Clinical Social Worker, LCSW

The Clinical Team Manager, LCSW position is in the Addiction Center Treatment Program at Naukeag. Naukeag is a 2-week residential treatment program in the Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction.

The LCSW functions as a member of the patient team in collaboration with psychiatry, nursing, and additional team members.

The LCSW is accountable / responsible for the day-to-day treatment, management, disposition, and aftercare plan for his / her assigned patients.

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 PERFORMANCECLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES1.

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 satisfyclinical, 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.

Provide both individual and group-based treatment modalities. Weight 30%2. Coordinate the delivery of services by the patient's multidisciplinary treatment team, including those who areexternal to the McLean program.

Weight 10%3. Act as primary liaison with family and significant others, referrers and community agencies and professionals todevelop a timely and comprehensive discharge plan that includes access to services for patients and, whereappropriate, family members.

Weight 20%ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS4. Collaborate with the hospital-based Utilization Management department and external managed care reviewers tomanage 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 patientcare and billing (e.

g., treatment plans, attachment notes, progress notes, signed releases, detach summaries,encounter forms, etc.). Weight 20%OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES6.

Demonstrate a commitment to his / her professional growth and competency in order to enhance patient care andjob 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 : MSWLicense : LCSW in the state of MASkills : * 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 databases.* Capacity to function independently in clinical decision-making.Experience.
• 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 careorganizations.
• Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff both within the Hospital and the community atlarge.
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