Coordinator (LCSW), Child Day Treatment

Job Title: Coordinator

Location: New Point Campus

Department Name: Child Day Treatment

Req #: 0000235547

Status: Salaried

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $78,973.00 - $98,116.00 per year

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Job Overview:

The Coordinator (LCSW) assists with overseeing the day-to-day clinical operations of the Children's Partial Hospital Programs. The Coordinator (LCSW) ensures high quality, coordinated care and effective treatment delivery in the structured therapeutic milieu.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Master's degree in Social Work
• Clinical experience with child and adolescent population
• Demonstrates ability to render age-appropriate and best-practice, trauma-informed care to children, adolescents and their families
• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of criteria to identify victims of abuse, neglect, and exploitation and able to assess for age-specific safety issues

Preferred:

• Experience in an acute mental health setting

Certifications and Licenses Required:

• NJ Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Scheduling Requirements :

• Shift working, Monday-Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm
• Full-Time (FT)

Essential Functions:

• Assists with the overall clinical management and supervision of the program in the accompaniment of the Director and in their absence, including facilitating staff meetings/safety huddles, responding to urgent programmatic needs, offering input and feedback to clinical team about all facets of patient care, cosigning EMR documents, and providing input for staff performance reviews
• Responsible for completion of the program’s Daily Schedule, including coordinating covering staff (per diems and full-time) to ensure services are delivered without interruption
• Assists with Intake Evaluation coordination by providing coverage as needed and supports Intake Coordinator with assessing appropriateness of referrals when in question
• Conducts daily billing reconciliation independently or in coordination with other staff members assigned to this task
• Provides EMR support by creating episodes, scheduling/adjusting appointments, checking-in patients, and liaising and troubleshooting with EMR technology team as needed for all medical record and billing issues
• Assists with Quality Review activities to maintain compliance with all regulatory and requisite standards of care via chart audits, ensuring adherence to best practices, gathering and analysis of unit data, and developing and implementing ideas for improving outcomes and enhancing services
• Provides crisis management support and guidance to staff
• Functions in the role of Social Worker, when needed, by providing intake and case coverage; assesses patient needs; interprets nature of illness and prescribed course of treatment to patients and families; completes treatment plans; individual, group, and family therapy; and evaluates and documents patient outcomes according to policy and procedure
• Participates in ad hoc family meetings and treatment team meetings, and as a member of the multidisciplinary team, assists in reviewing and updating treatment and discharge plans
• Participates in overseeing accurate and timely clinical documentation and reporting according to established standards.
• Collaborates cohesively with other hospital/system programs, community agencies, and referral sources
• Conducts administrative activities in lieu of administrative assistant when needed, consisting of transportation coordination, daily attendance, family communications, and dietary activities
• Supports and actively engages in marketing efforts to achieve and maintain target program volume
• Supports nursing staff in conducting UDS-contracted services
• Will complete all mandatory hospital/system employee trainings each calendar year
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job
• Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Benefits and Perks:

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees’ physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey—whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer