What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Court Liaison position at Greater Nashua Mental Health?
Description
Greater Nashua Mental Health is looking for a full-time Mental Health Court Liaison to join our team! The Mental Health Court Liaison conducts assessments for any individual referred to the Community Connections/Mental Health Court Program to determine eligibility for the program. Works with the court, identifies treatment plan based upon appropriate level of care required, assists individuals who enter the program link, and navigates into treatment. Monitors participant's adherence to treatment, and serve as liaison to court.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Screens referred candidates to the program, and identifies the appropriate level of care required.
- Enters participants into a program contract with the court's approval.
- Assists participants to successfully navigate into treatment.
- Monitors participant's adherence to treatment, and serves as a liaison to the court. Coordinates and attends weekly court reviews.
- Maintains Community Connections Database by entering in all referred individuals and those who enter into a contract (the program). Responsible for the accuracy of the Database, ensuring that there is less than 5% of missing information or null values.
- Attends and participates in stakeholder meetings, including quarterly behavioral health and justice coalition meetings, monthly meeting with statewide mental health court liaisons, etc.
- Ensures that Community Connections notes are entered into EMR for connected clients from program entry, when legal status changes, or when an exchange of pertinent information related to clinical care needs to be communicated with treatment team members.
- Promotes the program through activities such as presentations to stakeholder groups internally and externally, celebration of group graduations, etc.
- Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
- Develops and implements group programming for mental health participants. Billable expectations for group services will include a minimum of 1 hour of group therapy weekly.
- Supervises the Forensic Case Manager
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or related field
- 3 to 5 years or related work experience
- Solid risk assessment skills.
- Knowledge of the legal system and legal process.
- Ability to direct clients in need to local and state-wide resources and services.
- Proficiency in applying motivational interviewing, DBT, and CBT techniques.
- Knowledge of involuntary emergency admission processes.
- Solid analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Ability to work in high pressured situations.
- Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Excel, etc.).
- Strong collaborating skills, and an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; high energy, self-motivated and proactive.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask, and be flexible with regard to workload and assignments.
- Ability to exercise judgment.
Why Join Us:
We are looking for collaborative, curious for knowledge people with a “can do” mentality to join our team of compassionate employees! We provide a stimulating work environment and offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits including:
• Choice of 2 health insurance plans
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Health Plan Opt Out Benefit
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Group Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurances
• 403b Retirement Plan with Agency Match
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Generous Earned Time Off
• Paid Extended Sick Time
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Bereavement Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Qualifying Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and NH State Loan Repayment Program
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
