What are the responsibilities and job description for the Court Liaison position at Haven Behavioral Health?
Job Details
Description
Court Liaison
*Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4pm.
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Reading is seeking caring and compassionate people to join our team of devoted healthcare professionals.
Why Haven of Reading?
Haven Behavioral Hospital of Reading is an 86 acute-care Joint Commission Accredited psychiatric hospital that offers care for adults dealing with mental health conditions and co-occurring disorders. We are dedicated to partnering with individuals, families, and communities to improve the lives of patients through the delivery of high-quality, specialty behavioral health services.
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for serving as liaison for and among the Mental Health Court for both in and out of county residents.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
- Serves as liaison between the Psychiatrists, Mental Health Review Officers, Public Defenders, County delegates and patients.
- Follows-up on commitment status changes to ensure all patients remain on a valid commitment.
- Plans and facilitates all meetings associated with Mental Health Court, including treatment team meetings, stakeholder meetings, commitment hearings and additional, as requested.
- Travel locally to deliver documents to hearing officers.
- Performs data entry by updating and maintaining all excel spreadsheets, in-house logs and hearing schedules to ensure all patients remain on a valid commitment.
- Assures all paperwork and documents for all Involuntary Commitment types are assimilated into the Mental Health Court process timely.
- Coordinates the completion of all petitions, orders, continuances and ACT 77 forms timely.
- Works with the Berks County Courthouse to file documents timely.
- Maintain confidentiality of hospital employees and patient information to meet HIPPA and hospital standards.
Qualifications
Education: HS Diploma or equivalent
Experience: A minimum of one (1) year experience in the mental health field required; thorough understanding of the Mental Health Procedures Act and ability to identify valid commitment types.
Certifications/Licenses: CPR / CPI per position requirements; Valid Driver’s License.
Haven Behavioral Healthcare is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce.