Health Program Analyst II, Criminal Courts Diversion

Salary Range: $6,624.64-$9,557.30 monthly

SUMMARY

The Health Program Analyst II (HPAII) is responsible for supporting the pre-release and court-based work for ODR’s criminal court diversion programs, for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR).

ODR’s criminal court diversion programs include ODR Housing and Maternal Health.

The ODR Housing program is a permanent supportive housing program serving individuals who are homeless, have a serious mental health disorder, and are diverted into services after being incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Jail.

Clients in the ODR Housing program are referred to interim housing and assigned an Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS) provider, who works with the client as they transition from custody to community and on to permanent supportive housing.

This position will support the planning, implementation, and day to day pre-release and court program operations, and will work with county departments and community organizations to gain and ensure cooperation in achieving program goals and objectives.

This position will work in close collaboration with multidiscipline teams from the Department of Health Services, other County Departments, community-based organizations, and justice partners to execute program operations and achieve key objectives.

Currently, ODR has a hybrid work schedule with a combination of workdays in the office, in the field and remote.

This may change at discretion of DHS.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS of the Health Program Analyst II include, but are not limited to:


* Act as the Analyst lead for one of ODR’s criminal court hubs.


* Serve as technical experts and consultants for the pre-release and court work of ODR’s Criminal Court Diversion Programs.


* Assist in implementation of policies and procedures, sets programmatic benchmarks, and collects and analyzes outcomes data.


* Participate and engage with Justice Partners working within the Criminal Court Diversion population, including those working in the court, jail, and community.


* Complete referral and screening of candidates for the ODR Housing program– verifying clinical eligibility criteria and legal status via health and legal record review.


* Work with justice partners to submit affidavits recommending candidates to be calendared for diversion suitability hearings.


* Act as a liaison to Justice partners working within the criminal court diversion population, including those working in the court, jail, and community.


* Participates in studies of complex and difficult problem areas.

Complete court documentation including progress reports, AWOL reports, and other court documentation.


* In collaboration with ODR Physicians, join ODR’s in-court advocacy for and treatment of ODR candidates and clients, including being present, as needed, in the court and making recommendations for service and resource linkage.


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