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Treatment Manager
The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations
Treatment
1 Position Available
DOE
Work in Spokane, Washington
Start ASAP
40 hours per week
8:00am
to
5:00pm
Equal Opportunity Employer
Treatment Manager
Position Description
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensure that there is consistent coordination of the overall clinical program and that all patients receive the services they require and have a right to expect. Coordinate services provided by the clinical team. Act as designated representative of the agency responsible for the communication of and adherence to agency, county, state and CARF standards.
DUTIES:
Management of Treatment Staff
Ensure that cases are presented in an organized/efficient manner, according to predetermined and mandated regularity and according to program policies/procedures.
Ensure that all relevant assessment data is presented and integrated into the
treatment planning for each patient including information from family, community and
referral sources.
Review the counselor’s case presentation and give guidance on working with the
patient.
Ensure that the discharge planning and placement process is begun upon admission
and discussed in clinical staffing.
Ensure that the focus is on a holistic and integrated approach coordinating input from
shift supervisors, nutrition and kitchen staff, nursing, mental health, family counseling,
culture, recreation, and includes information from referral sources and other
community support systems.
Coordinate, implement and review patient protocols to improve care and to meet
State, Federal, or CARF standards of care by participating in and working through the
Performance Improvement Committee.
Provide coverage for individual and group counseling sessions when regular
counseling staff is not available.
Act as facilitator for regularly scheduled group sessions.
Provide competency-based evaluations for treatment staff.
Program Coordination
§ Ensure that the treatment schedule is maintained, that groups are on time and properly staffed.
§ Ensure that sufficient staffing levels are maintained to meet the needs of the current census.
§ Ensure that all staff are where they are needed and that patient safety is consistently maintained.
§ Provide crisis management and interventions to allow treatment staff to focus on patient care and program consistency.
§ Facilitate and evaluate the development of program services and changes in existing services including culture and spirituality.
§ Ensure consistency in treatment schedule by conducting assessments, intakes, aftercare planning and follow-up care, group, individual, and family sessions as needed and assumes case management duties when necessary.
§ Evaluate and monitor patient behaviors, assesses the degree of improvement and or the needs for referral to a different level of care.
§ Provides staff consultation and support via pager or cell-phone during off-hours.
§ Provide and maintain a programmatic link between internal and external departments and agencies in providing the best services to clients and for obtaining referrals.
Records Review/Audit
· Manage audit process to ensure that patient records and documentation are maintained in compliance with established agency policies, State and Federal laws, and meet DASA and CARF required standards.
· Develop and manage the process of ensuring that all patient records are up to date, all required forms are included and complete, and that the chart is in the correct order.
§ Other duties as assigned by the Administrative Director.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
· Bachelor degree in human services field or equivalent experience plus three years experience in chemical dependency/mental health field.
· CDP certified through the State of Washington, Department of Health.
· Knowledge of the recovery process as it applies to residential, prevention, and aftercare.
· The ability to set clear limits and boundaries with staff and help them maintain clear limits and boundaries with patients.
· The ability to hold staff accountable for the conformance to agency expectations with clarity and respect.
· The ability to recognize that conflict is inherent in this position and to be able to manage conflict in a positive and respectful manner.
· The ability to create a positive work environment.
· The ability to be an effective communicator.
· The ability to recognize the needs of all patients and the program as a whole and to assess how the individual counselor addresses these needs.
· The ability to establish and maintain quality liaisons with agencies, community groups and other resources and referents whose services may be needed by the patients.
Native Preference Given
Preferred:
· Masters Degree in human services field and three years experience in the field of chemical dependency/mental health, or a Bachelors Degree in Human Services and eight (8) years of experience in chemical dependency/mental health.
· Knowledge of State, Federal, and Indian Health Services accreditation requirements.
· Knowledge of accreditation standards for program accreditation.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
· Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling 10 pounds, occasionally. Mostly sitting, may involve standing or walking for brief periods of time.
· BENDING/STOOPING/CROUCHING – Occasionally
· REACHING – Occasionally
Extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction.
· HANDLING – Occasionally
Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with hand(s). Fingers are involved only to the extent that they are an extension of the hand, such as to turn a switch or shift automobile gears.
· FINGERING – Occasionally
Picking, pinching, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
· TALKING – Frequently
Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
· HEARING – Frequently
Perceiving the nature of sounds by ear.
MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:
· Above average ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments.
· Average ability to understand meanings of words and to use them effectively; to comprehend language, understand relationships between words and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs.
Treatment Manager
This position has been listed under the following classifications:
[Counselor ]