Director of Clinical Services

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals•Indianapolis, IN

12h•Onsite

About The Position

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals (NPH) is dedicated to providing unparalleled service to its patients, team members, physicians, and families. As a national leader in behavioral healthcare, NPH specializes in caring for patients with acute psychiatric and complex medical needs. Our hospitals provide patient-centered care through an interdisciplinary, multi-specialty approach. The NeuroPsychiatriac Hospital of Indianapolis (NPHI), a member of the NeuroPsychiatric Hospital family, is looking for a Director of Clinical Services (MSW) to serve its patients and hospital leadership team in Indianapolis. The Director of Clinical Services will have oversight of NPHI's clinical service program and day-to-day oversight of program policies, procedures, and guidelines. The priority of our NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals staff is clinical excellence with exceptional compliance performance.

Requirements

Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or other social services degree required.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in healthcare or mental health services preferred.
Basic Life Support (BLS) and Handle With Care (HWC) certification required and obtained during orientation.

Nice To Haves

Prior leadership experience is a plus.
Active licensure preferred (MSW, LMSW, LCSW, LPC, LPCC, CMHC, or equivalent based on state requirements)

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains social services program, drafting supporting policies, procedures, and guidelines for the program.
Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and their family members.
Communicates with physicians to report patient progress, needs, concerns, and potential and actual problems.
Provides short-term individual counseling, community resource planning, and crisis intervention.
Develops and coordinates an individualized discharge plan for the patient by utilizing treatment team and chart information to determine the patient's aftercare needs.
Maintains accurate and timely records, including clinical and progress notes, according to department policy.
Participates in planning and implementing quality improvement activities.
Provides positive customer relations in dealing with patients, families, physicians, fellow department employees, other hospital departments, referral resources, service agencies, and others.
Provide backup services for incoming assessment and referral calls.