Case Manager - Strengths

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

KPERS retirement

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

PTO

Job summary

Bert Nash Center in Lawrence, KS is seeking a Case Manager-Strengths to coordinate community-based case management for adults with recurring mental health needs. You will craft individualized treatment goals and help clients access services in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.

The role emphasizes supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and active participation in community outreach. A BA/BS or equivalent is required, plus a commitment to flexible hours and EMR proficiency.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or four years of equivalent education/experience in the human services field (preferred).
• Valid driver's license and proof of current car insurance.
• Working knowledge of computers and basic computer fluency.
• Must achieve competency in the EMR software within 6 months of employment.
• Ability to work independently and with others.
• Flexibility in working hours.
• Commitment to interdisciplinary and community mental health approaches.
• Energetic and positive approach to evolving workplace challenges.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate case management services for adults with recurrent mental health issues.
• Develop individualized treatment goals and aid access to treatment.
• Provide supportive counseling and solutions-focused interventions.
• Offer outreach and crisis intervention for timely access and stabilization.
• Complete strength assessments and identify treatment options.
• Develop and review individualized crisis plans.
• Participate in public information and community liaison activities.
• Assist with housing facilities and clients as needed.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Skills

Case management

EMR software

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

BA/BS degree or four years of equivalent education/experience in human services

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Pay is commensurate with experience within a range of $20.00 to $27.86 per hour. Full time, non-exempt, benefits eligible. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.

Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.

Responsibilities: The primaryresponsibility of the Case Manager-Strengths is to coordinate case management servicesfor adults in the community with recurrent mental health issues, developindividualized treatment goals, and aid in accessing treatment. Specific dutiesinclude but not limited to:

• To helpclients to understand the symptoms of their mental illness and to minimize theeffect of those symptoms in all the significant areas of their lives.
• Assist clients in learning and practicing newskills that contribute to their recovery as specified in the treatment plan.
• Providesupportive counseling, solutions focused interventions; behavioral analysis toincrease client's ability to function in all life domains.
• Providing outreach and crisis interventionservices to clients and prospective clients to enable timely access to thoseservices appropriate and necessary for crisis stabilization with the purpose ofdiverting the client from hospitalization and allowing the client to maintainindependent living;
• Complete strength assessment with client andidentify strategies or treatment options associated with the consumer's mentalillness with the goal of minimizing the negative effects of mental illnesssymptoms or associated environmental stressors.
• Develop individualized crisis plan withclient and review during treatment plan review time.
• Participatingin public information and public relations activities, serve as a communityliaison and advocate for mental health and the Bert Nash Center
• Additionalresponsibilities that may be assigned as circumstances warrant specificallyrelated to supportive housing facilities and clients; and
• Regular and predictable attendance is anessential function of the job.

Qualifications: The Case Manage-Strengths positionrequires but not limited to:

• a BA/BS degree or four years of equivalenteducation and/or experience working in the human services field.
• Reliabletransportation; and a valid, unrestricted driver's license and proof of currentcar insurance
• Prior computer experience and basic computerfluency.
• Must be able to achieve within one's first 6months of employment a working competency in the management and use of theCenter's electronic medical record (EMR) software as demonstrated by timely andaccurate documentation of the clinical record.
• Anability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
• Flexibility in assigned working hours
• A commitment to interdisciplinary andcommunity mental health center approaches
• An energetic and positive approach to therapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex workplace.