Re-Entry Specialist (Montgomery)

Essential Functions

• Provide effective clinical evaluation in completing the Human Services Needs Assessment
• Formulate appropriate Case Plans along with the consumer to document each goal/problem and how it will be addressed within one week of completing the HSNA
• Advocate and refer to community resources to assist consumers in advancing towards recovery and re-entry
• Design and lead didactic groups to teach skills and monitor consumer progress in recovery and re-entry
• Monitor consumers towards progress/achievement of goals
• Collaborate effectively with team members and other service providers in the delivery of clinical services
• Afford assistance in evaluating consumers for discharge planning
• Effectively interact and correspond with Alabama pardons and parole staff
• Adhere to professional code of ethics
• Work closely with the treatment team to identify needed educational/skill development groups
• Provide services, including groups, to meet identified needs of consumers (budgeting, parenting, job interview skills, etc.)
• Utilize the Case Management sign-out sheet
• Offer/provide GED tutoring to consumers
• Provide services to consumers whether they are active in group or not
• Involvement of community resources to provide sober, social or educational activities
• Model good time management for consumers by being on time for work
• Document progress notes in such a way as to reflect the consumer’s treatment goals
• Complete the Case Management enrollment on the same day as the Case Plan
• Seek clinical supervision and consultation as needed
• Accept and employ suggestions for improvement
• Actively work to enhance clinical skills
• Document services provided in a timely manner per AltaPointe policy
• Maintain current weekly progress notes, group notes, and weekly summary reports system
• Effectively manage caseload based on consumer’s needs
• Meet AltaPointe Health System productivity standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a mental health discipline
• Certification of substance abuse (SA) case management training by Alabama Department of Mental Health (DMH)
• Knowledge in substance abuse and mental illness specialties, outlined below, to be obtained within six (6) months of employment
• Knowledge of the nature of addiction and psychiatric disorders
• Knowledge of gender specific issues relative to addiction
• Knowledge of substance abuse treatment principles
• Knowledge of the 12-step support groups such as AA, NA, CA, and other self-help groups for co-occurring disordered adults
• Understanding of the dynamics of co-dependency of addicted individuals, denial, manipulation and other typical behaviors of these consumers
• Understanding of the signs and symptoms of active mental illness and has the information and skills to address crisis intervention or intervention needs
• Understanding of the behavioral, psychological, physical health, and social effects of psychoactive drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, on the consumer and significant others
• Understanding of helping strategies for reducing the negative effects of substance abuse dependency and how to tailor strategies and treatment modalities to the consumers’ stages of dependency, change or recovery
• Understanding of medical and pharmaceutical resources in the treatment of addictive and mental illness diseases
• Understanding of cultural diversity
• Understanding of the risk for illnesses among IV drug users such as HIV/AIDS and T.B.
• Understanding of the criminal justice system including court hearings, judges, court referral officers, probation officers, and jail diversion
• Understanding of HIV/AIDS education, counseling and testing
• Understanding of behavioral management and crisis intervention