COURT LIAISON
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Location: Portland, OR 97229
Description:
Responsibilities
Cedar Hills Hospital is seeking a Court Liasion with an background in behavioral health to join our team and support patients!
How you will make an impact:
The Court Liasion provides supervision of caseloads of mentally disordered offenders released from state hospitals under parole; and does related or other work as required. This position is responsible for coordinating with the courts, probation or parole, and law enforcement agencies in placement and supervision of mentally disordered offenders.
Duties Include:
Who We Are:
Cedar Hills Hospital is a 98-bed behavioral health hospital and Outpatient Services program in Portland, Oregon dedicated to healing patients' minds and bodies. We are part of Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 large healthcare organization with over 400 acute care and behavioral health locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.
At Cedar Hills Hospital, our team of board-certified psychiatrists, internal medicine and family physicians, licensed therapists, and dedicated nursing staff provide individualized, continuum of care treatment in a stigma-free environment for adults aged 18 and over.
We recruit for a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage people from a variety of academic, ethnic, cultural, gender, and neurological backgrounds to apply.
What We Offer
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major coursework in the social, behavioral sciences or related field required
Experience: minimum 1 year of probation or parole work, mental health counseling or social casework required.
Additional Requirements: Successful completion of CPR certification, Handle With Care and Service Excellence Training within 30 days of employment and prior to assisting in a restraining procedure. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or it subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1- [redacted].
Cedar Hills Hospital is seeking a Court Liasion with an background in behavioral health to join our team and support patients!
How you will make an impact:
The Court Liasion provides supervision of caseloads of mentally disordered offenders released from state hospitals under parole; and does related or other work as required. This position is responsible for coordinating with the courts, probation or parole, and law enforcement agencies in placement and supervision of mentally disordered offenders.
Duties Include:
- Interviews patients, facility staff and other personnel to compile pre-assessment reports for patients pending release; determines and recommends to the courts appropriate facility placement or release of patient.
- Coordinates with correctional and law enforcement agencies, courts, and mental health agencies in treatment and supervision of patients; informs appropriate agencies of release agreement violations.
- Provides on-going counseling and supervision of patients; participates in formulating goals and treatment plans for patients; assesses patient needs; ensures that prescribed services are available and provided to patient; monitors patient progress.
- Prepares and maintains reports of patient status and progress; submits reports to medical staff, correctional agency personnel, court officials, and others involved in patient supervision and treatment.
- Participates in supervision and treatment of resistive-to-treatment patients with records of high recidivism to acute in-patient care.
- Participates in training programs designed to develop and maintain professional skills.
Who We Are:
Cedar Hills Hospital is a 98-bed behavioral health hospital and Outpatient Services program in Portland, Oregon dedicated to healing patients' minds and bodies. We are part of Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 large healthcare organization with over 400 acute care and behavioral health locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom.
At Cedar Hills Hospital, our team of board-certified psychiatrists, internal medicine and family physicians, licensed therapists, and dedicated nursing staff provide individualized, continuum of care treatment in a stigma-free environment for adults aged 18 and over.
We recruit for a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourage people from a variety of academic, ethnic, cultural, gender, and neurological backgrounds to apply.
What We Offer
- $48 - $66/hour plus shift differentials and incentive pay
- Competitive pay & benefit package including:
Medical/dental/vision (multiple plan types available to suit coverage/cost preferences)
401k with 3% employer match
Above-market Paid Time Off
Shift differentials and on-call pay incentives
Employee stock options
Career development, leadership training, and promotion opportunities
Relocation assistance
Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance
Free counseling services through our EAP for employees and family members
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major coursework in the social, behavioral sciences or related field required
Experience: minimum 1 year of probation or parole work, mental health counseling or social casework required.
Additional Requirements: Successful completion of CPR certification, Handle With Care and Service Excellence Training within 30 days of employment and prior to assisting in a restraining procedure. May be required to work flexible hours and overtime.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or it subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1- [redacted].