PUBLIC GUARDIAN INVESTIGATOR

ABOUT THE POSITION
The Riverside University Health Systems - Behavioral Health department would like to invite you to apply to the Public Guardian Investigator position.

This position is located in the city of Riverside, CA and will offer a 9/80 work schedule from Mon-Thurs, 8:00 AM-5:30 PM and every other Friday 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM.

Candidates who have worked with elderly and/or those with significant medical issues and/or have significant experience with eligibility services are encouraged to apply.

Under general supervision, to evaluate and investigate referrals to the Public Guardian Office to determine the individual's need and eligibility for conservatorship; to evaluate the level of risk of individuals who may be gravely disabled or legally incompetent; to prepare reports recommending conservatorship or a viable alternative; and to do other work as required.

The Public Guardian Investigator investigates and evaluates individual's need and determines eligibility for and if public conservatorship is in the best interests of that individual.

This class is allocated only to the Department of Mental Health's Public Guardian's Office.

The Public Guardian Investigator class is distinguished from the Deputy Public Guardian in that the latter classification manages the personal and financial affairs of persons who have been placed under guardianship by the court and are responsible for protecting conservatees and their respective estates from exploitation and loss.

The Public Guardian Investigator is responsible for investigating referrals and preparing recommendations for conservatorship for County Counsel's review.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Receives and reviews referrals to evaluate and assess the level of risk of individuals who may be gravely disabled or legally incompetent.

• Investigates allegations of abuse, self-neglect, financial loss, or medical or health concerns by making home or facility visits and interviewing the referred individual to collect and verify information; identifies and locates, individual's family, physicians, and others by searching through directories, utility records and other available resources as well as through inquiries of public or private agencies; interviews the potential client's family, neighbors, friends, landlords, physicians, and others to assess that individual's functional capacity, physical and environmental conditions.

• Contacts banks, investment agencies, mortgage and title companies and other agencies to obtain information regarding the potential conservatee's financial assets; collects, reviews, and analyzes legal documents including wills, trusts, Power of Attorney to assess the potential conservatee's need for conservatorship or a viable alternative.

• Interprets department policies and conservatorship procedures to the potential conservatee's family and others as required.

• Consults with doctors, psychologists, other medical providers, and professionals from other departm...