Treatment Assistant Case Manager - Lead

Luminis Health

Title:  Treatment Assistant/Case Manager Lead (TA/CM Lead)

Department:  Luminis Health/Behavioral Health Pathways

Job Code: 001291

FLSA Status:  Non - Exempt

This position functions as a Treatment Assistant/Case Manager (TA/CM) and as Team Lead for the Treatment Assistant Team.  As Team Lead, the position fills the Treatment Assistant Schedule and provides general supervision and support to team assistants.   As TA/CM, the position provides general supervision and support for patients and their activities, milieu management, and facilitation of group meetings. This position may be trained to complete assessments or serve as a  temporary counselor. Our treatment philosophy is based on evidence-based practices and multiple pathways to recovery; all staff collaborate to provide a treatment environment of learning, growth, and individualized clinical interventions to foster patient success.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

1.      Creates, maintains, and communicates daily Treatment Assistant Schedule; meets regularly with Treatment Assistant and acts as liaison to Inpatient Clinical Manager.

1. Ensures regular coverage by Treatment Assistants and provides or arranges fill-in staff as needed.
2. Maintains inventory of required treatment materials and supplies; reorder or replenish as applicable.
3. In collaboration with other team members, provides supervision and support for patients and their activities:
1. Provides general supervision of resident environment and activities, including clarification and reminders of program guidelines and rules.
2. Orients new patients concerning treatment expectations, patient rights and responsibilities.
3. Provides cognitive-behavioral interventions to effect patient change as needed in collaboration with clinical staff.
4. May conduct searches and drug testing according to program standards as needed.
5. Transports patient to and from groups, breaks, meals and outside appointments as needed.
6. Facilitate psychoeducational and/or therapeutic groups as assigned or due to vacancy or absence.
7. Demonstrates basic knowledge of ASAM, DSM V criteria, Evidence Based Practices, and medications used in substance use treatment, relative to the assessment, reassessment and treatment of patient needs throughout the course of treatment while working to increase knowledge.
8. Maintains chart documentation, under supervision, according to Joint Commission, COMAR, Luminis Health and Pathways’ requirements.

10.   Participates in clinical inpatient team meetings, multidisciplinary staff meetings, supervision, and other training as assigned.

11.   Work collaboratively with patients and multi-disciplinary teams under supervision, to provide care to each patient based on their unique needs, strengths, values and preferences.

12.   Pathways provides multiple levels of care; every staff member has a role in our patients’ success and staff may be asked to work in other areas of admission or treatment as needed. 

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