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high school
Posted 23d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Coordinates patient admissions and discharges for a competency restoration program while ensuring compliance with state laws and court orders. Acts as the primary liaison between the hospital, attorneys, judges, and county representatives to facilitate seamless patient care.
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma and at least one year of experience in an acute hospital or inpatient mental health facility. Prior experience with mental health commitment processes is preferred.
Full job description
UTHealth Houston's Behavioral Sciences Campus' Forensic Department is hiring a Forensic Court Liaison!
Our competency restoration program operates as a single integration across six units serving 29 counties. The court liaison will coordinate patient admissions and discharges to the hospital in accordance with applicable state laws and regulations; monitor and track each patient's commitment order to ensure the hospital remains in compliance with the allotted timeframe of the order; serve as a liaison between the hospital, court system, attorneys, and county representatives to ensure seamless coordination throughout the patient's stay; participate in performance improvement activities; attends 100% of staff meetings; and coordinate care for patients through communication with Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Senior Forensic Clinicians, Nurses, Attorneys, Judges, and other external stakeholders.
Performs a combination of duties related to facilitating communication with the courts, administrative and/or clerical tasks to support the inpatient competency restoration program staff and patients committed under Art. 46B Incompetency to Stand Trial.
Position Key Accountabilities:
Evaluates new patient warrants every morning to check for accuracy.
Prepares involuntary list daily to send to Social Services Department Leadership Team.
Evaluates the involuntary paperwork on new patient's charts each morning to ensure paperwork is available for the psychiatrist's completion.
Files paperwork at court each day and keeps up with the Court closings and holidays to ensure compliance.
Communicates with psychiatrists to complete 2nd medical filings in accordance with requirements for involuntary status.
Communicates with attorneys for continuances of cases dependent upon discharge status of patients.
Notifies psychiatrists regarding probable cause and final hearing dates.
Submits discharge drop letters to the court within 24 hours of discharge.
Maintains an accurate account of all CME's (Certificate of Medical Examinations) monthly for the Director and Assistant Director of Social Services.
Explains the involuntary process to all patients and their families as requested.
Plans patient care in collaboration with all members of the healthcare team.
Consults with other departments, as appropriate, to collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities.
Collaborates with other departments to identify operational problems and develop solutions/resolution.
Works with all members of the healthcare team to assure a collaborative approach is maintained in care and treatment of the patient.
Works closely with psychiatrists and Social Service Clinicians to ensure the timeliness of paperwork, treatment and discharge.
Participates in education on and implementation of Involuntary process with Intake Department.
Documentation meets current standards and policies.
Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
Coordinates with team members all phases of the involuntary process by communicating any needs for the court process during their stay, (i.e. forced meds petition, pending expiration of warrant, etc.). Explains the involuntary process to all patients and their families as requested.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
None
Minimum Education:
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Minimum Experience:
1 year of acute hospital, inpatient mental facility experience required. Prior inpatient mental health commitment experience preferred.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount frequently to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
Related keywords
Forensic Court LiaisonBehavioral SciencesCompetency RestorationArt. 46B Incompetency to Stand TrialInvoluntary AdmissionCertificate of Medical ExaminationsMental Health WarrantsCourt FilingsPatient IntakeHealthcare AdministrationTexas Education CodeSecurity Sensitive
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