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About the Position

Are you committed to serving your community and making a difference in the lives of individuals who need support? Are you knowledgeable about community-integrated health services and ready to do meaningful work connecting justice-involved individuals back into society? As a resourceful community transition staff, you will have the opportunity to support the mission of an accredited, nationally recognized team.

About Us

It's time for you to utilize and perfect your talents. Correctional Health Services (CHS) is an industry-leading healthcare organization for the incarcerated population. Our department's culture promotes collaboration, continuous training, and flexibility. We challenge our team to spearhead initiatives, break down barriers, and advance their expertise. Apply now to work with a dynamic group of diverse and talented professionals.

Proud to Offer

• Perform work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.29% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• One year of experience providing behavioral health care and services

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or a related field

We Value

• Demonstrated case management and discharge planning experience

• Experience working with RBHA services and criminal justice processes

• Intermediate proficiency in building Excel reports to coordinate and track discharge status

• Experience working with an electronic health record

• Bilingual skills in English and Spanish

Job Contributions

• Responsible for facilitating with outside providers, vendors, and stakeholders for the discharge planning of inmates. Ensure SMI and others at risk due to medical, mental health, or substance use problems will receive a warm handoff at release from jail to their assigned provider or Mercy Care Arizona provider

• Develop and coordinate community re-entry plans that address risk factors associated with recidivism in the criminal justice system

• Coordinate with a multidisciplinary team regarding patient care to develop patient discharge plans, including community entities

• Assist qualifying patients in AHCCCS enrollment

• Obtain treatment records and coordinate care with family, community providers, and others relevant to the patient's care and community re-entry plan

• Maintain and update a list of community resources to support the patient's transition back to the community

• Maintain HIPAA patient confidentiality in the management of information

• Comply with the county policies and procedures related to the safekeeping of Protected Health Information

• Adhere to all applicable professional standards and requirements, including modeling the code of ethics associated with licensure and certification and meeting regulatory, licensure, accreditation, health assessment, and CPR requirements

Working Conditions

• Must be able to work inside a jail environment, working close to inmates and other staff, and being indoors in a confined area handling multiple or complicated tasks

• Requires accuracy, decision-making, and concentration skills to be vigilant in a teamwork environment

• Performs a high volume of work under short deadlines or with time pressures to complete frequently changing and unscheduled tasks

• Complete Health-e-Arizona Plus (HEA ) training within the first three months of hire to become a certified correctional assistant for AHCCCS applications

• Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Arizona driver's license by the time of hire

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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