Job Details

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

The Case Manager provides comprehensive case management services for inmates who speak both English and Spanish in the Solano County Detention Facilities. Case Managers will provide information, support and follow-up services as needed and as identified in the Case/Re-entry Plan. Case Managers will also provide in-custody facilitated support groups in the area of cognitive behavior.

Case Managers will take part in the transition to CalAIM, a Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) initiative, which aims to improve Medi-Cal recipients' quality of life and health outcomes through system reforms. Case Managers will facilitate care by developing a detailed, client-centered Reentry Plan which addresses health related social needs connecting clients with suitable services to meet their needs, including physical and mental health, substance use issues, employment (both residential and outpatient), legal concerns, housing, community resources, and aftercare - the reentry plan may also involve the clients support network including family. Case Managers will work closely with an Enhanced Care Management (ECM), a statewide Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP), that offers person-centered, community-based highest care management tier within the Medi-Cal MCP Population Health Management continuum.

This is a union position.

The Case Managers focus of work is as follows:

Pre-Release Planning - Case Manager(s) will develop a Re-entry Plan for each participant in the In-Custody Case Management program. The development of such a plan allows for the smooth transition of participants in the community and decreases the likelihood of recidivism. This will include the development with the ECM of transitional housing (when possible), linkage to community resources and linkage to probation, parole or other stakeholders in the community.

Post-Release Treatment - Case Manager(s) will link participants with the ECM, sharing the Reentry Plan (along with the participant) to address needed substance abuse, mental health or health care treatment services which may include; outpatient substance use disorder treatment; medicated assisted treatment (MAT); individual therapy; rehabilitation groups, and/or health care visits with a goal to provide assistance with life skills development and on-going support in the community, (based on participant need). On occasion meetings may take place in the community for participants that are suddenly released from in-custody. Reliable transportation is required.

The Case Manager is responsible for providing a case management approach that will be assessment-driven, collaborative, strengths based, gender responsive, and client-centered. Responsibilities include but is not limited to:

• Conduct intakes and needs assessments;
• Work with clients to create, track, revise, and update client focused Individual Re-Entry Plan drawing on an integrated array of public, private, and project-specific resources;
• Partners with the ECM to ensure that all homeless clients receive immediate, individualized housing-related support, including accelerated access to a shelter bed;
• Creation of care linkages and coordination with community-based providers and services.
• Following initial re-entry plan development, the case manager will meet with each client on a case-by-case basis, more frequent contact will be arranged to address emerging needs or client crisis.
• Participates in warm handoff encounter with participant and the post release ECM.
• Responds to inmate request as needed or assigned by Program Supervisor;
• Responsible for tracking outcomes and providing regular reporting to Program Supervisor and as requested.
• Attend and participate in relevant program and County training and meetings.

Documentation Responsibilities:

• Completes all supporting documentation: case-plans, re-entry plans, and individual change plans, including discharge paperwork/process and required agency assessments in a timely manner.
• Completes all progress notes within 24-hours of service delivery.
• Works with client and other available internal and external resources to develop/maintain case-plans, progress notes and appropriate updates in support of health and recovery needs for the client.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to express empathy, compassion and communicate honestly by providing feedback for negative as well as positive behaviors;
• Knowledge of Clinical documentation (treatment plans, progress notes etc.);
• Specialized knowledge such as: mental health issues, life skills, vocational training, anger management, criminal behavior, grief, etc.
• Experience working successfully with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self-sufficiency.
• Experience delivering evidence-based practices.
• Experience delivering curriculum-based program support groups.
• Experience working with criminal justice population:
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) - language differential pay is available.

Background Clearance:

• Valid California Driver's License, reliable vehicle, and willingness to travel local (mileage allowance provided);
• Must undergo a background check to be cleared to work for the agency and in Solano County Jails

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.