Mental Health Consultant- OSH Liaison

The
** Mental Health Consultant (MHC) - Oregon State Hospital (OSH) Liaison
** evaluates, investigates, determines, and reviews extended care coordination needs for clients with specialized mental health care needs who are legally/criminally exposed and who are currently residing at the Oregon State Hospital under .370 orders. The
** MHC - OSH Liaison
** promotes the availability and quality of individualized community-based services and supports, primarily housing. The position is integral to conduct clinical consultation and assessments to facilitate service coordination for individuals with Coordinated Diversion enrollment with serious mental health problems to limit institutionalized care and yet live in the least restrictive setting possible. The
** MHC - OSH Liaison
** evaluates and determines the best specialty services and culturally appropriate available resources with community providers, to meet the client treatment plan. As the
** MHC - OSH Liaison**, other duties will include:
* Intensive care and culturally responsive case coordination, direct consultation, oversee, evaluate and coordinate behavioral health services performed by internal and community providers, and conducts evaluations for clients with complex needs including clients with specialized mental health care needs to ensure that client needs are appropriately and adequately addressed by service providers.
* Testify clearly and in scope during weekly hearings to update the court on care coordination and appropriate levels of care determined for each client found to be Ready to Place or reaching their End of Commitment.
* The client specialized health-care needs addressed may include complex medical needs, high health care needs, housing needs, special mental and physical healthcare needs and co-morbidities, multiple chronic conditions, behavioral health issues including chemical dependency, and those identified as requiring care coordination and specialized resources.
* Ensure timely coordination with all partner agencies and respond to requests for intensive care coordination services.
* External partners may be discharge planners from state hospitals, residential treatment providers, Court systems, case managers, substance use disorder treatment providers, acute care settings, community corrections, police, and other mental health providers.
* Initiate, attend, and participate in regularly scheduled and urgent/impromptu meetings to collaboratively problem solve any barriers to services/discharge planning.
* Locate and assist with arranging specialty mental health services, as appropriate, upon request by client, physician or provider, to ensure that client needs are appropriately and adequately addressed.
* Exchange risk assessments for clients with physician or provider to increase the knowledge of overall risk of specific clients who have been identified with a mental health diagnosis to determine if specialty service is appropriate under the client's treatment plan.
* Review authorization patterns for capacity and length of stay for housing or other needs.
* Attend all required staff meetings and training meetings; provide community education/technical assistance as needed; participate in consumer staffings as needed; participate in training.
* Share knowledge and updates learned as part of standard work and trainings attended so updates are known by team members to best support client needs.
* Participate in learning and subject matter expert (SME) groups as needed to advance and update policies and procedures to ensure bias is removed from processes to gain best outcomes for diverse client base served.
* Address challenges, hurdles, successes with supervisor, preparing recommendations to explore for feasibility and implementation.
* Participate in leadership and consultation with supervisor, Choice supervisor (consultation), and program leadership
** Multnomah County offers an exceptional benefits package,
** including employer-funded retirement savings; health and dental insurance at very low cost to full-time employees and their dependents; paid parental leave; wellness programs; a focus on work-life balance; and much more.…