Community Education Liaison

Summary:

The Community Education Liaison is responsible for coordinating any/all communication, treatment plan information, assessments, and related information between the Child/Adolescent Partial or Intensive Hospital Outpatient Programs and the schools of all patients attending day treatment. This role assists the patient's treatment and transition to post treatment.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as a resource, both internally and externally, regarding educational placement issues of the clients of Partial or Intensive Outpatient Programs with local schools.

• Direct involvement in the development of patient programming.

• Complete the initial admission duties, attend school staffings, IEP meetings and conferences for designated patients in either PHP, IOP or inpatient level of care and document in the medical record.

• Alert and keep updated school personnel, parents/guardian, patient aligning student and patient expectations of attendance and completion of work. Document progress and complete and Education Assessment Plan.

• Develop an educational plan with the school regarding behavior management of the patient at school.

• May be asked to perform in-classroom observations.

• Local travel required to schools.

• Act as a direct resource for school personnel to contact regarding patient's treatment; document all contacts in the medical record.

• Provide crisis intervention consultation via phone regarding assigned patients.

• Act as a direct resource for parents and guardians regarding school issues of patients.

• Understand special education laws and how they can assist assigned patients and their parents in the school setting

• Assist parents in navigating the IEP or 504 process.

• Coordinate discharge planning regarding the educational placement and needs of the patients.

• Complete school safety plan with assigned patients and discuss with schools to assist in patient's reintegration into school setting

• Arrange and conduct discharge staffing with the schools.

• Attend staffings, communicate with the multidisciplinary team, and provide input for the treatment plan.

• Add education goals and interventions to assigned patient's treatment plan

• Document in plan as required by regulatory standards

• Attend weekly supervision with clinical supervisor

• Collaborate with the Outreach department and assist with the marketing of the Child and Adolescent programming

• Provide contact information to the Marketing department.

• Provide information regarding Rogers Behavioral Health to schools.

• Lead tours of the facility for visiting school staff.

• Gather information of needs of the school community and communicate to Community Liaisons.

• Performs other duties as assigned within the education, license, experience and training.

Additional Job Description:

Education/Training Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in human services, psychology, social work, or related field required.
• Four years of experience working with children/adolescents with mental or behavioral health concerns (special education; autism; etc…)
• Working knowledge of IEP and 504 processes.
• Formal training in the management of the aggressive patient (NCI) is required within sixty (60) days of date of hire. Annual re-certification is required.
• American Red Cross Professional Rescue is required within thirty (30) days of date of hire. Bi-annual re-certification is required.
• Attend all mandatory in-services and other in-services relevant to the position. Be responsible for all educational requirements and related obligations pertaining to the license of the program/unit license regulatory requirements governing the program(s).
• Hold a valid driver's license in the state in which they are employed. Required to have driving record approved by the Hospital's insurance carrier.

With a career at Rogers, you can look forward to a Total Rewards package of benefits, including:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage for you and your family
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee share program
• Life/disability insurance
• Flex spending accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and wellness program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

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