CCBHC Evaluation & Treatment Planning Specialist

Metropolitan Family Services • Merrionette Park, IL

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) is seeking an Evaluation & Treatment Planning Specialist for their Merrionette Park Office. MFS is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency, dedicated to empowering families to learn, earn, heal, and thrive. This role is crucial in providing comprehensive assessments, developing diagnoses, and creating strengths-based treatment plans for CCBHC services, ensuring clients receive the appropriate intensity of care and seamless transitions within the service system.

Requirements

• 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.
• Satisfactorily pass all relevant screening and criminal background checks.
• Driving for work required with transportation of clients preferred in a personally owned vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level