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Hybrid Community Case Manager Group Lead at PRAIRIE VIEW INC

PRAIRIE VIEW INC · McPherson, United States Of America · Hybrid

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Job Details

Job Location:    McPherson, KS
Salary Range:    Undisclosed

Description

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.

Qualifications


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

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