Case Manager

Crawford County Mental Health Center; Pittsburg (KS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Crawford County Mental Health Center in Pittsburg, KS seeks a dedicated specialist to provide goal-directed support and solution-focused interventions to help clients achieve treatment goals identified in individualized plans. This role emphasizes helping clients overcome barriers and connect to needed resources within the community.

A portion of the role focuses on securing and maintaining housing stability, including assisting with applications, paperwork, and advocacy for housing rights.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor's in behavioral health preferred.
• Valid driver's license and ability to pass background checks.
• Experience with community-based services and housing resources is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Follow dress code policy for various locations.
• Assess client needs and support treatment plan development.
• Assist clients in accessing community resources and transportation.
• Aid clients in implementing tasks related to treatment goals.
• Collaborate with agencies to secure housing and other services.
• Advocate for clients to obtain necessary benefits and supports.
• Support medication management as needed.
• Provide crisis management as needed and participate in ACT program activities.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Crisis intervention

Transportation coordination

Documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in behavioral health (preferred)

Job description

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. The specialist will aid in the form of direct support, modeling, supervision, and/or cueing to support independent performance of tasks. Most contacts will occur in community locations.

Description

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. The specialist will aid in the form of direct support, modeling, supervision, and/or cueing to support independent performance of tasks. Most contacts will occur in community locations.

A portion of this role will be devoted to supporting clients to secure and maintain suitable and stable housing. This will include assessing housing needs, providing support with applications and paperwork, connecting individuals with housing resources and advocacy for housing rights.

Primary Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Required to follow dress code policy of any alternative work locations, including but not limited to schools, jails, courts, detention centers, other community partners, etc.
• Assist in assessment of client needs.
• Assist in the development of treatment plans.
• Assist clients in accessing community-based resources, including providing transportation for clients when necessary and supporting access to other health-related providers.
• Assist clients in implementing tasks related to treatment plan goals.
• Collaborate with community partners and agencies to assist in following treatment plan goals and to assist in securing appropriate community resources.
• Advocate and empower clients to ensure that appropriate services are provided, and necessary benefits are secured.
• Support clients with medication management as needed.
• Provide information and support to family members of clients as appropriate.
• Assist with crisis management as needed.
• Complete SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) training.
• Work with community partners to meet the needs of clients, specifically housing needs within the agency as well as outside the agency.
• Participate in ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) program and meetings.
• Collaborate within the agency and with community partners to access housing funds with oversight and approval of direct supervisor.
• Identify a network of resources for housing support within the SE Kansas community.
• Collaborate with landlords, community partners and other stakeholders to explore housing solutions within the community.
• Required to meet department productivity and documentation standards.
• Provide 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

• Staff will meet competency expectations, including integration of evidence-based practices and required certifications by successfully completing the following training which will be conducted in all the following manners, but not limited to in-person training, online training, webinars, seminars, workshops, and self-directed training. All training, certifications, and competencies will be documented by completion of certificates when available and maintained by the Training department.
• Obtain Certification for Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB) training. MOAB is an in-depth training program that teaches individuals how to recognize, reduce, and manage violent and aggressive behavior. Training is provided.
• MOAB training requires controlled movements, body positioning, and the ability to perform physical holds and restraint techniques.
• The focus of MOAB training is to use techniques that can be effectively applied by employees of varying physical capabilities while minimizing potential harm to both the individual being restrained and the trained themselves.

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.
• Pass pre-employment background checks.

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.

At-Will Employment

I understand that I am an employee at-will and that neither this document nor any other document, writing, or manual creates, or is intended to create, a contract of employment between myself and Crawford County Mental Health Center. 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.