Assistant Staff Analyst, Health (Central Release Team)

SUMMARY

The Assistant Staff Analyst (ASA) will support the coordinated release of ODR clients from Los Angeles County Jail as a part of ODR’s Central Release Team. The Central Release team is a multidiscipline team of Physicians, Nurses, Mental Health Clinicians, Analysts, and Medical Case Workers who are responsible for ensuring efficient releases from custody while making sure that client’s needs are appropriately addressed, and that necessary aftercare is in place. The position will work across ODR’s jail-based diversion programs with an emphasis on the ODR Housing Program, which is focused on the release of P3 / P4 population from Los Angeles County Jails. The P3 population comprises of individuals who are unstable due to significant mental illness, persistent danger of self-harming in less acute settings, or recurrent violence due to emotional instability. The P4 population consists of individuals experiencing severe debilitating symptoms, meets Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) 5150 criteria for danger to self, others, or grave disability. This role will serve as a liaison to the ODR Housing Court and RAD (Referrals Access & Data) managers for the coordination release of the P3 / 4 population to community-based housing and services.

Currently, ODR has a hybrid work schedule with a combination of workdays in the office, in the field and remote. This may change at discretion of DHS.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinate and manage the jail release process for ODR clients in collaboration with other members of the Central Release Team.
• Collaborate with ODR physicians to ensure clients are discharged with prescribed medications and verify that medications are delivered to interim housing sites upon release.
• Work directly with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s custody staff to schedule client releases.
• Collaborate with doctors, nurses, analysts, and clinicians to assess client needs and ensure that housing placements and Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS) assignments are secured prior to release.
• Act as a liaison to defense attorneys to address client legal holds by working with the Sheriff’s Department and other out of county jurisdictions, as needed, to facilitate resolution and release.
• Assist with the creation of new client profiles and maintain accurate client records.
• Enter, track, and report release tracking data for monitoring and accountability.
• Meet with clients in custody to orient them to the ODR program and prepare them for transition to community-based services.
• Facilitate referrals to Enriched Residential Care (ERC) facilities as appropriate.
• Oversee and coordinate residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment placements, including identifying and securing programs for clients who are court-ordered to residential treatment.
• As necessary, conduct jail visits to orient clients to the program and expectations upon release, assess housing location preferences and needs, gain consent for referral services, and triage changes in functioning that may impact level of care.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

Preferred Experience

Education / Experience

Certificates / Licenses / Clearances

Other Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stand : Frequently

Walk : Frequently

Sit : Frequently

Handling / Fingerin g : Occasionally

Reach Outward : Occasionally

Reach Above Shoulder : Occasionally

Climb, Crawl, Kneel, Bend : Occasionally

Lift / Carry : Occasionally - Up to 50 lbs

Push / Pull : Occasionally - Up to 50 lbs

See : Constantly

Taste / Smell : Not Applicable

Not Applicable = Not required for essential functions

Occasionally = (0 - 2 hrs / day)

Frequently = (2 - 5 hrs / day)

Constantly = (5+ hrs / day)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

General Office Setting, Indoors Temperature Controlled

EEOC STATEMENT

It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, without regard to age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer), AIDS or HIV, genetic information or characteristics, veteran status or military service.