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Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas Children's Case Manager in Wichita, Kansas
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POSITION OVERVIEW: The Childrens Case Manager assists children with SED and their families in obtaining necessary supports to enable their child to live at home and remain involved in the community. This is done through coordination and monitoring of services and through direct contact with the child to assist them with meeting their treatment goals.
ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides services in order to maintain required productivity/billing standard of 1175 contacts per year.
- Meets deadlines and ensures accuracy of various reports/paperwork, mileage sheets, and electronic timesheets.
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation of service provision. Completes progress notes in a manner that individualizes each note, reflecting appropriate interventions and progress towards goals.
- Submits required progress notes/billing information in a timely manner as per department, agency, MCO, and COMCARE guidelines and contracts.
- Participates in planning sessions with child, family, therapists and other relevant persons to develop a plan for services.
- Meets with child and family on regular basis, works with child to accomplish goals and meet identified needs.
- Monitors needs of consumer appropriately, providing level of support consistent with these needs. Notifies physician, therapist, school, and other services providers of change in status.
- Participates and/ or provides input for treatment planning with child and family to monitor progress.
- Coordinates other services required to meet identified goals.
- Communicates effectively with other service providers to achieve maximum care for consumers.
- Attends school and other community meetings as determined necessary for treatment planning and coordination of services.
- Keeps Coordinator informed of children/youth who have been hospitalized or are at an imminent risk of hospitalization including PRTF.
- Informs Coordinator of any safety risks of child (SI, LEO contact, etc.)