or adequate discharge planning and/or clinical regression.
Performs case management functions as needed.
Attends and actively participates in multidisciplinary treatment planning meetings and ensures that conclusions drawn from psychosocial assessment are incorporated into the patient’s treatment plans.
Informs other staff members in a timely manner of new developments in a given case.
Supervises social work students as assigned by Director of Social Work.
Coordinates the scheduling of clinical activity with that of other staff to minimize scheduling conflicts.
Participates as needed in hospital-wide marketing activities.
Assists in guest relations including sharing responsibility for the appearance of the unit.
Demonstrates a professional attitude during internal and external communication and interactions with all staff, patients, family members, guests, community, and referral sources.
Performs other job duties as assigned and discussed with supervisor.
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