Overview
St. John's Riverside Hospital is a leader in providing the highest quality, compassionate health care utilizing the latest, state-of-the-art medical technology. Serving the Westchester community from Yonkers to the river town communities of Hastings-on-Hudson, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry and Irvington, St. John's Riverside has been and continues to be a unique and comprehensive network of medical professionals dedicated to a tradition of service that spans generations.
St. John’s has been an integral part of the community since the 1890's and its’ commitment to provide the community with the most advanced medical services available continues to be the hospitals’ vision, mission and value. St. John's Riverside Hospital built itself around an early foundation of nursing and community service. In 1894, the Cochran School of Nursing, the oldest hospital-based school of nursing in the metropolitan area, was founded, thus making the St. John's Nursing Staff more than just the backbone of the hospital, but the heart and soul. St. John’s dedicated nurses give superior attention to those who need it most with a strong emphasis on patient and family-focused nursing care.
St. John’s Riverside Hospital staff is committed to making life better for all patients. The hospital continues to elevate the services provided with the goal of increasing the quality of life for all who entrust St. John's Riverside Hospital to their care.
Personalized care together with advanced technology is what it means to be Community Strong
Responsibilities
Responsible for overall administration of specific treatment unit assigned.
Supervises Social Workers and Counselors as well as students and volunteers assigned, to attain outpatient quality goals including completion of performance evaluations.
Responsible for compliance with hospital and regulatory documentation and documentation relating to billing and reimbursement requirements.
Required to audit charts for proper documentation and provide training to staff if required.
Responsible for the UR/QA process to assure proper retention, quality of care and proper documentation.
Responsible for coordinating the clinical intake process and case conferences to insure proper diagnostic and treatment plan formulation, and ongoing prescribed treatment. Responsible for the training of clinical staff in assessment, treatment planning, and multiple treatment modalities.
Job duties include marketing program services to local community groups and organizations with reference to chemical dependency and co-occurring illness.
Required to remains current with OASAS regulations and new developments in changing healthcare. Required to remains current on policies and procedures of insurance and managed care (Commercial, Medicaid, Medicaid MC, Medicare and Medicare MC) to maintain appropriate reimbursement and to be audit ready.
Maintains and prepare statistical data, reports, as required for agency, county and state, as assigned.
Responsible to moniter staff productivity and address productivity problems and obstacles.
Required to follow St. John’s Riverside Hospital attendance policy.
Required to be familiar with or willing to learn and utilize Electronic Medical Records and Telehealth Services.
Required to have a working knowledge of the use of Medication Assisted Treatment.
Qualifications
A Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited school. LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) in the state of New York required. A minimum of three years of clinical experience in chemical dependency treatment is required. Must be computer literate and demonstrate an ability to use computers and program software. Strong communications skills including a demonstrated ability to communicate in writing is required.
