Clinical Treatment Coordinator II

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Treatment Coordinator (CTC) partners with the physician and interdisciplinary team to guide patients and families through a treatment episode, including assessment, treatment planning, discharge planning, and community re-entry. The coordinator manages patient and family expectations, responds to the crisis of hospitalization, supports discharge and community re-entry needs, and monitors length of stay and avoidable days. The role coordinates and leads case management and treatment planning, assesses patient needs, develops individualized plans, and implements and adjusts plans as necessary. The coordinator works with patients, families, physicians, and the interdisciplinary team to support continuity and coordination of care, maintain clinically appropriate documentation, and develop transition and discharge plans. The position also promotes evidence-based practice through use of standards and guidelines and participation in related learning, practice improvement, and research activities. Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Location: UMMC West Bank, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Requirements

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, marriage and family therapy, a related field, or social work; or a doctorate in one of these fields.
Completion of Behavioral Control Situation training, with retraining every two years or as often as required.
Two years of therapy, case management, or assessment experience, including face-to-face therapeutic or clinical services to adult or child/adolescent clients.
Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association, Red Cross, or MTN upon hire.
One of the following licenses: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Psychologist (LP), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

Responsibilities

Coordinate treatment planning and lead management of each case.
Partner with physicians and collaborate with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans.
Develop individualized plans that consider age, social and cultural factors, clinical diagnosis, level of functioning, and other relevant needs.
Implement, reassess, and adjust treatment plans as needed.
Assess individual patient needs and complete an interdisciplinary assessment tool with each patient; update the tool weekly.
Communicate effectively and frequently with the interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and coordination of care.
Maintain thorough, timely, legible, clinically appropriate documentation that meets regulatory requirements.
Partner with physicians and families to provide leadership to the interdisciplinary team.
Collaborate with patients and families and provide input to the interdisciplinary team in developing clinically relevant transition and discharge plans.
Use evidence-based standards, guidelines, and pathways in care delivery and incorporate data and information to improve care and patient outcomes.
Promote evidence-based practice through activities such as using evidence-based policies, attending learning opportunities, participating in practice or research councils, projects, journal clubs, literature reviews, presentations, and research studies.