Diversion Specialist (Rogers Park) - Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare

Overview

$22.60 - $24.18

Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Front Door Diversion is an Illinois State grant funded program designed to ‘divert’ individuals back to the community from an inpatient psychiatric or other institutional setting in lieu of a nursing home placement.  The program offers an array of services with the diverting agency such as community mental health supports through an integrated healthcare model and long-term housing supports through transitional programs or subsidy services.  

The Diversion Specialist is responsible for providing case management supports and linkage to long-term services and housing to clients eligible for the Front Door Diversion program.  They will determine eligibility for programming through completion of intakes and assessments, provide treatment planning, and short-term, solution-focused case management and linkage to long-term housing to adults with mental illness.  The Diversion Specialist will provide client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illnesses and co-occurring substance abuse/addiction disorders utilizing a harm reduction approach. 

Responsibilities

• Assess client’s personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situation through home, community, and office visits.   
• Screen Front Door referrals and determine eligibility for services and participation in the program 
• Provide intake, assessments, and treatment planning services.  
• Recognize and act on opportunities to move clients to appropriate levels of care. 

• Provide care coordination that supports an integrated health model and make referrals to additional services as needed. 
• Assist clients in identifying signs and symptoms of de-compensation.  Work collaboratively with clients to identify coping skills to assist in managing symptoms and stressors experienced. 
• Provide medication monitoring services and education around the use and care of medications.  
• Assist clients in learning and improving independent living skills; i.e. personal hygiene, housekeeping skills, nutrition, and shopping for food and personal items 
• Educate and assist clients with applying for entitlements; i.e. Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and LINK 

• Accompany clients to important appointments in the community and provide support with issues related to housing, substance use, budgeting, social support, and medication. 
• Advocate on client’s behalf and empower clients to advocate on behalf of themselves when appropriate 
• Provide on-call coverage and immediate crisis intervention as needed  
• Communicate effectively with the team for purposes of consultation and information sharing 
• Complete all documentation in a timely and thorough manner 

• Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned 

Qualifications

• Must have one of the following requirements:   
  • Bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or related human service field  
  • Bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting  
  • Licensed Practical Nurse under the Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65]  
  • Certificate of Psychiatric Rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, a high school diploma/GED, and two years’ experience of experience in a mental health setting  
  • CRSS certification through IAODAPCA  
  • Family Partnership Professional certificate from and in good standing with IAODAPCA  
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75] with one-year experience in a mental health setting;  
  • High school diploma or GED and five years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting  
• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling highly preferred 
• Minimum one year of experience working with people with mental health and/or substance abuse diagnoses 
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) preferred 
• IM+CANS certification preferred 
• Valid Illinois driver’s license with daily access to a well-maintained vehicle with $100,000/$300,000 liability insurance  
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