at Chestnut Health Systems in Granite City, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Overview
Are you an experienced behavioral health professional looking for an opportunity to provide leadership while supporting individuals involved in specialty court programs? Chestnut Health Systems is seeking a Specialty Courts Treatment Coordinator to oversee and coordinate integrated outpatient treatment services for clients and their support systems.
This lead-level position provides supervision and guidance to clinicians, recovery and employment specialists, case managers, and interns while helping ensure specialty court services are accessible, coordinated, trauma-informed, person-centered, and recovery-oriented. The role works closely with clients, families, court personnel, probation departments, community partners, and Chestnut programs to support treatment engagement and positive outcomes.
The Treatment Coordinator will also play an active role in clinical service delivery, staff development, quality improvement, and coordination of specialty court programming.
Chestnut Health Systems™ is a leading provider of integrated health care services. Since 1973, Chestnut has grown to more than 800 committed, compassionate employees providing substance use, mental health, and primary care treatment to patients in Illinois and Missouri. We provide fully integrated care for all our patients by combining behavioral health care services with our community-based primary care health centers. Chestnut also conducts research and training throughout the U.S.A.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, supervision, and coordination of specialty court treatment services
- Supervise assigned clinicians, recovery/employment specialists, case managers, and interns, including providing guidance, feedback, and timely performance evaluations
- Provide clinical supervision for staff working toward substance use counseling certification, as appropriate
- Ensure specialty court services meet applicable behavioral health, ASAM, IM+CANS, DSM, CCBHC, Joint Commission, funder, and Chestnut standards
- Promote evidence-based, trauma-informed, person-centered, integrated, and recovery-oriented practices
- Support staff competency and professional development through training related to evidence-based practices, trauma-informed care, integrated care, and care coordination
- Conduct screenings and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments for individuals entering or being considered for specialty court programming
- Identify behavioral health, physical health, social determinant of health, and recovery needs to support individualized treatment planning
- Provide and facilitate individual, family, and group behavioral health services across specialty court programs
- Coordinate specialty court programming, including group counseling, transportation, randomized drug screening, individual counseling, case management, community support, and family education
- Ensure services are provided in settings that are accessible and appropriate for clients and their support systems, including court and community-based locations
- Maintain timely, accurate, and clinically appropriate documentation in the EMR, TRACKER, and other required systems
- Facilitate team meetings and promote comprehensive care coordination among specialty court staff, clients, families, probation departments, community organizations, and internal Chestnut programs
- Collaborate with programs such as Central Access, the Health Center, and residential services to support integrated, whole-person care
- Participate in quality assurance and continuous quality improvement activities using data and measurable outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement
- Promote health equity, client engagement, retention, care coordination, positive client experiences, and effective treatment outcomes
- Model and promote Chestnut’s recovery values, including hope, respect, empowerment, health and wellness, self-determination, connection, purpose, and spirituality
- Maintain confidentiality and security of organizational and client information
- Promote Chestnut’s culture of customer service excellence
- Perform other duties as assigned
