TCMP Benefit Worker - Psychiatry (Avenal, CA) - 140523

TCMP Benefit Worker - Psychiatry (Avenal, Ca)

UCSD Department of Psychiatry is one of the most innovative and productive academic departments in the country, offering challenging career opportunities in the diverse areas of advanced educational programs, cutting-edge research, and state-of-the-art clinical services. The department is committed to offering a dynamic learning environment and growing opportunities to its talented and dedicated employees.

The UCSD Department of Psychiatry is contracted to provide Transitional Case Management Program (TCMP) services for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations (CDCR). TCMP services are provided for eligible incarcerated persons under the jurisdiction of CDCR and the State Department of Mental Health.

Under close supervision, the incumbent will work full time (M-F, 8 hours per day, with work start and end times varying between 6am-5pm) at various CDCR correctional facilities (prisons), throughout California as well as other regional institutions as directed by management within the Department of Psychiatry. Incumbent will work as a Benefit Worker (BW) managing full caseloads consisting of incarcerated persons releasing from CDCR institutions, who are: (1) potentially eligible for benefit entitlements {i.e., Medi-Cal, Social Security, and Veterans Affairs}, (2) diagnosed as having HIV/AIDS, (3) diagnosed as having a mental illness, and/or (4) incarcerated persons determined to be in need of community-based continuity of care upon release from incarceration, (i.e., hospice, hospital/acute care, skilled nursing/long-term care, in-patient mental health care, board & care/assisted living, in-home health care, dialysis, oxygen [intermittent and continuous], chemotherapy, medications, etc.). BW will determine potential benefit eligibility based on medical/mental disability, financial, and/or age. BW will assist in the benefit application process, will complete, and submit application for California State sponsored Medi-Cal benefits, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), or Social Security Disability Income; and Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. Act as a liaison with institutional and parole staff for cases that may require additional case management and collaborate on specific cases.

Primary Work Location: Avenal State Prison, #1 Kings Way, Avenal, CA 93204

Pay Transparency Act

Annual Full Pay Range: $78,133 - $113,838 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $37.42 - $54.52

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).