Diversion Specialist (Rogers Park)

$22.89 - 26.32 /Hr.
Location: Rogers Park
Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Front Door Diversion is an Illinois State grant funded program designed to ‘divert’ individuals back to the community from an inpatient psychiatric or other institutional setting in lieu of a nursing home placement.

The program offers an array of services with the diverting agency such as community mental health supports through an integrated healthcare model and long-term housing supports through transitional programs or subsidy services.

 

The Diversion Specialist is responsible for providing case management supports and linkage to long-term services and housing to clients eligible for the Front Door Diversion program.

They will determine eligibility for programming through completion of intakes and assessments, provide treatment planning, and short-term, solution-focused case management and linkage to long-term housing to adults with mental illness.

The Diversion Specialist will provide client-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illnesses and co-occurring substance abuse/addiction disorders utilizing a harm reduction approach.

 

Responsibilities


* Assess client’s personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situation through home, community, and office visits.


* Screen Front Door referrals and determine eligibility for services and participation in the program


* Provide intake, assessments, and treatment planning services.


* Recognize and act on opportunities to move clients to appropriate levels of care.


* Provide care coordination that supports an integrated health model and make referrals to additional services as needed.


* Assist clients in identifying signs and symptoms of de-compensation.

Work collaboratively with clients to identify coping skills to assist in managing symptoms and stressors experienced.


* Provide medication monitoring services and education around the use and care of medications.


* Assist clients in learning and improving independent living skills; i.e.

personal hygiene, housekeeping skills, nutrition, and shopping for food and personal items


* Educate and assist clients with applying for entitlements; i.e.

Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and LINK


* Accompany clients to important appointments in the community and provide support with issues related to housing, substance use, budgeting, social support, and medication.


* Advocate on client’s behalf and empower clients to advocate on behalf of themselves when appropriate


* Provide on-call coverage and immediate crisis intervention as needed


* Communicate effectively with the team for purposes of consultation and information sharing


* Complete all documentation in a timely and thorough manner


* Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned

Qualifications


* Must ...