BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COURT LIAISON

General Purpose of Job:

As Court Liaison, serves as the liaison for court proceeding for Behavioral Health programs. Serves as a back up support for our Patient Rights Advocate to investigate patient complaints involving recipient rights. Serves as a liaison between Behavioral Health and other hospital departments, the courts, law enforcement agencies, and/or other community or government agencies.

Essential Duties:

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Recieves all appropriate paperwork for county probate court. This includes the petition, first certification and second certification.
• Round on each inpatient Behavioral Health to gather any legal paperwork and place in individual patient files
• Keep track of all patients being processed through the court system.
• Conduct deferral meetings with patients being processed for court.
• Complete and send deferral schedule to the attorneys and Community Mental Health.
• Coordinate meetings with Community Mental Health and attorneys assigned for the week.
• Create the court schedule and disseminate to all appropriate people.
• Document in the Electornic Medical Record for each individual regarding court.
• Receives and investigates complaints of alleged violations of patient rights.
• Intervenes on behalf of recipients to facilitate appropriate procedures and/or obtains remedy for apparent violations of rights.
• Prepares all necessary reports related to investigations and interventions.
• Observes all rules of confidentiality as related to protected health information.