What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Case Specialist position at City of Roanoke, Virginia?
JOB
The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office is seeking caring and compassionate Behavioral Health Case Managers (BHCM) who are interested in working with adults within a correctional facility. As a BHCM, you will be working with detention center residents who have been diagnosed with behavioral or mental health disorders/illnesses. As a BHCM, you will be responsible for providing education programming concerning the resident’s specific condition, monitoring their adherence to clinical treatment plans, and providing feedback to licensed mental health professionals regarding the resident’s progress while incarcerated. You will also be responsible for pre-release planning by connecting our residents with resources to ensure continuity of care and maintain their rehabilitative progress upon their release. This position does not entail diagnosing nor treating mental health disorders or conditions in a clinical setting. This position is solely intended to educate detention center resident’s about their diagnosis/condition, to help them maintain compliance with prescribed/recommended treatment, and to assist in planning their release to ensure a successful transition from the detention center back into society.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCollaborate with licensed mental health professionals regarding individual’s treatment needsProvide individual or group therapyEducates residents and staff members regarding behavioral/mental health managementAssesses resident’s compliance with treatment and provides support/encouragement as requiredInterviews residents to assess their situational needs prior to releaseIdentifies and connects residents with external resources to ensure a successful transition upon releasePlanning for crises and helping residents develop coping mechanismsSubmitting applicable documentation as required regarding the progress of assigned residentsSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESNone
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret journals, reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from citizens, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community orally and in writing. Ability to effectively present information to management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Ability to resolve conflicts. REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables when working collaboratively toward a common issue or resolution. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS N/A 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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office is seeking caring and compassionate Behavioral Health Case Managers (BHCM) who are interested in working with adults within a correctional facility. As a BHCM, you will be working with detention center residents who have been diagnosed with behavioral or mental health disorders/illnesses. As a BHCM, you will be responsible for providing education programming concerning the resident’s specific condition, monitoring their adherence to clinical treatment plans, and providing feedback to licensed mental health professionals regarding the resident’s progress while incarcerated. You will also be responsible for pre-release planning by connecting our residents with resources to ensure continuity of care and maintain their rehabilitative progress upon their release. This position does not entail diagnosing nor treating mental health disorders or conditions in a clinical setting. This position is solely intended to educate detention center resident’s about their diagnosis/condition, to help them maintain compliance with prescribed/recommended treatment, and to assist in planning their release to ensure a successful transition from the detention center back into society.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCollaborate with licensed mental health professionals regarding individual’s treatment needsProvide individual or group therapyEducates residents and staff members regarding behavioral/mental health managementAssesses resident’s compliance with treatment and provides support/encouragement as requiredInterviews residents to assess their situational needs prior to releaseIdentifies and connects residents with external resources to ensure a successful transition upon releasePlanning for crises and helping residents develop coping mechanismsSubmitting applicable documentation as required regarding the progress of assigned residentsSUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESNone
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, analyze, and interpret journals, reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from citizens, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community orally and in writing. Ability to effectively present information to management, public groups, and/or boards of directors. Ability to resolve conflicts. REASONING ABILITY Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables when working collaboratively toward a common issue or resolution. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS N/A 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 the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
