Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Summary
- Provides support for justice liaison activities.
- Responsible for collaboratively with justice system agencies, ensuring members receive care coordination and appropriate access to eligible and necessary services.
- Represents as single point-of-contact and ambassador for members entering and exiting the justice system.
- Contributes to overarching strategy to provide quality and cost-effective member care.
Essential Job Duties
- Communicates and collaborates with justice system (i.e. jails, sheriff’s departments, correctional health services and others) on behalf of members.
- Acts as the interagency liaison with department of corrections (county jails, sheriff’s office, correctional health services, department of juvenile corrections, office of courts and probation departments).
- Ensures appropriate transitions both in and out of the justice system, including care coordination and completion of documentation within the member record.
- Responsible for justice system reach-in initiatives, monthly or as needed; reports and develops a justice involved strategic plan.
- Interfaces with the court coordinator regarding drug court, behavioral health court and criminal proceedings for members.
- Shares information that assists the clinical team in developing treatment plans that incorporate community release conditions.
- Coordinates with providers, including delegated providers to ensure appropriate access to care and follow-up.
- Develops and initiates collaborative interagency protocols and memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreements within the court and justice systems.
- Provides coverage in the absence of the court coordinator, including attending and participating in court dispositions, coordinating court-ordered evaluations and treatments, and communicates follow-up needs with internal care coordination staff. groups as assigned.
- Local travel may be required (based upon state/contractual requirements).
Required Qualifications
- At least 2 years experience working within the criminal justice system, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Clinical licensure and/or certification required ONLY if required by state contract, regulation, business operating model, or state board licensing mandates.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills and detail-orientation.
- Ability to collaborate successfully with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
- Experience in conflict management in the work setting, preferably health care.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency.
To all current Molina employees:
- If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.
- Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package.
- Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V