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NEOGOV · 4 months ago

IMAT Case Management/Assessment Specialist II - Part-Time (Extra-Help) (Open)

County of San Mateo, CA

Full-time, Part-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$6,891.73/mo - $8,616.40/mo

2+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking experienced individuals for the position of IMAT Case Management/Assessment Specialist II in Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. The role involves engaging individuals with substance use disorders, assessing client needs, and providing intensive case management and support services.

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Responsibilities

Engage individuals with severe and persistent substance use disorders to provide a range of services and supports, including but not limited to, substance use screening and brief intervention

Assess clients' needs using assessment criteria to determine medical necessity and identification of key clinical interventions

Engage clients using Motivational Interviewing and Harm Reduction practices

Provide intensive case management, including transportation, client advocacy, client-driven treatment planning, and care coordination with other care providers

Refer and connect clients to a continuum of substance use disorder and mental health services, including medication-assisted treatments

Initiate a "warm hand-off" process to increase the likelihood of a successful engagement

Provide education to clients and in the community on Medications in Addiction Treatment and harm reduction strategies

Participate in a multidisciplinary team; use clinical consultation and case conferencing on difficult cases; and partner with key referral sources and other service providers including but not limited to, San Mateo Medical Center Emergency Department, Psychiatric Emergency Services, and Primary Care and Specialty Clinics, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services clinics and programs, Substance Use Disorder treatment providers, including Palm Avenue Detox, shelters, Probation, and Correctional Health

Qualification

Case managementSubstance use assessmentMotivational interviewingCultural competencyCertified AlcoholDrug CounselorBilingual SpanishEthicsIndependenceCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsConfidentiality

Required

Significant experience and training in providing case management, assessment and evaluation of adult clients with substance use issues

Experience working with adult clients having co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, emergency services, criminal justice system, or adult clients, respective to the position

Demonstrated experience in determining appropriate referrals and recommending treatment plans

Ability to maintain case files in an electronic health record system

Experience establishing appropriate clinical relationships

Demonstrated understanding and experience with confidentiality and ethics

Ability to work independently

Excellent collaboration skills to work with multiple partner agencies

Experience providing culturally appropriate client services

Demonstrated understanding and experience with the issues of confidentiality and ethics

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Experience using bilingual Spanish speaking skills on the job; fluency in Spanish is strongly preferred, but not required

Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (e.g. CADC-I/II, CAADE) are strongly preferred, but not required

Two years of experience assessing and evaluating clients using assessment instruments and/or guidelines, identifying and making referrals based on those assessments, and interviewing clients for in a social service program