Clinical Team Mgr., Licsw

The Clinical Team Manager, LICSW works in a PARTIAL OR RESIDENTIAL UNIT and is accountable/responsible for the day-to-day treatment, management, disposition, and aftercare plan for his/her assigned patients with particular attention to responsibility for the prudent use of clinical resources. The Clinical Team Manager position requires flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills both with internal and external customers, the ability to function independently and to provide clinical supervision to other staff. Clinical Team Manager positions may also require being on call to the program.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

Responsibility

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Provide ongoing assessment and formulation of the patient's needs in order to update the patient's plan of care.

Responsible for the timely completion of Treatment Plan and other medical record documents that will satisfy

clinical, regulatory and payor requirements. Provide clinical services to patients as appropriate, according to the age and acuity of the patient. Provide clinical services to family members, as indicated. Weight 30%

2.Coordinate the delivery of services by the patient's multidisciplinary treatment team including those who are

external to the McLean program. Weight 10%

3.Act as primary liaison with family and significant others, referrers and community agencies and professionals to

develop a timely and comprehensive discharge plan that includes access to services for patients and, where

appropriate, family members. Weight 20%

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS

4.Collaborate with the hospital-based Utilization Management department and external managed care reviewers to

manage the patient's care in a manner that is both clinically and fiscally sound. Weight 10%

5.Ensure the timely completion of all documentation and other required paperwork needed to facilitate patient

care and billing (e.g., treatment plans, attachment notes, progress notes, signed releases, detach summaries,

encounter forms, etc.). Weight 20%

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

6.Demonstrate a commitment to his/her professional growth and competency in order to enhance patient care and

job performance. Weight 5%

7.Contribute to the efficient operation of the program, the hospital and, where appropriate,

his/her clinical department through team work, cooperation and participation in problem solving activities. Weight 5%

Education: Social Work: MSW

License: LICSW in the state of MA (or equivalent independent licensure in Social Work in the state in which services are being provided.

Skills:

• Broad range of clinical skills including psychiatric assessment, capacity to formulate a case and develop a therapeutic alliance, and plan treatment and aftercare.

• Crisis stabilization.

• Family support and intervention.

• Clinical privileges or eligibility for privileges in his/her discipline in individual, family and couples' treatment.

• Familiarity with the discharge planning process as well as community resources, public service delivery systems

• and consumer entitlement programs.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively within a rapidly changing system of care.

• Familiarity with computerized clinical data bases.

• Capacity to function independently in clinical decision making.

Experience.

• A minimum of two years post degree experience or equivalent in an inpatient, partial, or outpatient setting.

• Experience in providing a range of clinical services including assessment, treatment and discharge planning.

• Experience in a managed care environment and the capacity to work collaboratively with managed care

organizations.

• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff both within the Hospital and the community at

large.