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Job type full-time
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Job title: care coordinator therapist -licensed clinical social worker (lcsw)/licensed clinical professional counselor (lcpc) outpatient division: health services department: behavioral health prepared by: vp health business operations date prepared: september, 2020
Summary
This person will follow the directives of the vp of health operations in all areas of care coordinationResponsibilities include but not limited to: immediately responding to providers and support staff that have screened and identified patients at risk of suicide during a medical visit, making contact via video or phone to complete a full columbia suicide assessment, make recommendations, ensure client is not at risk for immediate harm to self, assign to a therapy and/or psychiatric provider and follow the patient through to their first visit with a clinic based program.
This position is home based and requires high speed internet at the home office that meets the technical specifications to ensure quality interactions with patients.
In addition, this position can carry a caseload and will be providing individual counseling sessions, documenting patient progress, and offering consultation to medical providers as neededThis position will have access to privileged information, and confidentially must be maintained at all times.
Essential duties and responsibilities
Be available during scheduled hours to immediately respond to providers and support staff that have screened and identified patients at risk of suicide during a medical visit.
Making contact via phone or in person and complete a full suicide assessment
Develop safety plans or other actions to ensure client is not at risk for immediate harm to self.
Work with the referral team to assign high risk patients to a therapy and/or psychiatric provider and continue to follow up with and engage the patient until their first visit with a clinic based program.
In addition, this position will be required to:
Provide individual counseling sessions remotely using the doxy platform.
Ensure all clients are checked in as part of the billing process.
Must be willing to work nights, weekends, or when special events and/or presentations are scheduled.
Attend all scheduled meetings.
All other duties as assigned.
Supervisory responsiblities
This position may require the supervision of interns.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorilyThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and/or experience
Masters in social work and/or counseling
Must be able to provide documentation of a being a licensed clinical social worker (lcsw) and/or licensed clinical professional counselor (lcpc)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Computer literacy and ability to utilize various software programs.
Clean driving record.
Ability to arrive on time via own transportation.
Must be able to accept and incorporate constructive feedback, be flexible in scheduling, and have concern for youth with a strong desire to work in the human service arena.
Language skills ability to speak, read and write both english and spanish fluently strongly preferred in this positionAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manualsAbility to write routine reports and correspondenceAbility to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Mathematical skills ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimalsAbility to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning ability ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization existsAbility to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Performance improvement ability to understand and demonstrate aunt martha`s 4-step performance improvement process, utilizing the methodology plan, do, study, act (pdsa).
Job knowledge ability to use technical skills and apply knowledge necessary for this position.
Quality ability to demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness while performing the duties of this position.
Safety and infection control be knowledgeable about and follow aunt martha`s safety policies and procedures.
Other qualifications current driver’s license current auto insurance reliable transportation valid bls/cpr bilingual skills (english/spanish) a plus ability to work late evening hours, weekend hours, and scheduled holidays
Physical demands the physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hearThe employee frequently is required to stand and walkThe employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smellThe employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 poundsSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Work environment: the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While in the clinic, there may be some exposure to communicable disease, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, radiation and other conditions common to a clinical environmentThe noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Organization-wide expectations:
All employees are expected to adhere to aunt martha’s mission, vision and guiding principles.
All employees are expected to adhere to all agency and division/department policies and procedures.
All employees are expected to maintain all required competencies, registrations; certifications, licenses and personnel file documentation as required by the agency, funders and/or accrediting bodies.
