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We are seeking a highly skilled CCBHC Liaison to join our team at Eskenazi Health. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring continuity of care for CCBHC clients between the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center CCBHC and acute care, emergency rooms, or the juvenile justice system.

• Develop and maintain strong collaborations with acute care, emergency rooms, and juvenile justice system entities to ensure safe and healthy transitions of care.
• Coordinate and help CCBHC clients navigate post-discharge transition to outpatient or other needed treatment to minimize time between discharge and treatment follow-up.
• Assist in advocating for CCBHC clients to ensure access to needed services, including developing community relationships and resources.
• Help the primary outpatient team coordinate and develop the client's treatment plan, incorporating input from the client, client's family, and any representative with decision-making capacity.
• Monitor and document CCBHC client progress, including reasonable attempts to contact CCBHC clients post-discharge.

• Bachelor's degree in human services, psychology, social work, or a related field with two years of relevant work experience required; Master's degree in human services, psychology, social work, or a related field preferred.
• Valid Indiana behavioral health and human services (BHHS) license in good standing that meets Indiana BHHS licensure requirements is required, dependent upon the degree conferred.
• Valid Indiana driver's license and driving record that meets Eskenazi Health's driving policy requirements.

• Basic knowledge of CCBHC standards regarding transitions of care.
• Knowledge of the Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center crisis continuum, outpatient services, and acute care services.
• Basic knowledge of Marion County's crisis continuum.
• Basic knowledge of Marion County's mental health, substance use, and hospital providers.
• Basic knowledge of substance use disorder and/or co-occurring disorders.
• Knowledge of client rights and responsibilities.
• Basic knowledge of psychotropic medication, their uses and side effects.