Community Behavioral Health Liaison

As a Community Behavioral Health Liaison for Swope Health, you will be part of a team of caregivers to provide care for the people who need it most. As a Community Behavioral Health Liaison, you are responsible for coordination of services for adults with behavioral health needs who have come to the attention of the justice system through law enforcement, courts, and/or jail personnel. The individuals served have complex mental health and/or substance use needs which are either unmet or poorly coordinated. The CBHL is a part of a person-centered integration team and works with local systems to coordinate care for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises. You are a critical part of the patient-centered Behavior Health team to provide quality, accessible, and safe patient-centered care. 

Successful Candidates will have: 

• Masters Degree or Higher Psychology, Social work, Counseling or related Behavioral Health Field. 
• Be an experienced qualified Mental Health Professional.
   
• Proficient computer skills.
• Professional demeanor and courteous attitude.

Primary Functions:

• Establish ongoing relationships with law enforcement, court and jail personnel
   
• Coordinate services with local systems of care for individuals with behavioral health needs who have come to the attention of law enforcement, the courts, and jails including, but not limited to.
   
• To facilitate coordination among partners, written agreements or memorandums of understanding (MOU) may be established between the agency, CBHL, law enforcement, courts, and/or jails to outline expectations for communication,
• referrals, and coordination of care for all individuals with behavioral health needs.
   
• Coordinate with Access Crisis Intervention
   
• Participate and assist local law enforcement in developing Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) or other initiatives which assist
• law enforcement in working with individuals with behavioral health needs.
   
• Provide support and referral to care for law enforcement to assist in coping with stress and/or trauma and to promote officer wellness and family wellbeing.
   
• Collaborate and coordinate services with local courts and court personnel (municipal and circuit) for justice-involved individuals with behavioral health issues
   
• Attend monthly conference calls, webinars, and face-to-face meetings/trainings, and conferences such as the annual MBHC and MO CIT, if possible
• Attend all quarterly CBHL meetings coordinated by MBHC and DMH.
   
• Work closely with all agencies which have co-responders to prevent duplication of efforts, duplication of data, and to prevent confusion with law enforcement.
   
• Work with DMH Community Placement Staff and Forensic Case Monitors to assist with individuals in jail/custody. Work closely with MBHC’s Community Integration Manager and the DMH Diversion Coordinator.
   
•  Work closely with MBHC’s Community Integration Manager and the DMH Diversion Coordinator.
  Associates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain an approved exemption for vaccination accommodation based on a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief. 
  
  About Swope Health:
  
  Each year, Swope Health serves over 45,000 patients, encompassing more than 200,000 visits in four counties on both sides of the state line. Our team members are proud of the work we do and the promise we have made – delivering coordinated care that values the needs of the whole person and championing better health in our community. 
  
  Swope Health is a special place that cares for the people who need it most, wherever they are in the community. As part of our promise to battle health inequities and provide high-quality, comprehensive care, we make care visible. That means we proudly deliver our promise through every action, every day. 
  
  Swope Health supports its team members with: 
  
  Medical benefits (including a Health Savings Account option), dental and vision 
  401(k) retirement plan with company match 
  Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Short- and Long-Term Disability 
  Flexible Spending Account 
  Paid Days Off beginning at 12 days annually, effective the first day of employment 
  Eight annual company-paid holidays; One annual paid personal day 
  Swope Health is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.