CCBHC Evaluation & Treatment Planning Specialist

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that in one word. COMMUNITY! Reflected in both our internal culture as well as through the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do. 

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Then we’d love to hear from you!

We are currently looking to fill an Evaluation & Treatment Planning Specialist role at our Merrionette Park Office.

 SALARY: 

• The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $64,000 and $72,000 annually. 
  • Final salary will be determined based on years of experience, licensure level, and relevant credentials 

$2,500 Sign-on Bonus for first-time employees with MFS! ($1,250 on the first paycheck and $1,250 after 6 months of employment).  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs comprehensive, in-depth assessment and clinical formulation, development of accurate diagnosis and strengths-based treatment plans for CCBHC services.  
  • Utilize the Illinois Medicaid Comprehensive Assessment of Needs and Strengths (IM CANS) to document clinical needs and strengths. 
  • Uses ASAM Criteria to evaluate clients across six specific dimensions, including withdrawal potential, biomedical conditions, and recovery environment. 
  • Facilitates the development of initial and updated treatment plans in collaboration with the client and their support system. 
  • Uses standardized criteria (e.g., ASAM for addiction) to determine the appropriate intensity of services. 

• Performs open access as assigned. 
• Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team, including Peer Support Specialists and medical staff to ensure seamless transitions and "warm handoffs". 
• Provides crisis intervention, and case management services, adhering to CCBHC and MRO/Medicaid rehabilitation service models.  
• Provides therapeutic interventions, advocacy, skill-building, and related services. 
• Provides evidence-based treatment interventions per training and certifications. 
• Learns and utilizes agency and community resources. 
• Assesses community conditions that affect clients to identify resource gaps and problems. 
• Works with multidisciplinary professionals including psychiatrists, nurses and community agencies to provide a continuum of coordinated care to meet the complex needs of clients.   
• May serve on regional or agency-wide committees. 
• Meets agency expectation for quantity of direct service and maintains quality and fidelity to evidence-based practices. 
• Maintains timely and accurate client records and any necessary agency and CCBHC required reporting.   
• Participates in agency and site based required meetings and trainings. 
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service population. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:  

• Demonstrated superior skills with families or communities. 
• Demonstrated competence in consultation, teaching, or writing. 
• Requires mobility to work in the community with assigned caseload. 
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups. 

QUALIFICATIONS:   

• Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral science field. from an accredited college or university, required. 
• Eligible or a Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), required.  
• Must obtain and maintain IM CANS certification, required. 
• Must attend at least one training relative to the application of ASAM Criteria within the first six months of employment, required.
• Final salary will be determined based on years of experience, licensure level, and relevant credentials, required.
• 2 years of post-graduate social work experience at an intermediate skill level, preferred. 
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) or experience working with clients experiencing substance use, preferred. 
• Experience with ASAM Criteria, preferred.
• Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Illinois, preferred.
• IM CANS certification, preferred.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:   

• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screening and criminal background checks.

TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:   

• ​​Driving for work required with transportation of clients preferred in a personally owned vehicle​. No travel between sites    

PHYSICAL DEMANDS   

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.

Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here!   

Some highlights include:   

• Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
• FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

And so much more! Make sure you click here to see the full suite of benefits offered!   

• Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquire upon your hire as to which benefits apply to you.

MORE ABOUT US:   

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.