Job Description

Department: COMCARE

Pay: $24.88 per hour.

Work Schedule: 40 hours/week. Flexible to meet patient needs, Mon-Sat 8a-7p / Mon-Sat 12p-9p / Thurs - Mon 8a-7p *

Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits

Provide goal-directed, client-centered, medically necessary services and support to clients with Juvenile Justice system involvement and Serious Emotional Disturbance and their families in order to improve the quality of life and ability to function more successfully in the community. Computer documentation of all services in a timely manner is required.

Service Provision Case Management Services.

• Case management using identified and accepted methods to remediate symptoms of mental illness and/or improve emotional and functional well-being.
• Conduct risk assessments as needed to address safety of clients.
• Provide Psychosocial and psycho educational group opportunities to youth served in the program.
• Provide parent support in groups or individual modality as needed.
• Provide transportation to support client attendance in medical appointments and other therapeutic goal related activities to include development of community resources, employment or education access, social or consumer-run activities and related supports.

Treatment Planning.

• Prepare Treatment Plan including client and family participation on cases where needed.
• Collaborate in review, updates and progress on goals with Treatment Plan coordinator or other member of the treatment team.

Documentation.

• Complete progress notes in accordance with COMCARE and CCBHC guidelines which meet requirements for medical necessity, goal-directed treatment, and client response to treatment within prescribed timeliness.
• Complete Notes for Record, Precautions statements and authorizations for release of records as required and/or recommended.
• Enters no show and cancellations for accuracy and completeness of medical record.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or be equivalently qualified by work experience or a combination of work experience in the human services field and education, with one year of experience substituting for one year of education. Per Sedgwick County policy, this is a driving level position that requires a valid US driver’s license without restrictions and current proof of automobile insurance. Must have access to personal passenger vehicle to complete the driving duties of the position. Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and meet driver qualification standards as set forth in Sedgwick County’s Fleet Vehicle Operation and Usage policy. Meet the specifications as outlined in the CMHC/CCBHC licensing standards and pass KBI, DCF child abuse check, adult abuse registry, and motor vehicle screens. Must complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE.

Preferred Qualifications: One year of experience in a related field.

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