Evolve Team Lead Coordinator

Position Title:                         Evolve LIGHT-FEP Team Lead/SSC1, Licensed

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Work Unit:                              Aspire Youth and Young Adults

County:                                    Dougherty        

Immediate Supervisor:        Youth Services Coordinator

 

Qualification:

Master's Degree in Counseling or other related field

Full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, ECT) or associate licensure actively pursuing full licensure (LAPC, LAMFT, LMSW, ECT)                                                                                         

                                               

Assigned duties include:

oversees staff of this program, maintains caseload of up to 40 youth ages 16-30 who have experienced their First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) within 24 months, provides initial and ongoing assessments, individual, group, and family therapy, collaborates with other designated staff, leads team meetings, utilizes CT-R as the main evidence based practice intervention, meet minimal contacts per month with each individual, provides collaborative documentation, prior insurance authorization completion, attends collaborative meetings with staff and other community stakeholders for continuity of care, assists with crisis response

 

Equipment that includes safe and effective use:

None

 

Bloodborne Pathogen Category:

Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment

(Category III). 

 

Mandatory Training Category (Check One)

 

___ Administrative                                 __X__Direct Care                                     ____Medical

 

Performance Improvement

Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Services goal is to continually improve the delivery of service by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.

 

Age Related and Special Needs of Population Serviced

Work requires the knowledge and skills necessary to provide direct consumer services appropriate to youth and young adults ages 16-30 in their first episode of psychosis within the last 24 months (possible dual diagnosis)               

 

Staff should be able to:  (Define competency Areas)

• Customer Service – Ability to provide helpful, courteous, accessible, responsive, and knowledgeable service to youth and families
• Accountability - Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures
• Accountability - Ability to complete all related professional development trainings initially and annually
• Accountability - Ability to keep all credentials and certificates up to date
• Accountability - follow  contract guidelines, including key performance indicators set forth by DBHDD
• Team Work and Cooperation - Ability to collaborate and operate with a team-based approach
• Results Orientation - Knowledgeable of EMR and able to complete reports on excel and other agency databases
• Results Orientation - Ability to complete and submit all required state reporting and outcome measures in a timely manner
• Results Orientation - Maintain productivity standards set forth by agency supervisor     
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledgeable of eligibility requirements for Evolve/Light services
• Judgment and Decision Making - Knowledge of crisis intervention protocols and procedures

 

 

Assigned Duties

 

DESCRIPTION OF WORK DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  (Type in or attach current description of duties.  Employees are expected to perform their work in a competent and efficient manner.  Include % of time)

• Provides oversight of program and staff
• Maintains a caseload of up to 40 youth ages 16-30 who have experienced their First Episode of Psychosis within the last 24 months
• Covers a region of up to 17 surrounding counties along with another case manager
• Provides initial and ongoing behavioral health assessments, individual, group, and family sessions mostly in a community setting (some in-clinic)
• Establishes rapport and regular, consistent interactions with families members
• Completes all required documentation within 24 hrs. from date of service
• Meets minimal contacts per month with each individual enrolled
• Completes all required prior authorizations for insurance reimbursement 
• Maintains a 30% billable productivity
• Collaborates with CPS, CPS-P, Education and Employment Specialist, MD, nurse, and two case managers daily and consistently
• Acts as a liaison between agency and contracted agencies
• Completes all required spreadsheets and all reporting submissions to DBHDD including:
  • Monthly and quarterly monitoring reports
  • Annual and final project evaluation reports
• Assists with linking individuals to outside supports and resources:
  • Employment
  • School enrollment
  • Support groups
  • Social outlets
  • Physical health activities
• Assists with attending community stakeholders as well as inner-agency meetings
• Acts as a liaison between youth, MH providers, and other youth serving stakeholders
  • Establishing/strengthening partnerships with businesses, schools, hospitals
  • Establishing/strengthening partnerships with DFCS, DJJ, Necco, and other agencies
• Attends all required agency and DBHDD trainings (particularly CT-R trainings)
• Assists with crisis response including on-call rotation
• Participates in weekly staffings, doctor days, and assists with weekly groups
• Treats all with respect and dignity without preferential treatment
• Communicates accurate information in a professional and courteous manner that conveys a willingness to assist
• Uses appropriate, established chain of command
• Follows the office's established practices to adhere to special communication/correspondence, emails, etc. that are of a personnel (human resources) nature