Behavioral Support Clinician (Care Coordinator) - Lutherwood

Community Health Network; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Network is hiring a Behavioral Support Clinician (BSC) to provide care coordination and life skills development for youth with mental health and/or substance use disorders under the IMPACT program at Lutherwood. The work is delivered by a trauma-informed, strengths-based, multidisciplinary team to support residential services.

Applicants should collaborate with others, have excellent communication skills, and maintain a positive attitude toward problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team to support youth with mental health/substance use disorders.
• Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude toward problem-solving are essential.
• De-escalation of clients displaying aggressive behaviors is required in this role.
• Documentation of services in the EMR follows policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary care team.
• May assist with gathering data for comprehensive psychosocial assessments.
• Able to deescalate clients displaying aggressive behaviors.
• Documents services provided in EMR based on policies and procedures.
• When necessary, transports clients in personal vehicles.

Skills

Team collaboration

Excellent communication

Problem-solving

De-escalation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in mental health or related field

Tools

EMR documentation

Job description

Join Community! Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference

The Behavioral Support Clinician (BSC) monitors and provides care coordination and life skills training and development in collaboration with the care team to youth with mental health and/or substance use disorders, including those with serious and persistent mental illness and chronic addiction. The IMPACT program at Lutherwood provides comprehensive residential services for teens with a history of commercial sexual exploitation and/or human trafficking. Clinical services are trauma-informed and strengths-based, using best practice service standards. A multidisciplinary team provides the following services: individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, individual and group life skills development, case management, education and credit recovery, medication management. Clinicians work with internal and external stakeholders, including the Department of Child Services and juvenile probation.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving.

• Care team: Collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary care team member. May assist with gathering data for comprehensive psychosocial assessments. Able to deescalate clients displaying aggressive behaviors. Documents services provided in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based on policies and procedures. When necessary, will transport clients in personal vehicles.
• Department Accountabilities: Complies with all applicable Behavioral Health Care Service policies and procedures. Actively involved in professional development and education, including mandatory training. Completes time cards, PTO requests, mileage reports, and other documentation per Community Behavioral Health policies and procedures.
• Individuals may not perform all of these duties, or may perform additional, related duties not listed here.
• Bachelor's Degree required in mental health or related field (Required)
• Current Indiana Driver's License (Required)
• Two (2) years of social service experience in a volunteer or paid role (Preferred)