Community Case Manager Group Lead

Community Case Manager Group Lead 3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 1102 North Hospital Drive, McPherson, KS 67460 Provide leadership regarding the forming and maintenance of psychosocial rehabilitation groups. Facilitate, identify, and establish which evidence-based group curriculum will be used in the psychosocial rehabilitation group curriculum at Prairie View, Inc. Facilitate and assist in all psychosocial rehabilitation group services within the county. Provide oversight and direction to staff through regular contact (i.e. staff meetings, observation, etc.) to improve in group and crisis services. Provide oversight and direction of the various psychosocial rehabilitation group and crisis services to ensure staff are complying with evidence-based curriculum. Meet with local community members to provide support for psychosocial rehabilitation groups and crisis support services in community and school settings. Provide crisis intervention services in the community, school, and in patients' home when a crisis has been identified. Help clients and families become linked with necessary community services/resources. Employ problem solving with client and family to help them resolve issues/problems and develop crisis resolution and prevention plans. Contact other team members regarding patient's needs if patient is unsuccessful at resolving crisis. Assist staff/clinicians in identifying, providing outreach to, patients in need of crisis intervention services. Provide community based services in the community, school, and patient's home, as assigned by supervisor and as specified by the patient's treatment plan. Provide community based and crisis services based on the philosophies and principles of emphasizing patient's strengths. Provide case consultation services and attend treatment meetings with internal staff and external agencies and organizations, as needed. Maintain clinical outcomes within Prairie View standards. Provide community based services to the patient that comply with ethical standards and procedures. Attend meetings with State Hospital and PRTF contacts as Hospital and PRTF Liaison to Prairie View for mutual clients of each agency. Engage in the following patient-centered community based activities as needed by each patient/family: Highlight patient/family's strengths and successes to help improve their self esteem. Employ problem solving with patient/family to help them resolve issues and problems. Provide effective crisis intervention services to the patient and their family. Assess strengths and set goals with the patient/family; review regularly. Help the patient/family become linked with necessary community services/resources. Teach life and parenting skills to patient/family. Encourage patient/family to become more actively involved in the community. Provide support and advocacy with various systems on behalf of patient/family to facilitate obtaining needed resources and/or protection of rights. Provide needed support for families of patients. Demonstrate competency in working with child/adolescent patients and their caregivers. Demonstrate an understanding of differences between typical and atypical child/adolescent behavior. Demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain appropriate limits and boundaries when working with children/adolescents and their caretakers, both individually and in group work. Demonstrate knowledge of risk factors for individual children/adolescents in regards to personal safety, safety in the community, and worker safety; demonstrate knowledge of appropriate interventions to keep the patient and others safe. If participating in psychosocial group work assignments, demonstrate knowledge of group management strategies, and best practice psychosocial group skill curriculum development. Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in related field of behavioral health sciences or equivalent Minimum Experience: Demonstrated skills in the provision of case management Must be at least 20 years of age Must have good listening skills, verbal skills, and written communication skills Must be able to observe patient demeanor and non-verbal communication for assessment purposes Must be able and willing to have some flexibility in scheduling, to meet patient and organization needs Must maintain Kansas State licensure and appropriate CEU's where applicable Must be able to communicate effectively with referral sources and external care providers Must have ability to work effectively with children, adolescents, and their families Must be able to understand the special needs and behaviors of and be able to care for children and adolescents ages 2-18 (up to 22 years old if on the Waiver) Must have a valid Kansas driver's license and be insurable through Prairie View insurance company. Must be able to pass physical restraining program Must be able to bend, squat, and kneel to do physical activities with children Must be proficient at basic keyboarding/word-processing skills Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen, Central Registry Screen, and DCF (Kansas Dept. for Children & Families, formerly SRS) background check