Case Manager

Position Summary

This position provides goal-directed support and solution-focused interventions to achieve treatment goals and objectives identified in the client’s individualized treatment plan. This position facilitates services that are designed to assist the client with functional deficits and interpersonal and/or environmental barriers associated with their mental illness. At times, this position will provide services to clients who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis and assist with stabilization or connecting to needed resources.

Primary Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Avoids violations of the dress code policy of any alternative work locations, including but not limited to schools, jails, courts, detention centers, other community partners, etc.
• Affirmatively assesses client needs.
• Affirms the development of treatment plans.
• Affirms the provision of community-based resources, including transportation for clients when necessary and support for access to other health-related providers.
• Affirms the implementation of tasks related to treatment plan goals.
• Affirms collaboration with community partners and agencies to follow treatment plan goals and secure appropriate community resources.
• Affirms advocacy and empowerment of clients to ensure appropriate services are provided and necessary benefits are secured.
• Affirms support for medication management as needed.
• Affirms information and support to family members of clients as appropriate.
• Affirms crisis management as needed.
• Completes SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) training.
• Affirms participation in ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) program and meetings.
• Affirms collaboration within the agency and with community partners to access housing funds with oversight and approval of direct supervisor.
• Affirms identification of a network of resources for housing support within the SE Kansas community.
• Affirms collaboration with landlords, community partners, and other stakeholders to explore housing solutions within the community.
• Affirms meeting department productivity and documentation standards.
• Affirms providing on-call crisis services for the SAVE line on a weekly rotation for hours outside of CMHC business hours and including weekends and holidays.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Meet competency expectations, including integration of evidence-based practices and required certifications by successfully completing the following training: in-person training, online training, webinars, seminars, workshops, and self-directed training.
• Obtain Certification for Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) training.

Credential And Experience Requirements

• Graduation from high school or equivalency is required.
• A bachelor's degree from an accredited university in the various behavioral health fields such as clinical psychology, social work, counseling, nursing, rehabilitation or closely related degree, is preferred.
• A valid driver’s license is required.

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Crawford County Mental Health Center (CCMHC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CCMHC provides equal employment opportunities to all team members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Crawford County Mental Health Center is an employment-at-will agency. This means an employee has the ability to quit employment for any or no reason, and an employer may terminate employment for no reason or for any non-discriminatory and/or non-retaliatory reason.