What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinician - PARC CSC position at HHC?
Division:Eskenazi Health
Sub-Division: SEMHC
Req ID: 14424
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Days , Monday - Friday- 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.
Dr. Alan and Diane Breier Prevention and Recovery Center for Early Psychosis (PARC) Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) provides early screening, prevention and intervention services for individuals ages 14 to 35 who have experienced a first episode of psychosis within the past five years.
PARC CSC provides comprehensive clinical services with multidisciplinary teams evaluating and addressing every participant’s individual needs. Each team member completes training specific to first episode psychosis and adheres to the evidence-based “OnTrack” model of care.
Three clinical teams serve program participants, with each comprised of a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist, case manager, nurse, clinical pharmacist, supportive employment and education specialist, and a team lead. Additional staff provide outreach and educational services in the community and across the state of Indiana. The PARC CSC program aims to improve functioning, promote wellness and recovery, and ultimately improve outcomes for young people with psychotic disorders.
https://www.eskenazihealth.edu/mental-health/adult/young-adult-services/parc
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Job Role Summary
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
- Embraces, understands, and operates under the Recovery Model, including AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You) and the spirit of motivational interviewing (MI), and follows the levels of accountability
- Completes biopsychosocial evaluation (BPSE), integrating information gathered by the team and developing the integrated diagnostic summary; based upon the BPSE and in consultation with the treatment team, prepares Clinical Treatment plans, dates the treatment plan at intervals determined by guidelines, and consults with client, family, and treatment team throughout the process
- Manages a caseload of clients identifying therapeutic, rehabilitative and case management needs; engages other team members in meeting these needs as indicated
- Performs a variety of individual, family and group therapeutic interventions (as demonstrated competency allows) utilizing evidence-based practices
- Provides quality case management services as indicated by client need
- Monitors client progress and reflects this in the clinical documentation
- Evaluates and updates the treatment plan at intervals determined by guidelines, consulting with client family and team in this process
- Completes documentation of activities and written reports in an accurate and timely manner
- Identifies community resources and assists clients in their access to these resources
- Provides indirect service to external agencies and community through consultation and education
- Interprets and applies service and billing procedures according to client needs; completes billing according to guidelines for timeliness and accuracy
- Alters activities and behaviors to reflect and ensure adequate care which is appropriate to the age of the clients served
- Advocates for clients to ensure access to needed services which include developing community relationships and resources
- Meets agency standards of timely completion of all documentation
- Meets agency standards of client service hours
- Demonstrates commitment to professional growth by actively participating in clinical supervision
Job Requirements
- Master's degree in Human Services field
- Candidates with a Master's of Social Work must have Licensed Social Work (LSW) and be working towards Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW)
- Candidates must have submitted a plan to obtain licensure at the soonest date possible within a maximum allowed of three years
- Valid Indiana driver's license that meets Eskenazi Health's driving policy requirements
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All individuals working for the Opioid Treatment Program must have one of the following FSSA/DMHA-approved credentials for Clinicians providing counseling with an OTP:
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Certified Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADAC) II
- Certified Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADAC) IV
- Indiana Certified Addiction Counselor (ICAC) I
- Indiana Certified Addiction Counselor (ICAC) II
- Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with Medication Assisted Treatment Specialist (MATS)
- Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC)
- Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC)
- Master Addiction Counselor (MAC)
- National Certified Addiction Counselor (NCAC) I
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Understanding of and ability to implement a strengths-based, community treatment model
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to be both clear and concise in written and verbal communications
- Demonstrates solid knowledge of psychiatric/addiction diagnoses and understanding of their impact on behavior and all life domains
- Demonstrates solid knowledge of psychotropic medications and their uses and side effects
- Willingness and ability to work cooperatively in a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to use age-appropriate communication skills
- Ability to interpret and apply complex directives, information, and regulations
- Crisis intervention skills
- All individuals working for the Opioid Treatment Program must have experience and training to safely manage therapeutic services to patients and to provide therapeutic services to patients receiving Opioid treatment medication
- Mental Status Exam
- Medications
- DSM IV
- Legal
- CPI
- Functional Assessment (HAP)
- CPR
- Annual Education
- Addictions
- CANS (Staff Working with Children); ANSA (Staff Working with Adults)
- Revenue Cycle Sessions 1 & 2
Accredited by The Joint Commission and named one of the nation’s 150 best places to work by Becker’s Hospital Review for four consecutive years and Forbes list of best places to work for women, and Forbes list of America’s best midsize employers’ Eskenazi Health’s programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city’s primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana, the first community mental health center in Indiana and the Eskenazi Health Center Primary Care – Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, just to name a few.
