Mental Health Criminal Justice Care Navigator

Mental Health Cooperative; Nashville (TN); Sur place; USD 37 000 - 45 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical Insurance

Health Savings Account

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Résumé du poste

Mental Health Cooperative in Nashville is seeking a Care Manager I to provide case management for consumers in the Criminal Justice Liaison program. The role supports coordination with regional services and requires collaboration with providers to meet individualized needs.

The position includes base salary of $41,000 with potential incentives for language skills and behavioral health experience, plus mileage reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a health-related field of counseling, psychology, social work or other behavioral health field.
• Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice must have fifteen college level semester hours of coursework in behavioral health.

Responsabilités

• Proactively identify and engage consumers who are seriously mentally ill (SMI) in the Criminal Justice System.
• Identify service providers in various organizations, institutions and agencies serving or having contract with SMI consumers.
• Develop community resources and coordinate existing resources for this population.
• Meet with identified service providers to educate them about the Organization’s programs and to solicit their assistance in identifying consumers who would benefit from the program.
• Monitor progress of consumers’ legal cases and conduct follow up activities to ensure that resources continue to meet the individualized need of the consumer.
• Assist with referral and linkage to community resources and advocate for consumers whenever necessary.
• Conduct follow-up activities with consumers when released from jail into the community programs and services to ensure successful integration into the community from incarceration.
• Complete all paperwork necessary, including imputing information into the TNWITS system.
• Provide consultation to Outpatient Care Managers and other mental health providers regarding assessment evaluations, as needed.
• Inform program personnel and/or community of trends, issues and concerns.
• Ensure program protocols/policies and procedures are carried out.
• Submit monthly and quarterly reports to TDMHSAS as indicated in grant requirements.
• Provide support and consultation for Care Managers with consumers in crisis situations.
• Ensure consumers are provided efficient transitions within the Agency and in the community.
• Assist Outpatient Care Managers and other staff with referral and linkage to community resources and advocate for consumers when necessary.
• Attend Court staffings and treatment team meetings to provide up-date and recommendations for Consumers.

Connaissances

Team Oriented

Recovery Focused

Time Management

Flexibility

Customer Service

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in health-related field

Criminal justice degree with 15 hours behavioral health

Description du poste

Mental Health Cooperative in Nashville is seeking a Care Manager I to provide case management for consumers in the Criminal Justice Liaison program. The role supports coordination with regional services and requires collaboration with providers to meet individualized needs.

The position includes base salary of $41,000 with potential incentives for language skills and behavioral health experience, plus mileage reimbursement.