Forensics Discharge Planning Case Manager

Base Pay

Base Pay $42,000.00 - $50,000.00 / Year

This (FLSA Non‑exempt) position has the responsibility to coordinate all Discharge Services for mental health, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities individuals incarcerated locally. The employee is also responsible for assisting with Re‑Investment clients, performing Restoration in and out of local jails, acting as a liaison with ESCSB’s NGRI Program, and providing training programs such as CPR and TOVA.

• Provide discharge planning for consumers by linking individual service needs with appropriate resources within the agency, other human service agencies in the community, public and private hospitals, and for project‑funded or state hospital admitted consumers.
• Develop housing resources for the seriously mentally ill population of the Eastern Shore.
• Plan and provide forensic‑based case‑management services for persons experiencing mental health, developmental disabilities, and/or substance abuse populations.
• Oversee and provide liaison services between ESCSB and Region V Reinvestment Project facilities for persons sent to those facilities as an ESCSB Crisis Intervention per the Region V Reinvestment Project Policies and Guidelines.
• Provide training programs to include CIT, CPR, and TOVA instruction.

• Provide linkage and coordination between hospitals, jail and community resources to accomplish stable community placement for consumers discharged to the Eastern Shore catchment area from project‑funded or state hospital admissions.
• Provide outreach services to consumers for the purpose of locating, developing or obtaining needed resources for community placements.
• Complete and maintain proper case documentation in accordance with all licensure, Medicaid and third‑party insurances.
• Attend meetings and in‑service training activities (inter‑ and intra‑agency staffing, conferences, seminars, etc.) related to position responsibilities.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned by the Supervisor of Transitional/Forensic Programs and Training and/or the Director of Clinical Services or Executive Director.
• Interview individuals with serious mental illness and convey their voices to jail staff orally and/or in written reports.
• Perform brief jail mental health screens.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to determine an individual’s emergency needs, functioning level, and the level of services needed to provide the appropriate intensity in the least restrictive environment.
• Interview collateral contacts and gather and review relevant criminal, academic, medical, mental health, police, corrections and other documentation; prepare and write concise, relevant reports as required.
• Develop and oversee person‑centered treatment plans and communicate with the E.S. Forensic Discharge Planning Unit team members.
• Serve as the liaison between incarcerated individuals.
• Coordinate services and treatment planning with other treatment providers working with the individual.
• Reassign a caseload from the local jails, perform community‑based wellness checks and administer the Daily Living 20 (DLA
  20) outcome measurement tool.

• Work with emergency services clinicians under the supervision of the Supervisor of Transitional/Forensic Programs and Training to facilitate an individual’s admission to a psychiatric hospital or an inpatient crisis stabilization facility under Region V Reinvestment funding.
• Provide the direct liaison between ESCSB and the treating facility, including on‑site visits (initial visit must be within 24 hours of admission) to conduct ongoing assessments, discharge planning, setting up appropriate level of services in the community when discharged, and monitoring follow‑up services.
• Link (refer) the individual to other services that support the goals and objectives of the Individual Service Plan.
• Make collateral contacts on behalf of or with an individual.
• Provide pre‑discharge planning and follow‑up services for individuals recently discharged from public and private hospitals to ensure a smooth transition to the community.
• Enhance the individual’s integration into the community by helping them…