Job: Re-Entry Care Coordinator

Job Description

• Job Type: Hourly

Wage: $21/hr.

Location: Canon City, CO.

Job Description:

Looking to find personal and professional fulfillment? At Crossroads Turning Points (CTP), our employees have an opportunity to make a difference every day by helping people facing substance use and mental health challenges to build a healthy lifestyle for their long-term recovery. Our dedicated team provides personalized care to ensure an environment that allows healing for anyone who walks through our doors. We are currently searching for a dynamic individual to become the RE-ENTRY CARE COORDINATOR for our Southern Colorado location.

SUMMARY: 

Provides reentry services and care coordination for participants who are leaving jail or prison and entering a functional role in society. All positions require pre-employment drug screening and background checks. Internal candidates, please fill out the internal application.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for the development of care planning patient needs assessments and resource linkages.
• Facilitates psychoeducation groups by the CTP policies and procedures.
• Acts as liaison establishing networks and collaboration with hospitals, community health centers, and state and human service agencies about participant services and needs.
• Document admissions, care management needs, transportation notes, discharge, and discharge planning.
• Set up participant transportation to and from appointments (medical, psychiatric, court hearings, etc.).
• Administer case management assessments to identify participant needs and assist with assuring the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is completed at intake.
• Organize a schedule of participant bed dates, transitioning levels of care, and consistent communication with the Medicaid Placement Coordinators.
• Assists treatment team with participant intake, transfer, and discharge assessments.
• Collaborating with the facility treatment team (medical, psychiatric, and SUD, when applicable) in identifying patient’s needs.
• Refer participants to Intensive Case Management (ICM) to help meet the patient’s basic needs (i.e. clothing, medical, judicial, religious, etc.) from available resources.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Associate degree in a behavioral health-related field and ability to obtain CAT certification within 12 months; OR Actively enrolled in an undergraduate program in a behavioral health-related field with a current CAT.

Experience: Experience working in the field of alcohol, tobacco, and drug education/recovery as well as with other high-risk populations.

Other:

• Must have a good understanding of substance use, mental health, and treatment delivery systems.
• Advanced computer skills are required.
• CPR and first-aid certification. (Initial training and renewals paid for by agency).
• Must be able to take vital signs, recognize possible medical problems, and refer to the medical staff when necessary.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record (must provide a current unofficial DMV driving record upon hire).
• Able to communicate effectively in a multidimensional treatment program.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The majority of work performed for this position is done in an office setting in a residential setting.

We offer a competitive salary and an excellent package of benefits:

• Student Loan Forgiveness (certain restrictions apply)
• Medical (up to 70% paid by employer).
• Dental Vision Insurance
• Eight (8) Paid Holidays
• Two (2) Paid Administrative Holidays
• Career Advancement
• Retirement
• 401K with employer match up to 5%.
• Many other benefits (free and optional).

Apply today at www.crossroadstp.org under the employment tab. Join a leader in the behavioral health field with over 44 years of experience!

Closing Date: December 31st, 2023 or open until filled

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.