Manager-Clinical Group Programming

Manager-Clinical Group Programming

Our leaders shape strategic initiatives, develop passionate teams, and work to improve health outcomes. They advance our mission and exemplify excellence, compassion, teamwork and purpose in all that they do. Indiana University Health is seeking individuals who embody these values to join our team in the role of Manager-Clinical Group Programming.

Summary

Indiana University Health/Riley Children's Health is seeking a strategic, innovative, and results-oriented leader to serve as our Manager – Behavioral Science. This role provides operational and clinical leadership across the Medical Behavioral Health Unit, Inpatient Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Access Center, and Intensive Outpatient Program, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered behavioral health services across multiple levels of care.

This position exists to coordinate and provide day-to-day leadership and clinical oversight of clinical group programming for pediatric behavioral health. In providing this clinical service the incumbent utilizes an advanced knowledge of therapeutic interventions and practice. This position will also have direct supervisory responsibilities for the completion of discharge/aftercare planning along with individual and family therapy/intervention within the services, along with oversight of clinical group programming provided by the other disciplines. In addition, this position may be responsible for providing clinical interventions in either the Inpatient or Outpatient setting including the completion of assessments, developing treatment plans, and facilitating individual, family, and/ or group therapy. This position provides overall leadership and supervision of the team members in these programs. Works collaboratively with other clinical leaders of the services and IUH leaders.

As a key contributor to Riley Children's Health's behavioral health strategy, the Manager – Behavioral Sciences will help shape and execute initiatives focused on program growth, innovation, quality outcomes, and care continuum development. If you are a compassionate and visionary leader who is passionate about expanding access to exceptional behavioral health care and making a meaningful impact on the lives of children, adolescents, and families, we encourage you to apply today.

This position will work primarily day shift, Monday-Friday with 24/7 clinical and operational oversight.

Candidate Qualifications

Candidates for the position will be evaluated according to the following criteria and competencies.

• Requires licensure in the State of Indiana as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Health Services Provider in Psychology.
• Requires knowledge of and experience with cognitive behavioral theory and application.
• Requires knowledge in psychiatric treatment; preferably in an inpatient setting.
• Discharge planning experience in an inpatient setting.
• Requires knowledge of psychiatric disorders to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments and effective interventions in an acute care setting.
• Requires strong clinical assessment; planning and goal development skills.
• Requires knowledge of adult and child protective legal mandates.
• Requires strong communication skills in giving and receiving information; providing counseling/therapy; and developing positive helping relationships with patients and families; physicians; and other members of the health team.
• Requires effective communication skills to help patients and families understand; accept; and follow recommendations concerning current treatment and post-discharge aftercare.
• Requires strong written communication skills.
• Requires strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Requires critical thinking skills.
• Requires ability to work independently.
• Requires ability to track and perform multiple tasks.
• Requires ability to manage projects.
• Requires flexibility in work schedule.
• Requires knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.

Responsibilities

Connect to Promise - Demonstrates a commitment to IU Health's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting behaviors and delivering results that align with the strategic direction of the organization. Ensure IU Health is working toward its vision of improving the health of all Hoosiers by providing the best care for each person as we practice our values of purpose, excellence, compassion and team.

Clinical Practice - Serves as an expert in therapeutic interventions and practice.

Development - Assists in the development, planning and implementation of group programming based on an ongoing evaluation of patient needs.

Program Management - Ensures the occurrence of clinical group programming throughout the inpatient program day, 7 days per week, consistent with the established patient program schedules, individual treatment objectives, and related policies and procedures.

Communication - Regularly attends and participates in the multi- disciplinary treatment planning and review meetings to insure that each patient, based on their level of functioning, is assessed and subsequently assigned to the proper program tract. Maintains ongoing communication, verbally and in writing, with attending physicians and other staff providers, i. e. social work, activity therapy, nursing, concerning patients' progress and programming effectiveness.

Integration - Insures that the clinical programming provided is integrated and serves as an effective compliment to each patient's overall care. Works with nursing leadership and integrates the other disciplines in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality-focused research in relation to clinical services/programming within Adult service. Provides consultation and oversight to the leadership team of the Child/Adolescent service concerning quality related evaluation of services and programming.

Education/Training - Provides training to staff who provide clinical group programming, i. e. social work, activity therapy, nursing, to insure that programming, whether process or psycho-educationally oriented, is consistent with patients' needs.

Operations - Ensures proper staffing for inpatient clinical group programming by coordinating with social work staff, and the respective managers for nursing and activity therapy.

Reporting - Tracks utilization of services provided. Integrates information into department's Quality Management program. Uses information as basis for ongoing enhancement of clinical programming.

Supervision - Provides direct and daily guidance and supervision to the inpatient social service staff ensuring the timely and effective completion of all primary responsibilities, i. e. clinical programming, discharge/aftercare planning, individual and family therapy/intervention. Ensures consistent and equitable personnel management function. Ensures assigned staff is supervised within established policies. Provides personnel management for assigned area including monitoring and evaluating staff performance, initiating corrective action procedures, communicating appropriate information and recommending personnel changes. Provides oversight to the other disciplines/individuals providing clinical group programming in both in inpatient and outpatient (PHP) settings, providing feedback concerning individual performance to respective supervisor.

Licensure/Certification/Registrations - Verifies that employee possesses documentation of current appropriate licensure/certification/registrations as required by job description.

Indiana University Health is unlike any other healthcare system and we're looking for team members who share the things that matter most to us. IU Health leaders play a crucial role in advancing the mission of our organization and inspiring teams to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients. As one of Indiana’s largest employers and the most comprehensive medical system in the state, our vision is to lead the transformation of healthcare through quality, innovation and education, and make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.

IU Health is the largest health system in Indiana with nearly 40,000 team members, 15 hospitals and $8.64 billion in operating revenue. The system’s programs in cancer, cardiovascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, pediatrics and transplants have received national recognition for quality patient care. IU Health, in partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine, bring together highly skilled physicians, researchers, and educators into close collaboration to provide world-class care for children and adults and improve the health of patients and communities across Indiana.

Indiana University Health is dedicated to a fair hiring process and is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all individuals, regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender identity, expression, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.