Pregnant Women's Specialist, Institute for Health & Recovery, Cambridge, MA

Pregnant Women's Specialist

Posted on: June 21, 2013
Posted by: Institute for Health and Recovery

DESCRIPTION

The Pregnant Women's Specialist supports IHR's mission to develop a comprehensive continuum of care for individuals, adolescents, and their families who are affected by alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, mental health problems, and violence/trauma, homelessness and HIV, by coordinating substance use treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain familiarity with state and federal requirements for pregnant women's substance abuse treatment services
• Through telephone screening, determine treatment need and eligibility for pregnant/postpartum women with substance abuse issues
• Perform intakes for pregnant/postpartum women seeking treatment
• With Access Team, maintain up-to-date record of openings in FRT/FSL system
• Match women with openings in FRT/FSL system and other treatment programs, as appropriate
• Maintain and update listings of all programs serving pregnant women
• Provide interim telephone counseling services to pregnant and postpartum women in need of treatment who are unable to be placed immediately
• Refer pregnant/postpartum women to services as needed
• Follow up referrals by calling women to ensure they have been able to access treatment
• Work closely with Helpline to facilitate timely referrals
• Represent IHR in State forums, addressing guidelines for pregnant women's treatment programs
• Monthly, collect and update data from treatment programs regarding current status of pregnant women referred to treatment
• Work with all levels of treatment programs to ensure they have the capacity to respond to referral and treatment requirements
• With Assistant Director, complete collection of data annually for Federal Block Grant Report

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with substance abuse treatment services for pregnant women, and for postpartum women with children up to six months of age
• Bachelor's Degree in human services, or related field, strongly preferred
• Understanding of the Massachusetts treatment system and options for pregnant/postpartum women
• Experience providing telephone counseling to pregnant women seeking treatment
• Familiarity with substance abuse and treatment, particularly family treatment
• Familiarity with child welfare issues, especially as they are affected by substance abuse
• Strong and clear communicator; can work well under pressure
• Excellent writing and reporting skills
• The ability to work as a team player

HOW TO APPLY

Please forward a formal cover letter and resume to:
Human Resources, Institute for Health and Recovery, Inc., 349 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 or email (preferred) to hr@healthrecovery.org.