Dual Diagnosis Specialist

Hoyleton Youth and Family Services•Fairview Heights, IL

2d•$24 - $30•Onsite

About The Position

The Dual Diagnosis Specialist provides integrated, person-centered mental health and substance use services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. Services include screening, assessment, diagnosis when permitted, treatment and safety planning, crisis intervention, counseling, care coordination, and recovery support for mental health, substance use, trauma, and co-occurring needs within the therapist’s scope of practice. The role provides individual, group, and family services using developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, evidence-based, and recovery-oriented approaches. Services may be delivered in office, community, home-based, telehealth, or other approved settings. The specialist collaborates with clients and, when appropriate, families and care teams to develop treatment plans, monitor progress and risk, coordinate referrals and care, and plan transitions and discharge. The position is based in a professional office setting at the Fairview Heights headquarters, with occasional travel to other agency sites. It is grant-funded, and continued employment is contingent upon the availability and renewal of grant funding. Completion of CARE and TCI training is an internal requirement upon hire, with ongoing application of those principles expected. TCI includes an annual written test and a physical test every six months when applicable to the role.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a closely related behavioral health field from an accredited program.
Obtain a current Illinois Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) credential issued through the Illinois Certification Board within 90 days of hire.
Demonstrated knowledge and skill in clinical assessment, treatment planning, counseling, crisis intervention, case management, organization, and time management, including application of the ASAM Criteria.
Ability to recognize and respond to mental health symptoms, substance intoxication or withdrawal concerns, relapse risk, suicide or self-harm risk, and other urgent safety needs within established protocols.
Knowledge of co-occurring disorders, stages of change, recovery-oriented care, trauma-informed practice, harm-reduction principles, and evidence-based behavioral health interventions.
Effective interpersonal, facilitation, de-escalation, documentation, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to establish therapeutic rapport, engage individuals who may be ambivalent about treatment, maintain professional boundaries, and collaborate effectively with families and multidisciplinary partners.
Ability to work effectively across disciplines and provide culturally responsive, recovery-oriented services that respect each client’s identity, lived experience, strengths, and recovery goals.
Ability to participate effectively on a multidisciplinary treatment team and engage in ongoing clinical supervision and consultation.
Complete CARE and TCI training upon hire; pass the TCI written test annually and the physical test every six months if applicable to the role.
Ability to meet the physical and safety demands described for the position, including occasional lifting of materials up to 50 pounds, depending on job duties.

Nice To Haves

Clinical license or license eligibility appropriate to the discipline and services provided; practice must comply with applicable supervision, credentialing, and scope-of-practice requirements.
Experience providing assessment and therapy for mental health and substance use disorders, including co-occurring conditions, trauma, crisis intervention, and recovery-oriented treatment.
Experience facilitating individual, family, and group services and coordinating care across behavioral health, medical, social service, justice, school, or community systems.

Responsibilities

Provide individual, group, and family therapy for mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders in approved settings.
Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial and substance use assessments, including screening for co-occurring disorders, trauma, withdrawal risk, suicide risk, self-harm, violence risk, and other safety concerns; determine service needs and refer clients to a different or higher level of care when indicated.
Develop, implement, review, and update individualized, measurable treatment plans with clients and, when appropriate, their families or care teams.
Use evidence-based and recovery-oriented approaches appropriate to client needs, including approaches such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral interventions, relapse prevention, psychoeducation, harm reduction, skills training, and family-focused interventions.
Provide crisis assessment and intervention; develop and update safety, crisis, relapse-prevention, and recovery plans; and follow agency procedures for emergency response, mandated reporting, and coordination with crisis or emergency services.
Monitor progress, treatment response, substance use patterns, barriers to recovery, medication adherence concerns, and changes in risk; adjust interventions and treatment goals within scope of practice.
Coordinate care with prescribers, primary care providers, hospitals, withdrawal-management and residential programs, recovery support providers, schools, child welfare, courts, probation, and community partners after obtaining required authorizations.
Facilitate referrals and warm handoffs for psychiatric care, medication-assisted treatment or other medications for substance use disorders, medical evaluation, peer recovery support, mutual-aid resources, housing, transportation, and other social supports.
Participate in multidisciplinary case consultation, clinical supervision, utilization review, quality-improvement activities, and scheduled case staffing.
Maintain timely, accurate, and professional clinical records, including assessments, diagnoses when permitted, treatment plans, progress notes, discharge or transition summaries, releases of information, and required outcome measures.
Protect client privacy and maintain professional boundaries in accordance with HIPAA, substance use confidentiality requirements, agency policy, ethical standards, and applicable law.
Ensure services are authorized, documented, coded, and submitted according to payer, Medicaid, managed care, grant, and agency requirements; support accurate billing for self-pay and insured clients.
Maintain an assigned caseload and meet productivity, documentation, and service-delivery expectations while providing timely follow-up, engagement, transition, and discharge planning.
Complete CARE and TCI training upon hire and apply their principles in job performance; pass the TCI written test annually and the physical test every six months if applicable to the role.
Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical insurance with a company-funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
Dental and vision insurance
Paid vacation, sick, and personal days
10 company holidays and 1 floating holiday
Monthly cell phone reimbursement
6 weeks of paid parental leave
403(b) retirement plan with up to 5% employer match
Employer-paid life insurance
Optional supplemental benefits, including voluntary life, short-term disability, long-term disability, accident, and critical illness coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their household members
Tuition reimbursement
BenefitHub Perks Program offering employee discounts