Creative Arts Therapist - Social Worker - Sign-On Bonus Job at Ocean State Job L

Housing Works is a healing community of people living with and affected by HIV / AIDS. Our mission is to end the dual crises of homelessness and AIDS through relentless advocacy, the provision of lifesaving services, and entrepreneurial businesses that sustain our efforts.

Creative Arts Therapist - Social Worker - Sign-On Bonus

Housing Works requires employees working in our Health Services division to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless approved for a legal accommodation. If you need an accommodation for any reason, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources.

Overview :

The Creative Arts Therapist / Social Worker Case Manager provides case management services, supportive counseling, therapeutic services, encompassing substance use counseling, mental health counseling, HIV education and entitlement advocacy to clients of the Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) program. The Creative Arts Therapist / Case manager is also responsible for developing and delivering diverse and meaningful clinical creative arts group interventions. Bilingual (Spanish / English) candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities :

• Manages a case load of 30 – 40 active clients, not inclusive of staff coverage.
• Provides case management services including but not limited to monthly assessments, quarterly assessments, quarterly care planning, counseling, outreach, case conferences, advocacy, referrals (on-site & off-site), and discharge planning.
• Completes initial assessment (4A / 4B) and quarterly reassessments on all enrolled clients in a timely manner to develop appropriate treatment goals for each client, while ensuring timely submission of clinical documentations to managed care organizations for uninterrupted services.
• Establishes treatment goals and objectives with clients as part of the interdisciplinary team, while ensuring timely submission of clinical documentations to managed care organizations for uninterrupted services.
• Facilitates up to 6 groups per week, attends all trainings, staff meetings, care plan sessions, and daily morning rounds, performs lunch monitoring for clients at least once per week, accompanies client trips / outings, and participates in agency advocacy events devoted to HIV / AIDS.
• Provides crisis intervention services and, if necessary, refers clients for psychiatric assessments. Consults with supervisor and completes incident reports on all incidents including trauma or behavioral problems requiring ADHC intervention.
• Coordinates the provision of multidisciplinary services as outlined in the interdisciplinary care plan. Periodically reviews clients’ Medicaid status and provides spend-down letters if appropriate.
• Identifies clients receiving services from other community providers and assumes the role of lead case manager. Coordinates joint services and treatment planning, assessment and re-assessment. Coordinates joint case conferences with other service providers to clarify and define each provider’s goals and objectives.
• Develops a collaborative relationship with clients to monitor integration in the ADHC, to encourage client attendance and provide on-going clinical services. Addresses issues and concerns which may arise for the client during the ADHC participation.
• Presents psycho-social needs, strengths and limitations of all assigned clients during interdisciplinary care planning meetings and case conferences, as well as provides clinical support to other Case Managers regarding all ADHC clients.
• Reports weekly updates of all clients in caseload during rounds and discusses outreach efforts for clients with whom no face-to-face contact has occurred.
• Participates in continuing quality assurance and quality improvement committee activities to ensure the highest level of services to all enrolled clients, along with assurance of documentation compliance related to chart audit and managed care service authorizations.
• Other duties as assigned by the Clinical Supervisor / Director of Clinical Services or Vice President of ADHC.
• Supports and participates in advocacy efforts to end the twin crises of homelessness and AIDS.
• Other functions that may be required with this position include assisting with recreational activities, accompanying clients to community-related activities.
• All applicants must possess a master’s degree in creative arts therapy, while moving to licensure licensed in NYS to practice Creative Arts Therapy (LCAT).
• Candidates should have experience in providing case management services to HIV / AIDS infected substance-using populations.
• Skills in group facilitation and counseling are preferred.
• An ideal candidate should be able to employ a variety of clinical techniques, theories, and skills to elicit sensitive information, handle crises and work effectively in an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong organizational skills and proficiency in Spanish are highly preferred.
• Recent graduates are highly encouraged to apply.

Compensation Range : $26 / hr - $31 / hr commensurate with experience

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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Salary : $26 - $31