Job Duties:

• Provides advocacy, monitoring and discharge planning for clients with a serious mental illness at the State Hospital and in the Community.
• Provides discharge planning and linkage to community resources for Not Guilty Reason of Insanity (NGRI) Acquittee that are released into the community from State Hospital.
• Completes intakes, assessments, individual service plans, updates, discharges and compiles other information in support of program and licensure requirements.
• Completes a comprehensive assessment of case management needs of NGRI Acquittee.
• Develops an ISP and CRP based on the assessment information and in collaboration with the consumer, other treatment providers, criminal justice staff, and, if appropriate, family, spouse or significant others.
• Reviews and updates the CRP at least every 6 months or more frequently if needs change.
• Conducts a face-to-face assessment to determine consumer’s functional limitations, eligibility for services, progress and need areas at least once a month for the assigned caseload. More frequent face-to-face contacts will occur when clinically appropriate or when delineated in the Individualized Services Plan (ISP) and/ or Conditional Release Plan (CRP).
• Maintains timely, accurate documentation and data in accordance with DHS standards, regulatory requirements, and Virginia statutes. Examples include such items as case notes, reports to the Forensic Office of the DBHDS and court reports. Ensures that all filing of clinical information and submission of billing information are done accurately and within the time frame required.
• Coordinates pre-screens through Emergency Services and the Revocation of NGRI Conditions, as needed.
• Coordinates services and service planning with other providers within the DHS, outside agencies or providers and the criminal justice system.
• Provides court testimony regarding NGRI consumer’s progress & compliance with their CRP.
• Monitors medication compliance
• Participates in case consultations.
• Maintains daily Anasazi service logs.

Must be registered with the Virginia Board of Counseling as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP).