Re-entry Specialist

at  Wellpath

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
How you make a difference:
The Re-entry Specialist works to reduce recidivism for individuals completing the re-entry program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a community agency point of contact, coordinating mental health center referrals and follow-up appointments, ensuring seamless access to services.
• Assess and coordinate benefits needs, collaborating with jail-based services to ensure timely submission of benefits applications.
• Evaluate client access to prescribed psychotropic medications upon return to the community, assisting with Physician’s Assistance Program applications and facilitating communication with treating psychiatrists for medication adjustments if necessary.
• Assess client housing access and service requirements, coordinating referrals to address housing needs.
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations post-discharge, including documentation of court dates, registration, and follow-up with court-ordered community services, while also maintaining continuity of care by conducting post-discharge follow-ups with both the jail of origin and the discharged patient, when feasible.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or counseling; Master’s degree is preferred.

Experience

• 2 years of experience with the severe and persistent mentally ill is preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• None required.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Serve as a community agency point of contact, coordinating mental health center referrals and follow-up appointments, ensuring seamless access to services.
• Assess and coordinate benefits needs, collaborating with jail-based services to ensure timely submission of benefits applications.
• Evaluate client access to prescribed psychotropic medications upon return to the community, assisting with Physician’s Assistance Program applications and facilitating communication with treating psychiatrists for medication adjustments if necessary.
• Assess client housing access and service requirements, coordinating referrals to address housing needs.
• Ensure compliance with legal obligations post-discharge, including documentation of court dates, registration, and follow-up with court-ordered community services, while also maintaining continuity of care by conducting post-discharge follow-ups with both the jail of origin and the discharged patient, when feasible