Assessment Clinician Lead Access Clinical

Profile

Assessment Clinician Lead, Access Clinical','Full-time','Professional Non-Clinical','1','1','80','80','Occasional','Occasional','KENTUCKY-LOUISVILLE-OUR LADY OF PEACE-LOUISVILLE','','!*!Our Lady of Peace recently
celebrated being named one of the Best Places to Work in Kentucky for
2016!  We are one of the country’s largest private, non-profit
psychiatric/mental health hospitals. The facility offers the most comprehensive
array of psychiatric treatment and substance abuse services in the state,
including specialized programs and services along the full continuum of care,
including inpatient, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient
programming for all ages, including children, adolescents, and adults.  We
offer competitive benefits for all FT or PT positions.

 

Our Lady of Peace is currently
hiring for a Lead Assessment Clinician

 

This position is responsible for the
day to day operations for the admission process including: maintaining waiting
lists, developing/maintaining relationships with key internal and external
stakeholders to facilitate timely and appropriate placement of patients. The
position is also responsible for training, orientation and education of Access
Clinicians on proper department procedures, with particular attention to
teaching abuse/risk/duty to warn reporting, needs assessments, Interqual
criteria, and excellent customer service.

 

This position also conducts needs
assessments, as needed. The Lead may attend meetings in the absence of the
Access manager, and assists with meeting minutes. Evaluates individuals seeking
psychiatric treatment, conducts intake assessments and makes appropriate level
of care recommendations based on Interqual criteria. Refers patients to
appropriate services and coordinates the intake process for patients admitted
to the Peace Center.

 

• Responsible
for day to day operations for the admission process including: A) Maintaining waiting order/lists when needed. B) Developing/maintaining working
relationships with Nursing, Nursing Managers, BA Managers, and Directors to
facilitate timely and appropriate placement of patients. C)
Developing/maintaining relationships and communication with key referral
sources, community and team.

• Train
and educate ARC Clinicians/Team Members on proper department procedures with
particular attention to teaching abuse/risk/duty to warn reporting, level of
care/needs assessments, interqual criteria, and excellent customer service.

• Serves
as the primary onsite resource for physicians, referral sources, team members,
and internal departments along with critiques/provides feedback/suggestions
improvements to department procedures.

• Demonstrates
through knowledge of interqual criteria, managed care organizations, state and
federal insurance regulations and is able to educate and monitor compliance of
other clinicians to these standards.

• Facilitates
effective resolution of customer services issues from physicians, receiving
patient care areas, referring agencies/facilities, the business office and
patients/families.

• Identifies
and explores opportunities for expanding or improving current services. Designs
new ways to approach team members and organizational goals and implements
improvements.

• Participates
in clinical meetings as designated by either the Manager or Director. Prepares
meeting minutes.

• Conducts
needs assessments and makes appropriate level of care recommendations based on
interqual criteria, as needed. Refers patients to appropriate services and
coordinates the intake process for patients admitted to the Peace Center.

• Shares
on-call coverage for the department as outlined by Manager and organizational
need.

• Demonstrates
knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the
patient to include pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.','!*!Education / Accreditation /
Licensure (required & preferred):

 

Master’s degree in social work or
related field required.

Current certification as a Clinical
Social Worker (CSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed
Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA), Licensed Professional Clinical
Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed
Psychological Associate (LPA) in the state of Kentucky preferred.

Ability to complete Healthcare
Provider/Basic Life Support and safe crisis management training and to perform
as needed required.

 

Experience (required and preferred):


A minimum of one year of
admitting/assessment experience required.

 

*For those hired after November 14, 2016,
KentuckyOne Health will verify education required by the position, through
primary source verification, prior to beginning employment. Education
verification will also include the collection of a high school diploma or equivalent,
transcript, or other written validation of education.','We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.','2017-R0139201','KentuckyOne Health','Assessment Clinician Lead, Access Clinical

Company info

Sign Up Now - EmploymentCrossing.com