Clinical Treatment Coordinator

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

The Clinical Treatment Coordinator (CTC) will partner with the physician and interdisciplinary team to navigate the patient/family through treatment episode, including assessment, treatment planning, discharge planning and community re-entry. This includes, but is not limited to: managing patient/family expectations, responding to the crisis of hospitalization, supporting the discharge and community re-entry needs and monitoring and managing patient length of stay and avoidable days. Job Expectations: Demonstrates clinical competence in the treatment planning process. Coordinates treatment planning and leads management of each case. Coordinates/facilitates the development of treatment plan by partnering with the physician and collaborates with patient, family and interdisciplinary team. Develops an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnosis, level of functioning and other relevant needs. Implements, reassesses and adjust treatment plan as necessary. Demonstrates clinical competence to assess individual patient needs. Completes an interdisciplinary assessment tool with each patient. Updates interdisciplinary assessments tool each week. Demonstrates clinical competency to partner with inter-disciplinary team in the treatment planning process. Assists in developing an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnosis, level of functioning and other relevant needs. Implements, reassesses and adjusts treatment plan as necessary. Communicates frequently and effectively with interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and coordination of care. Documentation is thorough, timely, legible and clinically appropriate and meets regulatory requirements. Demonstrates competence in developing a clinically relevant transition/discharge plan. Partners with physician and family to provide leadership to the inter-disciplinary team Collaborates with patient, family, and provides input to interdisciplinary team in developing a discharge plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnosis and level of functioning and other relevant needs. Demonstrates clinical competence in conducting group therapy, family therapy and psycho-education groups. Provides individual, couples and family assessment/therapy where indicated as part of individual treatment. Documents thoroughly, timely, legible and clinically appropriate. Demonstrates knowledge of utilization review and collaborates with the Utilization Management Specialists to insure the ongoing, comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of patient care, by concurrent and retrospective review to assure appropriate reimbursement. Demonstrates the ability to advance evidence based practice by utilizing standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery. Incorporates data and information into practice to continually improve care and practice so that patient outcomes are enhanced. Promotes a culture of evidence based practice by participation in any of, but not limited to, the following activities: Utilizing evidence based policies in clinical practice Attends and participates in learning opportunities about evidence based practice Membership in hospital or unit based practice council/research council Evidence based practice project (e.g. policy development or poster presentation) Journal club, journal article critique and circulation Literature review Development of standard/pathway/guideline for patient care Presentation Research study Responds and participates in Behavior Control Situations (BCS) and CPR. Organization Expectations, as applicable: Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making. Communicates in a respective manner. Ensures a safe, secure environment. Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs. Modifies clinical interventions based on population served. Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver. Fulfills all organizational requirements Completes all required learning relevant to the role Complies with all relevant laws, regulation and policies Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, marriage and family therapy or a related field.
Two years’ therapy, case management, or assessment experience, including providing face to face therapeutic/clinical services to adult, or child/adolescent clients.
Basic Life Support Certification
A minimum of one of the below is required: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) Licensed Psychologist (LP) Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in Social Work
LICSW

Responsibilities

Demonstrates clinical competence in the treatment planning process.
Coordinates treatment planning and leads management of each case.
Coordinates/facilitates the development of treatment plan by partnering with the physician and collaborates with patient, family and interdisciplinary team.
Develops an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnosis, level of functioning and other relevant needs.
Implements, reassesses and adjust treatment plan as necessary.
Demonstrates clinical competence to assess individual patient needs.
Completes an interdisciplinary assessment tool with each patient.
Updates interdisciplinary assessments tool each week.
Demonstrates clinical competency to partner with inter-disciplinary team in the treatment planning process.
Assists in developing an individualized plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnosis, level of functioning and other relevant needs.
Implements, reassesses and adjusts treatment plan as necessary.
Communicates frequently and effectively with interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and coordination of care.
Documentation is thorough, timely, legible and clinically appropriate and meets regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates competence in developing a clinically relevant transition/discharge plan.
Partners with physician and family to provide leadership to the inter-disciplinary team
Collaborates with patient, family, and provides input to interdisciplinary team in developing a discharge plan based on age, social and cultural considerations, clinical diagnosis and level of functioning and other relevant needs.
Demonstrates clinical competence in conducting group therapy, family therapy and psycho-education groups.
Provides individual, couples and family assessment/therapy where indicated as part of individual treatment.
Documents thoroughly, timely, legible and clinically appropriate.
Demonstrates knowledge of utilization review and collaborates with the Utilization Management Specialists to insure the ongoing, comprehensive monitoring and evaluation of patient care, by concurrent and retrospective review to assure appropriate reimbursement.
Demonstrates the ability to advance evidence based practice by utilizing standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery. Incorporates data and information into practice to continually improve care and practice so that patient outcomes are enhanced.
Promotes a culture of evidence based practice by participation in any of, but not limited to, the following activities: Utilizing evidence based policies in clinical practice Attends and participates in learning opportunities about evidence based practice Membership in hospital or unit based practice council/research council Evidence based practice project (e.g. policy development or poster presentation) Journal club, journal article critique and circulation Literature review Development of standard/pathway/guideline for patient care Presentation Research study
Responds and participates in Behavior Control Situations (BCS) and CPR.
Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served
Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.
Communicates in a respective manner.
Ensures a safe, secure environment.
Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.
Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.
Provides patient education based on as assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.
Fulfills all organizational requirements
Completes all required learning relevant to the role
Complies with all relevant laws, regulation and policies
Performs other duties as assigned.