Re-Entry Specialist; Birmingham

Re-Entry Specialist (Birmingham) at AltaPointe Health Systems

• Provide effective clinical evaluation in completing the Human Services Needs Assessment
• Formulate appropriate case plans and document goals within one week of HSNA
• Advocate and refer to community resources to assist consumers in recovery and re-entry
• Lead didactic groups to teach skills and monitor progress in recovery and re-entry
• Monitor consumers toward achievement of goals
• Collaborate with team members and service providers in delivery of clinical services
• Assist in evaluating consumers for discharge planning
• Interact and correspond with Alabama pardons and parole staff
• Adhere to professional code of ethics
• Work closely with treatment team to identify needed educational/skill development groups
• Provide services, including groups, to meet identified needs (budgeting, parenting, job interview skills, etc.)
• Utilize the Case Management sign-out sheet
• Offer GED tutoring to consumers
• Provide services to consumers whether they are active in group or not
• Involve community resources to provide sober, social or educational activities
• Model good time management for consumers by being on time for work
• Document progress notes reflecting 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 in a timely manner per AltaPointe policy
• Maintain current weekly progress notes, group notes, and weekly summary reports
• Effectively manage caseload based on consumer needs
• Meet AltaPointe Health System productivity standards

• Bachelor’s degree in a mental health discipline
• Certification of substance abuse 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
• Knowledge of criminogenic needs, definition and risk factors
• Understand the dynamics of co-dependency of addicted individuals, denial, manipulation and other typical behaviors of these consumers
• Understand the signs and symptoms of active mental illness and has the information and skills to address crisis intervention or intervention needs
• Understand the behavioral, psychological, physical health, and social effects of psychoactive drugs, including alcohol and tobacco, on the consumer and significant others
• Knowledge 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
• Knowledge of medical and pharmaceutical resources in the treatment of addictive and mental illness diseases
• Knowledge of cultural diversity
• Knowledge of the risk for illnesses among IV drug users such as HIV/AIDS and T.B.
• Knowledge of the criminal justice system including court hearings, judges, court referral officers, probation officers, and jail diversion
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS education, counseling and testing
• Knowledge of behavioral management and crisis intervention