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About Neurodiagnostic Institute: The Neurodiagnostic Institute and Advanced Treatment Center (NDI) is located on the Community Hospital East campus in Indianapolis, delivering advanced evaluations and treatments for patients with psychiatric illness.
Together, the NDI and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) offer a modern, healing atmosphere for all Hoosiers.
Salary Statement: The salary for this position traditionally starts at $42,900.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.
A Day in the Life: The essential functions of this role are as follows:Assume responsibility over major component of social services department such as all community programs or all clinical services.Evaluate treatment plan formulation and effectiveness and makes changes within social services as necessary.Discuss and remedy treatment problems associated with individual cases, program or department policy and/or standards of professional discipline.Meet periodically with treatment staff from other disciplines to handle more difficult cases effectively and to coordinate an interdisciplinary approach to treatment.Conducting admissions for new patients, including completion of ROIs, a biopsychosocial assessment with corresponding clinical interview, and admission notes.Informing patients of their Patient Rights and maintaining therapeutic alliance with patients and family/caregivers.Coordinating Monthly Treatment Plan Updates (MTPUs) by scheduling meetings, updating treatment plans for patients (i.e., short-term goals and interventions, outcome update describing progress over past month, treatment plan validation), completing attendance signature page, and facilitating discussion at meeting.Execute treatment through private consultations and provide therapeutic group interventions to patients and document patient participation.Participate in referring patients to therapeutic groups and attending daily morning huddle where each patient is discussed by multidisciplinary team.Works as a liaison facilitating communication between, NDI team and external parties such as gatekeepers, guardians, community, schools, and other public service agencies, explaining services and mission of the agency social work.Make recommendations to the department director regarding the departmental procedure and policy changes, and assist directors in establishing referral relationships and arranging clinical training experiences for students.Completing progress notes at required intervals as well as “real-time” documentation of interactions with patients and external stakeholders associated with the case via Electronic Medical Record.Assist in completing applications for varying patient needs (i.e., obtaining patient identification/documents, SSI/SSDI applications, Medicaid applications, PASSR, etc.).Manage patient logistics, including maintaining approved phone and visit list, facilitating completion of Leave of Absence paperwork, and facilitating sending and receiving of patient mail.Obtaining needed items for the patient, including clothing room requests, item requests from family/guardians, and assisting with patient funds from the NDI account as needed for the canteen.Placing patients on the discharge waitlist or transfer waitlist and completing associated pre-discharge and discharge paperwork.Providing updates about complex patient discharges to PSD to be staffed with the complex discharge committee.The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
