Position Close Date: 6/12/2024

Position Summary: The Case Management Specialist (CMS) is responsible for providing case management and resource information, referral, wellness, and advocacy services to clients of the Men's Residential Center (MRC). The CMS ensures that, upon program completion, all MRC participants have access to housing, financial support, wellness services, and a variety of other recovery supports. The CMS also facilitates groups for the MRC.

Education, Training & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred. Combination of relevant education, training and experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I (CADC I) certification is required or ability to obtain within two years of hire.
• Required education, knowledge, and skills to qualify as a Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) in accordance with MHACBO is preferred.
• Experience with group facilitation.
• Experience providing case management and/or resource information, referral, and advocacy services for at-risk populations.
• A combination of relevant experience in the following areas:
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Mental Health
  • Wellness Issues
  • Corrections populations
  • Men's issues
  • At-risk populations
  • Diverse populations
  • Residential treatment

Competencies:

• Ability to perform comprehensive needs assessments.
• Able to perform ASAM assessment and assign level of care.
• Understanding of SUD treatment discharge planning needs for at-risk populations.
• Ability to engage clients in a therapeutic relationship.
• Knowledge of community resources in greater Portland metro area.

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability to pass a DHS criminal background check.
• Reliable form of transportation or able to drive VOA vehicle.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clients in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, behavioral intervention, and discharge planning.
• Provide as needed case management sessions to clients.
• Facilitate groups for clients.
• Use evidence-based curriculum to facilitate a variety of skills-based and psycho-educational groups for clients.
• Maintain charts in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules Residential Substance Use Disorders and Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment.
• Engage in collaborative relationships with collateral community providers including, but not limited to probation officers, child welfare workers, mental health providers, and primary care physicians.
• Maintain healthy professional boundaries with clients and co-workers.
• Ensure services are gender specific and culturally competent.
• Maintain client confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and 42-CFR rules.
• Provide services in accordance with professional ethical guidelines.
• Demonstrate reliability by being present for work as scheduled, arriving and leaving on time and taking breaks in expected time frames.

Other Responsibilities:

• Maintain ongoing education and training as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Serve as back-up for Intake Counselor

Supervisory Responsibility: Position is not responsible for supervision of other employees.

Work Environment:

• Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to sit most of day, stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects and keyboard, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, kneel, talk or hear.
  • The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions: Work is performed in a residential treatment center. Must be prepared to handle client crises and/or emergencies.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position; 40 hrs. per week. Extended hours may be necessary as needed to cover staffing during center hours.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent(s) of this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and activities required for this position.