Corrections Specialist - PN- HQ

Monthly Salary Range: $6,945 to $9,341

Telework:
Mon.

- Friday 8am to 4:30pm

The Department of corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for a project position as a Corrections Specialist 3 providing case management services for facilities on the Eastside of Washington State.

This position supports the DOC mission of maintaining safe communities and positively changing lives by supporting clients living with HIV who are releasing from incarceration to community or partial confinement. This position will serve as a program specialist for the Health Services Division providing critical services funded by the Department of Health (DOH) contract funding, to support individuals living with HIV for transition and integration into the community in the DOH specific service area.

This position will conduct senior-level work providing comprehensive case management services to justice impacted individuals. Providing linkage with healthcare and health related social needs reduces recidivism, improves client healthcare outcomes, and supports people’s success post release from incarceration in their specific service area. This position will coordinate and implement activities to ensure support related to continuity of care from prison to community for specific counties covered by contract.

This position will ensure support for transition from incarceration and linkage to specific counties and community resources/ services. Work performed will be responsive to the duration of the DOH contract and any other funder requests to ensure compliance with federal requirements. This grant-funded position is expected to last no more than 12 months and can be ended at any time prior to 24 months, due to funding.

Application assessment will be ongoing, and the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible.

"This recruitment could be used to fill multiple permanent or non-permanent positions."

• Provides community linkage Non-Medical Case Management (NMCM) services pre-release via in person visits, Teams meetings or Telehealth appointments to assess client needs and coordinate care from prison to community to support transition from incarceration to community within DOH counties.
• Coordinate with Prison Reentry staff any client concerns, ability to meet medical needs in the county of release, housing plans and needs, release plan goals, and any other support needs that will aid in a smooth transition into the community.
• Make initial medical appointments for clients HIV care and medical case management services with new or re-establishing with prior providers. Confirm medical insurance coverage approval and assist if needed to change medical insurance coverage to align with clinic/provider accepted medical insurance.
• Assist as needed, eligible clients in obtaining access to other public and private programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, Managed Care Organization services, pharmacy assistance programs, other state or local health care and supportive services.
• Completes initial and ongoing assessments of service needs, develops comprehensive, individualized care plan, advocates for clients when needed, continuously monitors plan, and updates plan as required by the DOH contract.
• Review records and custody database to determine corrections stipulations and other information as needed.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary meetings with facility Health Services Reentry Team (e.g. Social Worker, Reentry Nurse), clinical team (Infection Prevention team members), client,…