Primary Location:

Peace - Louisville

Address:

2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary:

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.
With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description:

Provides leadership in facilitating, organizing, and coordinating the functions of Inpatient or Outpatient Social Services. Involved in the direct provision of clinical/counseling behavioral health and/or substance use services to children, adolescents, adults, geriatric patients and families.  Services include group therapy, family therapy, individual therapy, psychoeducation, discharge planning, and coordinating with community, government and/or other behavioral health agencies for aftercare services. The position is also responsible for training, orientation and education of clinicians and staff on proper department policies and procedures, and excellent customer service. To support effective management in collaboration with the manager and director.

Essential Functions:

• Trains and educates Clinicians/Team Members on proper department procedures, and excellent customer service
• Assists manager and director by contributing information towards team member evaluations, program development, and ongoing preparedness for chart audits
• Adhere to respective Board mandated professional development and CEU requirements needed to maintain active certification or licensure
• Display proficiency in facilitating program treatment milieu to individuals, groups, and families served by the program

·Demonstrate proficiency in clinical documentation to include development of care plan goals, objectives, and intervention strategies

·Assists with screening and assessment of patients to support care and discharge plans 

·Monitors compliance with timely documentation and communication of information needed to collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary treatment teams

Shift Requirements:

Shift Length (in hours):

8-10

# Shifts/Week:

5

Overtime Required:

☐ Infrequently     ☐ Sometimes    ☐ Often     ☒ n/a (exempt position)

Other Functions:

• Participates in clinical meetings as designated by either the Manager or Director
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the patient to include pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• Master’s degree in behavioral health or human services related field (required)

Experience:

• A minimum of three (3) years counseling/clinical experience providing substance use, mental health, or co-occurring treatment services in a behavioral health or related human services setting (required)

Licensure:

• Licensure and Certifications Current certification as a Clinical Social Worker (CSW), Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist Associate (LMFTA), Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC), in the state of KY required within 45 days of hire (required)
• Current independent licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LCADC) in the state of Kentucky required within 45 days of hire (preferred)

Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training and perform CPI techniques (required)