Heritage is seeking a full-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join the leadership team. This role involves providing clinical supervision and overseeing the evaluation and verification of completeness, accuracy, and establishment of medical necessity criteria for various documents. Examples include Illinois Medicaid Comprehensive Assessment of Needs and Strengths (IM CANS) reviews, ASAM Dimensional Assessment reviews, progress notes, and other documentation used to determine medical necessity and appropriate level of care placement.

Responsibilities:

• Lead on substance use and mental health documentation review and signature (authorization) process
• Evaluate the ongoing necessity for service delivery, progress in services and make recommendations for treatment changes as appropriate
• Verify clinical need for services and treatment recommendations
• Coordinate with treatment teams to gather additional clinical information necessary
• Work closely with clinical supervisors to address questions or concerns related to staff training in best practices for clinical documentation
• Advise clinical staff regarding appropriate procedures or practices in response to completion of assessment tools
• Provided clinical supervision to staff seeking clinical licensure.
• Participate in clinical staffing and provide guidance on best practices and client engagement.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Well-versed in Rule 132/140 and SUPR 2060/ 2090
• Experience navigating nonprofit behavioral health service delivery and documentation
• Creative and innovative, especially as it relates to staff development with documentation practices.
• Ability to identify solutions, collaborate with team(s) and leader(s)
• Takes initiative to strengthen services through evidence-based and trauma-informed practices
• Ability to navigate electronic health record

Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree and licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Ideal candidates will be able to work collaboratively with multiple programs/staff, and have extensive background in providing administrative and clinical supervision.

Heritage offers the following with this position:

• Wellness Days: Every other Friday off PAID - 26 days per year.
• Generous 1st year: vacation (5 days), sick (12 days), and personal leave (4 days).
• Paid holidays: 9 days in 2024
• Health Club/Fitness Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Agency-provided life insurance and short-term disability policies.
• Retirement plan (403(b)).
• Optional insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, flex spending (both dependent as well as health), and additional life insurance (health insurance benefit includes substantial agency contribution towards the cost).
• Direct deposit of payroll check.