at Sedgwick County in Wichita, Kansas, United States
Job Description
Will maintain a caseload of individuals that are high utilizers of emergency services. Integrated Care Specialist will provide services to individuals that are currently involved with KDOC, or being released from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. They will be able to maintain a schedule while also providing services for crisis related needs.
Direct Client Service
- Provide crisis stabilization services to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis while they are in the Crisis Residential Units
- Meet with clients to discuss, individual plans, living arrangements or any difficulties they may be having
- Identify services needs and develop treatment or referral services plan with clients to help stabilize crisis.
- Identify and secure in-home services to maintain stabilization once client returns home
- Confer with client caregivers, families, physicians, lawyers, community service providers and other professionals throughout the County and to secure and coordinate services
- Assist clients to maintain basic needs (housing, food, medical)
- Provide outreach, screening and engagement services to potential participants
- Arrange for the discharge of inpatient referrals and coordination of transition to the community
- Provide outreach services to reengage consumers who have relapsed or are nonresponsive to treatment.
- Outreach court ordered consumers
- 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 quality treatment plans in collaboration with client and/or guardian, additional treatment team and community partners.
- Facilitate treatment plan review, addressing updates and progress on goals with client, treatment plan coordinator or other members of the treatment team.
- Complete DLA-20 at initial case management appointment and quarterly thereafter.
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 set timelines.
- Complete Notes for Record, releases of information, safety documents and other documentation as required and/or recommended within established deadlines.
- Respond to Utilization Review staff feedback forms and make corrections as needed.
- Completes discharge summary when closing to case management services.
- Completes court reports or treatment summaries within required timelines as set by the entity requesting these documents.
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more information under the following link. Apply for a Job | Sedgwick County, Kansas
To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account