Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of Duty

Clinical Services

• Provide individual, group and family therapy sessions on a regularly scheduled basis
• Deliver services through a minimum of 2 hrs. face to face contact per week with the individual and family
• Provide team-delivered services at least 60% of the service time
• Engage in appropriate team behaviors: collaborate and consult on a daily basis with the other team members.
• Provide families with 24/7 on call service when scheduled and comply with all on-call policies as determined by the Family Based Director
• Schedule and facilitate interagency meetings within 30 days of a youth’s admission.
• Develop clinically appropriate treatment plans within 5 calendar days of initial services and submit monthly updates every 30 days.
• Document every contact with detailed service notes within 24 hours of service delivery.

Administrative

• Complete and submit all administrative documentation at least weekly to Family Based Director.
• Monitor consumer contacts individually and as a team to ensure accurate billing submission.
• Prepare discharge and aftercare plan for each consumer.
• Monitor all treatment authorizations and participate in timely phone reviews with Carelon Care Manager.
• Monitor Medical Assistance coverage for each consumer
• Attend and actively participate in weekly clinical supervision
• Video clinical work monthly and bring to clinical supervision.

Training

• Attend and actively participate in state mandated Family Based training as scheduled.

Service Planning

• Schedule and participate in interagency service planning with appropriate child serving agencies or systems.

Billing

• Submit all billing documentation to the appropriate individual as required.

Quality Assurance

• Participate in scheduled Quality Assurance Reviews of data, reports, client records, paperwork, checklists, etc.
• Develop and participate in Clinical Learning contracts and goals in collaboration with Family Based Program Director

Communication

• Be available to consumers, child serving agencies and co-workers via cell phone and return all calls within a timely manner.
• Monitor all electronic communications throughout the day and respond accordingly.
• Ensure electronic communications reflect days off with instructions on who to contact in your absence
• Attend all court hearings.
• Maintain open and honest communication with team member and Director

Other

• Provide best practice when providing clinical treatment
• Comply with all Mandated Reporting, Duty to Warn and Duty to Protect Laws in all clinical work.
• Apply cultural sensitivity in clinical and professional work, including regular participation in the development of cultural awareness.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or a related field.

Licensure

Not required

Years of Experience

Minimum of 2 years direct service experience with children and adolescents in a CASSP system providing behavioral or mental health services.

Computer Experience

Basic skills in Microsoft Word and Excel

Other

• Act 33/34 clearances as provided by Child Protective Services Law 23 PA C.S. 16301 and FBI Clearances, Adam Walsh Act 147
• Current Professional Liability Insurance coverage with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000/$3,000,000