Job Title: Clinical Coordinator - Children's Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)

Location: Naples, Florida

Company: David Lawrence Centers For Behavioral Health

Job Type: Full-Time & Salaried/Exempt (Monday-Friday, 7:45AM-4:00PM)

Salary: Starting At $60,000 (Experience Highly Considered)

Hiring Incentives: $1500 Sign on Bonus; PTO W/In 90 days, Full Benefits W/401k, Professional Development & Tuition Programs, EAP & Potential Licensure Supervision.

Job Summary: DLC's Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) was designed to provide a voluntary daytime treatment option to adolescents that is structured, intensive and medically supervised.

This unique program assists adolescents exhibiting psychiatric symptoms that put their self-care, school functioning and family or interpersonal relationships at risk.

***This is a cross-functional position often working with Acute Care and Emergency Services to assist with other aspects of essential services - it is imperative that potential Candidates are willing and able to work with other departments when needed***

Key Responsibilities:

(PHP Clinician Duties)

- Utilizing a variety of clinical skills to assess, intervene and treat adolescents within the behavioral healthcare field as well as participating in clinical supervision.

- Providing individual, family and group therapy.

- Deftly managing a caseload based on Utilization Management Plan.

- Assisting with PHP's goal to decrease the need for hospitalization and offer a safe environment to learn healthy coping skills without the need for 24-hour inpatient or residential support.

- Working closely with entire PHP team as a fully cross-trained member on all workflows (morning/admissions/orientations) to ensure the program works smoothly.

- Conducting and documenting client assessments according to best practice standards.

- Developing, reviewing and evaluating custom treatment plans in accordance with guidelines.

- Approaching clinical services to empower clients, show a focus on recovery, listen to client input and educate families.

- Communicating with internal/external providers as well as school systems to ensure continuity of care.

(Clinical Coordinator Duties)

- Acting as the main point of contact for PHP admissions and referrals.

- Staying informed of all Client and Staff changes/issues to assist Clinical Supervisor with managing the needs of the Program.

- Working purposefully to obtain referrals from both internal and external sources.

- Streamlining the Client linkage process to PHP by collaborating with DLC's Children's Crisis Stabilization Unit and Access Center, CCPS plus other outside agencies.

- Maintaining close communications with DLC's PHP Financial Counselors to assist with securing Group coverage as needed.

- Monitoring and updating multiple TEAMS spreadsheets to organize schedules and track the daily census.

- Working towards growing the PHP Program overall and its census by providing informative education to families, the community, schools and additional external referral sources.

Qualifications:

- A Master's Degree from a regionally accredited college or university in clinical psychology, social work, behavioral science, counseling or related field = Required

- Current FL LMFT/LMHC/LCSW License = Preferred But Not Required

- Two plus years of experience working with adolescents (13-17) in a behavioral healthcare setting = Required

- Spanish bilingual = Preferred But Not Required

- General knowledge of treatment concepts as well as rules/regulations pertaining to the treatment of the mentally ill or those with substance abuse disorders = Required

- Inclusive skills in clinical assessment, evaluation, planning, documentation and intervention

- Ability to recognize the need for, set, communicate and maintain client boundaries = Required

- Demonstrated abilities in the proper management of time, communication and information = Required

- Confidence to work with a combination of empathy, energy and efficiency = Required

- Natural ability to work well with a diverse group of peers, coworkers and community partners = Required

- Microsoft Office 365 skills (Including Teams/Video Conferencing) and Electronic Medical Records experience = Strongly Preferred

- Staying compliant on all trainings and immunizations = Required

- Ability to pass Level II DCF Mental Health Fingerprinting, Drug Screen and Local Criminal Check = Required