Meridian Health Services Corp

Therapist

• Assist with Treatment Services - Individual, family, and group psychotherapy consistent with the Meridian Health Services treatment plan
• Assist with Case Management Services - These also include consultation with clients, center staff, welfare agencies, schools, courts and other social service agencies
• Communication (verbal and written) with clients, center staff, welfare agencies, schools, courts and other social service agencies
• Assist with providing diagnostic and evaluation services both on and off site including traveling to other locations
• Enter clinical documentation in our client's electronic medical records

Intern – Masters Level Clinical Therapist

• Providing professional counseling as a Therapist III to help individuals, couples, and families struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment problems, and other life challenges.
• Integral in providing effective care and support to patients in need.

Therapist III

Manager

• Responsible for day to day management of nursing staff
• Directing and developing nursing staff
• Collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staff in the provision of care to unit clients
• Assists to ensure appropriate admission, assessment, treatment and discharge of residential clients
• Helps to manage key relationships internal and external to the organization
• Shares responsibility for effective budgetary management of unit
• Reviews developments in best practices and standards of care and recommends policies

Nurse Manager

• Provide leadership and administrative management to practice operations including medical, addictions and/or behavioral services.
• Overseeing the day to day operations of the practice location(s)
• Provide and/or facilitate office and support staff functions.
• Assist with the administration of Meridian policies and procedures, assuring compliance at the practice level.
• Assist in the development of policy and procedures to improve patient care and utilization of clinical resources.
• Maintain providers daily schedules to meet productivity levels
• Regularly review productivity standards and make staffing adjustments as needed.
• Ensure timely scheduling of all requests for emergent evaluations/medication reviews
• Provide staff with the tools that are needed to complete day to day responsibilities
• Ensure proper medication management/administration procedures are developed and followed.
• Call pharmacies to communicate providers concerns and/or check on prescriptions unavailable to our consumers
• Keep Medical Director and Vice President informed of all concerns or problems that occur in the Medical Services Department that involve his/her immediate staff.
• Communicate any and all changes that affect Medical Services.
• Serve on committees as department representative
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities for direct reports including interviewing, hiring, and training employees, performance appraisals and addressing performance concerns.
• Complete payroll functions for all line staff including approving paid time off and expense/professional development requests.
• Assures training and orientation of all administrative staff, and ensures that the team maintains a service oriented atmosphere with the patients, the public, and the other staff members.
• Track licensure requirement for all staff members.
• Maintain effective feedback mechanism with staff in order to enhance work processes, promote employee understanding, and employee engagement.
• Assist staff in resolving operational problems/concerns.
• Participate in monthly Medical Staff meetings as needed.
• Attend supervision meetings with the Regional Manager as needed.
• Provide data required to document the experiences at the practice(s).
• Assisting Senior Management in achieving the Health Centers operational and budgetary goals.
• Closely monitor financial practice data, facilitate interpretation, distribution and communication of financial performance / results and drive improvements
• Promote a patient-centered environment and facilitates programs and processes that meet patient needs.
• Maintains the practice philosophy for attracting new patients and retaining existing patients.
• Facilitates resolution of patient problems that doctors/providers or other staff members cannot finalize.
• Adheres to established quality principles and standards established by the Health Center.
• Insure overall practice compliance, regularly monitor actions to insure compliance and take immediate steps to correct any non-compliance or at-risk practices

Practice Manager

Security Engineer

• Monitor activity and flow of all consumers at the facility.
• Assist and maintain an orderly environment ensuring that all rules of River Bend Hospital are followed.
• Assist staff, as directed, in times of crisis.
• Assist in containing situations as directed by staff.
• Assist local police, etc. at facility as needed.
• Provide routine security rounds of facility.
• Provide a safe/secure environment for staff and consumers.
• Perform (or assist with) general clerical duties, such as filing, data entry, answering phones, etc.
• Perform basic facilities maintenance and grounds keeping.
• Assist with camera monitoring.
• Other duties as assigned.

Part Time Security Officer

• Provide leadership and administrative management to practice operations including medical, addictions and/or behavioral services.
• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the practice location(s)
• Provide and/or facilitate office and support staff functions.
• Assist with the administration of Meridian policies and procedures, assuring compliance at the practice level.
• Assist in the development of policy and procedures to improve patient care and utilization of clinical resources.
• Maintain providers daily schedules to meet productivity levels
• Regularly review productivity standards and make staffing adjustments as needed.
• Coordinates with Operations Coordinators for staff compliance with productivity standards, documentation expectations, CANS/ANSA completions, completing timely and accurate treatment plans and compliance with appropriate providers for insurance payer sources
• Ensure timely scheduling of all requests for emergent evaluations/medication reviews
• Provide staff with the tools that are needed to complete day-to-day responsibilities
• Ensure proper medication management/administration procedures are developed and followed.
• Troubleshoot medication problems that may occur.
• Call pharmacies to communicate providers concerns and/or check on prescriptions unavailable to our consumers
• Keep Medical Director and Vice President informed of all concerns or problems that occur in the Medical Services Department that involve his/her immediate staff.
• Communicate any and all changes that effect Medical Services.
• Serve on committees as department representative
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities for direct reports including interviewing, hiring, and training employees, performance appraisals and addressing performance concerns.
• Complete payroll functions for all line staff including approving paid time off and expense/professional development requests.
• Assures training and orientation of all administrative staff, and ensures that the team maintains a service oriented atmosphere with the patients, the public, and the other staff members.
• Track licensure requirement for all staff members.
• Maintain effective feedback mechanism with staff in order to enhance work processes, promote employee understanding, and employee engagement.
• Assist staff in resolving operational problems/concerns.
• Participate in monthly Medical Staff meetings as needed.
• Attend supervision meetings with the Regional Manager as needed.
• Provide data required to document the experiences at the practice(s).
• Assisting Senior Management in achieving the Health Centers operational and budgetary goals.
• Closely monitor financial practice data, facilitate interpretation, distribution and communication of financial performance/results and drive improvements
• Promote a patient-centered environment and facilitates programs and processes that meet patient needs.
• Maintains the practice philosophy for attracting new patients and retaining existing patients.
• Facilitates resolution of patient problems that doctors/providers or other staff members cannot finalize.
• Adheres to established quality principles and standards established by the Health Center.
• Provide care model leadership, identify and help develop clinical and other staff team building to insure productive staff and that clinical staff performs at the top of their license
• Participate in physician onboarding
• Ensure overall practice compliance, regularly monitor actions to ensure compliance and take immediate steps to correct any non-compliance or at-risk practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Director

• Provides assessment, case formulation, and treatment planning to patients admitted to the hospital.
• Provides an appropriate range of individual therapy modalities.
• Provides the delivery of group therapy.
• Provides the delivery of family/couple therapy.
• Provides assistance with screening for admission requests.
• Collaborates with families for collateral information and ongoing treatment updates.
• Enters chart notes in a timely manner and consistent with Treatment Plan objectives.
• Deals positively with patient and family requests.
• Prepares the patient and family for discharge and works with patient to formulate a realistic plan.
• Maintains professional boundaries.
• Attends team meetings and staff meetings.
• Meets with assigned supervisor for clinical and administrative supervision, as needed.
• Good time management skills including the ability to structure time, prioritize activities, and be self-motivated.
• Works well with staff of other agencies and with colleagues.
• Effectively works as a member of the treatment team.
• Effectively communicates with consumers, families, coworkers, and other agency staff.
• Teaches, trains, and/or supervises students, as assigned.
• Maintains patient records in accordance with hospital standards.
• Retains active professional license.
• Continues professional growth and development through participation in specialized workshops, professional groups, and individual study.
• Provides assistance with assessment of walk-in emergencies and direct outcome.
• Participates in the organizations quality improvement program.

Social Services Director, LCSW

• Provide clinical services as a Therapist to help individuals and families struggling with mental health issues and/or dual diagnosis, or substance use/dependence issues.
• Integral in providing therapeutic support to patients.
• Travel up to 5% between school-based locations to provide services.