Clinical Care Coordinator, (1123) ACT

Description

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW: At Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, your knowledge and service in areas such as immigrants and refugees, mental health, social work, employment and adult education, legal and financial services, health care, food assistance, shelter and housing, developmental disabilities and prison outreach can make a profound difference in the lives of many. Through more than 50 programs across the district and five surrounding counties, Catholic Charities is opening doors to help and hope. At CCADW, we continue to build an inclusive culture that celebrates a diverse workforce. We offer so much more than just a job. We offer careers. We take pride in our “promote from within” culture. We offer professional development, a comprehensive benefits package, and a passion for building and motivating world class, high performing teams. Explore your career opportunity with Catholic Charities. Join us in Inspiring Hope and Building Futures.

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JOB SUMMARY: The Clinical Care Coordinator provides assessment of consumers’ functioning and leads development and documentation of individualized rehabilitation plans based on the Recovery Model for adults who have mental illnesses.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide services to consumers in accordance with the principles and practices of the ACT Fidelity Model.  

1. Lead the process of developing, updating, and guiding implementation of consumers’ Individual Recovery Plan (IRP), in collaboration with consumer, Team Leader and other significant parties of the ACT team. 
2. Coordinate treatment planning and discharge meetings at area hospitals to ensure a smooth transition to the community. 
3. Develop and maintain a professional and clinical relationship with area hospital staff to ensure a smooth transition for agency consumers to and from the hospital.  
4. Educate and assist consumers with learning or re-learning activities of daily living (ADL) skills necessary to improve the quality of life including acquisition of consumer health care benefits. 
5. Update Consumer’s IRP, Functional Psychosocial Assessment (FPSA), Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS), Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAINS) and Crisis Plan every 180 days. 
6. Provide an average of 4.25 hours of services per day to ACT consumers.  
7. Establish constructive relationships with consumers to promote acquisition of rehabilitative goals. 
8. Maintain adherence to all policies and procedures consistent with Dept. of Mental health (DMH) and the District of Columbia board of social work. 

• Participate in treatment team meetings and conduct follows ups as indicated in the following areas:  

1. Crisis assessment and intervention. 
2. Symptom assessment, management and individual supportive therapy. 
3. Assistance in the treatment of substance abuse for consumers with co-occurring addictive disorders.
4. Psychosocial rehabilitation and skill development.
5. Recommend and sometimes make decisions about the best course of action for a particular service user.
6. Provide support services to ACT team and consumers.
7. Develop IRP and other care plans as indicated. 
8. Conduct needs and risk assessment. 
9. Provide resolution and referrals services for consumers. 
10. Conduct psychosocial assessments using the Functional Psychosocial Assessment (FPSA) every 180 days for consumers served by the ACT team. 
11. Education, support and consultation to consumers’ families and/or their support system, which is directed exclusively to the well-being and benefit of the consumer. 

• Develop and implement quality improvement (QI) activities for individual clinical staff members and the clinical aspects of the ACT team.  Attend QI meetings as appropriate; 
• Ensure that all IRP’s, FPSA’s, and other pertinent paperwork is submitted on time. 
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned. 

Requirements

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field.  
• Current DC professional license as applicable i.e. LSWA.
• Three years of experience working with consumers in mental health setting.

SKILLS and COMPETENCIES:

• Driving is required. Must have valid local driver’s license and clean driving record. At least 40% of the time is spent in the community providing services to consumers in their natural settings; 50% of services are face-to-face. 
• Skill in the use of computer systems (preferably in a PC, Windows-based operating environment) and MS Office products, and able to become proficient in Catholic Charities’ electronic health record, database, and remote access systems. 

Benefits Package:

• Robust Professional development and training opportunities 
• Medical, prescriptions, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Company-paid and supplemental life insurance
• Short Term/ Long Term disability
• Group Life Insurance and AD&D
• Other Volunteer Insurance Benefits
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid vacation, sick and personal leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonus program 
• Parenting leave 
• Pet’s Insurance 

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM