Clinical Director of Project Impact - Chicago, United States - Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois

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Chicago, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), is a leading not-for-profit organization providing healing, justice and wholeness to people and communities.

For over 150 years, LSSI has made a difference in the lives of children and families, and we're still a strong, viable presence in the State of Illinois, continuing that commitment to making a difference.

LSSI is hiring a full-time
Clinical Director of Project Impact, Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Project IMPACT is a behavioral health crisis program that runs 24/7 in alignment with hospital emergency departments across Chicago and Oak Park, Illinois.

Project IMPACT is comprised of crisis teams that engage in a multidisciplinary setting to prioritize patient well-being and assist with the coordination of a safe/appropriate plan of care.

Project IMPACT crisis teams conduct onsite and phone intakes for the purpose of triage, evaluation, crisis intervention, disposition, admission, and linkage to resources.

Project IMPACT crisis teams complete comprehensive assessments with patients in crisis who may benefit from linkage to various substance use, mental health, and behavioral health services up to and including inpatient hospitalization.

Crisis teams operate in a dynamic environment with a wide array of patient presentations across the behavioral health spectrum.

Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, the Clinical Director leads a team of trained Crisis Counselors. The Clinical Director oversees program operations, including budget management, workflow processes, and supervision of staff.

This position complies with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rule, which requires that employees working in certain programs are fully vaccinated unless you have a medical or religious exemption. Routine COVID-19 Testing is required from the COVID-19 vaccination

Benefits and Perks:

_LSSI is growing Come be a part of this rewarding environment, and enjoy the knowledge that you're helping make a positive difference in the lives of others, as well as these career advantages:_

On Demand Flexible Paydays for earned wages through an app called Dayforce Wallet.
Competitive salary based upon relevant education, experience and licensure.
Salary $64,000$68,000/Annually.
Opportunity for advancement.
Comprehensive benefits package for Full-Time employees includes healthcare insurance, up to 26 days of paid time off per calendar year, 11 paid holidays, sick time, 403(b) plan, Employee Assistance Program, and flexible hours.
The paid training you need to learn, grow, and succeed

Essential Functions:

Manage the day today operation of Project IMPACT.
Ensure compliance and authorization for services.
Provide support and guidance to staff 24/7 as needed.
Provide clinical supervision to assigned fulltime staff, as needed and appropriate.
Comply with productivity standards, help staff to achieve goals of productivity by providing and/or creating resources with the assistance of the Senior Clinical Director and the Associate Executive Director.
Responsible for evaluating and assisting programs achieve financial targets.
Establish shortterm and longrange goals of the program, including developing program improvement plans when necessary.
Develop policies, systems, and procedures of the agency and/or program.
Promote and maintain relationships with our key partners, including hospital and community agencies, funding bodies, and other providers.
Evaluate effectiveness of program services in relationship to their objectives and costs.
Work in collaboration with the management team and/or other departments, programs and networks on programmatic, fiscal, community and organizational issues.
Develop, implement, and be accountable for program/department budget.
Oversee the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records as required by law, local governing bodies, or other departments in the organization.
Define and maintain staffing requirements; appoint, lead, supervise, assign responsibilities to, evaluate, and coordinate activities of assigned staff.
May provide direct services or perform some of the same duties as assigned staff when there are coverage needs.
Responsible for recruitment, selection, assignment, training, supervision, evaluation and recognition of staff.
Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to culture differences present in the agency's service population.
Complete and monitor peer reviews and QI reports quarterly.
Communicate with staff to ensure that documentation is completed in a timely manner and that services are ready in Carelogic to process for billing by managing failed activities and failed claims. Interact with staff as needed to get documentation completed.
Monitor and maintain the staff workload and schedule 24/
Manage and monitor the authorization process to secure payment for services provided while making s