Community Recovery Counselor: Home & Community Support

Trilogy; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance (BCBS of IL)

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Short-Term Disability

Pet Insurance

FSA

Telemedicine

EAP

403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer 1

Job summary

Trilogy in Chicago seeks a Recovery Counselor to assess clients’ personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental needs and plan treatment through home, community, and office visits. You’ll provide motivation, advocacy, and trauma-informed, strengths-based services to individuals with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Responsibilities include case management, documentation, crisis coverage, and coordination with nurses and pharmacies.

Responsibilities

• Assess client’s personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental situation through home, community, and office visits.
• Coordinate the establishment of an individual recovery plan with the client, client’s support system, and other care providers.
• Complete daily progress notes based on services provided to clients in a timely manner reflected in Trilogy’s documentation policy and agency standards
• Complete all necessary documentation related to client care e.g. IMCANS, LOCUS, tracking forms in the Electronic Medical Record
• Recognize and act on opportunities to move clients to appropriate levels of care; provide referrals to additional services as indicated.
• Assist clients in identifying signs and symptoms of de-compensation, assess for crisis situations and or the need for stabilization through hospitalization.
• Provide psychoeducation, medication training and monitoring to clients according to Trilogy policy
• Coordinate with team nurse/pharmacy to ensure client medication accuracy
• Documenting in real time on medication administration record (MAR)
• 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
• Understand the representative payeeship process per agency policy and providing individualized client money management services.
• Accompany and transport 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
• Communicate effectively within the team model for a multi-disciplinary approach to client care.
• Actively participate in team communication via multiple electronic platforms
• Engage regularly in daily team meetings to consult and collaborate on shared caseload
• Provide on-call and crisis coverage as assigned.
• Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned

Education

Bachelor's degree in counseling and guidance, rehabilitation counseling, social work, education, vocational counseling, psychology, pastoral counseling, family therapy, or related human service field

Bachelor's degree in any other field with two years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting

Licensed Practical Nurse under the Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65]

Certificate of Psychiatric Rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program, a high school diploma/GED, and two years’ experience of experience in a mental health setting

CRSS certification through IAODAPCA

Family Partnership Professional certificate from and in good standing with IAODAPCA

Occupational Therapy Assistant licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act [225 ILCS 75] with one-year experience in a mental health setting

High school diploma or GED and five years of supervised clinical experience in a mental health setting

Job description

Trilogy in Chicago seeks a Recovery Counselor to assess clients’ personal, medical, emotional, social, and environmental needs and plan treatment through home, community, and office visits. You’ll provide motivation, advocacy, and trauma-informed, strengths-based services to individuals with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Responsibilities include case management, documentation, crisis coverage, and coordination with nurses and pharmacies.