Clinical Team Mgr., LICSW

McLean's Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is recruiting LICSWs for our new Child Partial Hospital Program--a new program for 7-13 year olds struggling with irritability, suicide, and self-injury. This program is a unique "collaboratory"--striving to provide evidence-based therapy and medication management--while also catalyzing new research about these 3 problems--to improve care and outcomes.

LICSWs are a critical part of this multi-disciplinary team in this novel and important program.

The Clinical Team Manager (CTM), LICSW works in a a Partial program and is accountable/responsible for the day-to-day treatment, management, disposition, and aftercare plan for their assigned patients with particular attention to taking responsibility for the prudent use of clinical resources. The CTM is a key member of the interdisciplinary team, providing effective care including clinical evaluation, intervention and planning for patients with complex psychosocial risks. The position requires flexibility, excellent interpersonal skills with internal and external customers and colleagues, and clinical experience with children and/or adolescents. Experience in the delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is strongly preferred. The CTM should have the ability to function independently and to provide clinical supervision to other staff. CTM positions may also require being on call to the program.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE
Responsibility
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. 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 satisfy
clinical, 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. Weight 30%
2. Coordinate the delivery of services by the patient's multidisciplinary treatment team including those who are
external to the McLean program. Weight 10%
3. Act as primary liaison with family and significant others, referrers and community agencies and professionals to
develop a timely and comprehensive discharge plan that includes access to services for patients and, where
appropriate, family members. Weight 20%

ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS
4. Collaborate with the hospital-based Utilization Management department and external managed care reviewers to
manage 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 patient
care and billing (e.g., treatment plans, attachment notes, progress notes, signed releases, detach summaries,
encounter forms, etc.). Weight 20%

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
6. Demonstrate a commitment to his/her professional growth and competency in order to enhance patient care and
job 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: MSW

License: LICSW in the state of MA (or equivalent independent licensure in Social Work in the state in which services are being provided.

Skills:

• 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 data bases.
• Capacity to function independently in clinical decision making.

Experience.

* A minimum of two years post degree experience or equivalent in an inpatient, partial, or outpatient setting.

* 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 care

organizations.

* Experience working collaboratively with multidisciplinary staff both within the Hospital and the community at

large.

McLean is an Affirmative Action Employer. By embracing diverse skills, perspectives and ideas, we choose to lead. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.