Forensic Case Manager - Justice

St. Mary's General Hospital, located in Passaic, NJ, is a community-based tertiary medical center focused on providing quality, compassionate care. It is an acute care hospital providing a broad range of services including cardiovascular services as well as a comprehensive program for cancer care. The hospital is also a center of excellence for maternal-child health and outpatient behavioral health services. It is the only hospital in Passaic and with over 550 physicians and 1,000 employees, and is one of the largest employers in the county. Every member of the St. Mary's General team is committed to providing respectful, personalized, high-quality care. St. Mary's General Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare, which has been lauded as a "Top 15 Healthcare System" by Truven Health Analytics. For information, visit www.smh-nj.com.

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Personalized, collaborative and flexible case management and outreach services offered primarily off-site. Designed to engage, support and integrate individuals with serious mental illness who are involved with the criminal justice system into the community of their choice and facilitate their use of available resources and supports in order to maximize their independence. Primary goal of this service is to assist consumers to avoid arrest and/or reduce the number of days in jail or prison or help in their reintegration after incarceration.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, social work or rehabilitation.
2. Two years mental health experience with at least 1 year experience in liaison or case management work. One year experience with forensic population.
3. Familiarity in dealing with the agitated client, mental status exam, medication interaction and side effects, and the criminal justice system.

4. Valid New Jersey Driver's License.