Court Liaison; Social Worker, LMSW; Texas Behavioral Health Center

Position: Court Liaison (Social Worker, LMSW) - Texas Behavioral Health Center
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EUT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:%3C/p%3E%3

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EPPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3E 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EPaid Time Off, available day one%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3ERetirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EPaid Parental Leave Benefit%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EWellness programs%3C/li%3E%3

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Cli%3EPublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer%3C/li%3E%3

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Cstrong%3ELicenses and Certifications%3C/strong%3E%3C %3E(LMSW) LIC MASTER SOCIAL WORKER by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners. Temporary license is acceptable during first 90 days of employment and%26 %3C %3E(CPI) CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUT CER - training must be completed within 30 days of hire date%26 %3C %3E%26 %3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3

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Cli%3EActs as a liaison by coordinating information with the County Mental Health office, area Sheriff, Police Departments, area State Mental Hospitals, Criminal Courts, Civil Courts, Probate Courts, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Secret Service, Dallas-Fort Worth Airport Security Department, Attorneys, and out-of-state Mental Health Hospitals.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EMonitors the legal status of all patients.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3ECommunicates with local and out-of-state Mental Health Hospitals to determine disposition of patients with legally designated time frame.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EMaintains accurate records of legal holds and dispositions.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3ESchedules appointment times with Mental Health Court for families to file legal documents.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3ENotarizes all legal documents for the Department.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EEnsures all mental health legal documents are accurate, complete and faxed to the Mental Health Court.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EMaintains accurate patient and unit statistics.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EProvides Texas Mental Health Code in-services for staff and public.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EParticipates in multidisciplinary rounds and proactively determines patient needs for discharge transitions including transportation, DME, LTAC, SNF, home health agencies and hospice.%3C/li%3E%3

Cli%3EUtilizes crisis intervention and problem-solving skills to facilitate and enhance patient and family%27s ability to meet acute and ongoing medical and psychosocial…