Medical Manager - Treatment & Recovery Center

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

KPERS retirement

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Generous PTO

Job summary

Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center is seeking a Medical Manager for the Treatment & Recovery Center (TRC) in Lawrence, KS. This full-time exempt role leads clinical decision-making, supports staff development, and ensures quality care for individuals experiencing acute behavioral health episodes.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, manage crises, and optimize transitions while adhering to regulations and organizational policies.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in clinical specialty of psychiatric nursing, adults and child/adolescent experience preferred.
• Current Kansas registered nursing license.
• Licensure in the State of Kansas is required or preferred.
• Capacity for independent functioning in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Philosophical commitment to an interdisciplinary service delivery system.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and commitment to diverse populations.
• Entrepreneurial perspective toward mental health service delivery.
• Commitment and desire to serve the purposes of community mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership for the TRC, overseeing acute behavioral health care.
• Promote trauma-informed, person-centered care and support clinical decisions.
• Foster workforce development and ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance.
• Collaborate with medical/providers, nursing, peer support, case managers and leadership.
• Lead crisis medical assessment, observation, stabilization and follow-up.
• Support psychiatric risk assessments, differential diagnoses, and treatment planning.
• Offer consultation on complex presentations including suicide risk and dual diagnoses.
• Establish thresholds for emergency transfer and coordination with EMS.
• Assist safe prescribing, medication reconciliation and monitoring.
• Participate in huddles, case reviews, handoffs and discharge planning.

Skills

Independent functioning

Time management

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Entrepreneurial mindset

Commitment to community mental health

Education

Master's degree in clinical specialty of psychiatric nursing with KS RN license

Licensure in the State of Kansas

Job description

Medical Manager - Treatment & Recovery Center

This is a full time, exempt, benefits eligible position. 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 TRC Medical Manager provides clinical leadership for the TRC, serving individuals experiencing acute behavioral health episodes. This role promotes safe, timely, trauma-informed, person-centered care, supports clinical decision-making and workforce development and helps facilitate compliance with applicable regulations, accreditation standards, professional ethics, and organizational policies. The Medical Manager works collaboratively with medical providers, clinicians, nursing staff, peer support specialists, case managers, and leadership to support stabilization and appropriate transitions of care. Specific duties include but not limited to:

1. providing medical and clinical leadership in crisis medical assessment, observation, stabilization and follow-up services;

2. conducting and supporting psychiatric risk assessments, differential diagnoses, medication reviews, and treatment planning within the scope of licensure and privileges;

3. offer timely consultation on complex presentations, including acute psychiatric symptoms, suicide or violence risk, intoxication/withdrawal, co-occurring medical conditions, and medication side effects.

4. working with medical leadership to establish clear thresholds and protocols for emergency transfer, higher levels of care, involuntary evaluation when legally indicated, and coordination with emergency medical services;

5. support safe prescribing, medication reconciliation, controlled-substance practices, laboratory monitoring, and management of medication-related risks, as applicable

6. work with the multidisciplinary team during huddles, case reviews, handoffs, and discharge planning to improve continuity and reduce avoidable delays

7. monitor progress notes documentation for quality, timeliness and medical necessity and provide feedback and education if gaps are present

8. perform other duties consistent with the position's scope, licensure, and organizational needs

9. regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job.

10. other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

The TRC Medical Manager position requires (or prefers as noted) but not limited to:

1. master's degree in clinical specialty of psychiatric nursing, for adults and (child/adolescent services or experience with the child/adolescent population is preferred) with current Kansas registered nursing license;

2. licensure in the State of Kansas;

3. a capacity for independent functioning;

4. a philosophical commitment to and exceptional skill in an interdisciplinary service delivery system;

5. exceptional time management and organizational skills;

6. exceptional interpersonal skills and commitment to interacting with diverse populations;

7. an entrepreneurial perspective toward mental health service delivery;

8. a commitment and desire to serve the purposes of community mental health;

9. flexibility in assigned working hours and an energetic and positive approach to the challenges of a complex and changing work place;