Description

This position will provide eligible children and their families enrolled within the Family Based department community home-based intensive Family, Group and Individual therapeutic and case management services under the guidelines and procedures of the program. The basis of the services is to prevent out of the home placement for children. The Family Based program provides intense therapeutic interventions and support services to the child and family in the home and community to empower the family to care for the child. The program also assists families in caring for deaf or hard of hearing children or adolescents with emotional problems. This position will primarily be responsible for development and implementation of all therapeutic strategies in accordance with the Family based model, providing guidance and structure to actively support the child and/or families in achieving their treatment plan goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide a minimum of family and/or individual therapy weekly for each assigned family while providing ongoing case management, crisis and/or social intervention.
• Provide a minimum of 25 hours of billable units including a minimum of 10 hours of individual and/or family therapy and 15 hours of team therapeutic/case management services on a weekly basis
• Works with team partner 60% of the time for family sessions and crisis intervention.
• Develops and maintains complete clinical records including assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, case conferences, discharges and other clinical and administrative documents according to program standards for timeliness. Ensures charts adhere to established chart sequence, date order, and that all documents are present.
• Ensures that treatment plans are completed every 30 days for each family. Timely submission of clinical developed case documentation including assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, case conferences and discharge summaries
• Completes assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, discharges and other clinical and administrative documents in accordance with agency, managed care and licensing requirements and standards.
• Regularly checks to ensure that content, signatures, credentials, dates, times,service types and legibility meet standards.
• Identifies community resources and facilitates linkages with psychiatric, social, vocational, medical, housing, recreational, forensic, and drug/alcohol systems for the coordination of services to meet clients’ need.
• No less than 25% of weekly work time in the office completing paper work, attending bi-weekly staff meetings and weekly supervision and monthly case conferences as scheduled. Ability to provide a thorough review of current caseload including a progress report and proactive action plans to address areas of concerns.

Qualifications

Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelors degree or equivalent; three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software to access company e-mail and training and evaluation tools and MS Word word processing software.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record. CPR certification.