Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center·Iola, Kansas
The specialist secures suitable housing for patients by negotiating with property owners and government agencies while providing community-based psychiatric interventions. They are also responsible for targeted case management, including treatment planning and coordinating access to medical and social services.
This position will cover all counties in our catchment area. Travel will be required.
BA/BS degree or four years of equivalent education and/or experience working in the human services field. Must pass KBI, DCF child & adult abuse check, motor vehicle screen, and background checks. If the position requires the use of a personal vehicle for work purposes, the employee must have reliable, insured transportation that is properly registered and compliant with all applicable state and local requirements.
1. Strong communication, problem-solving skills, and organizational skills. 2. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. 3. Ability to work independently in the community. 4. Proficient with computers and word processing.
Duties: And responsibilities:
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Provide face-to-face, community-based interventions with patients that are solution-focused and goal-directed as determined by their individualized treatment plan.
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Assist the patient in identifying strategies or treatment options.
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Provide solution-focused interventions, emotional and behavioral management, and problem behavior analysis with the patient.
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Assist patients in addressing functional deficits by developing goals and objectives that identify and utilize their strengths, needs, resources, and supports.
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Assist patients in remaining in their community locations by identifying and effectively responding to or avoiding identified precursors or triggers.
Additionally, help identify potential psychiatric or personal crises and develop a crisis management plan to restore stability and functioning.
TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT (TCM) The goal is to enhance the patient's independent functioning by assisting them in obtaining access to needed medical, educational, and other services in accordance with their individualized treatment plan. Supports include:
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Facilitating or coordinating the team treatment planning process to include patients, treating therapists, families, and other supports.
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Assist in developing strengths-based goals and objectives, documenting the treatment plan, monitoring its effectiveness, and making necessary changes.
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Monitor treatment plan due dates, advise the patient and therapist of the due date, and schedule an appointment for the patient to meet with the therapist to update the plan prior to the expiration date.
Coordinate the patient's treatment needs via phone and written correspondence, as well as face-to-face contacts with other social service agencies, housing and employment resources, and medical services. 3.
Access to
Supports: Assist the Patient in obtaining access to needed medical, educational, and other services. Also, assist with benefits applications and arrange transportation to needed services.
Provide and/or coordinate these additional services as determined by the patient's individualized treatment plan:
1. Attendant Care. 2. Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services. 3. Crisis Intervention or Stabilization.
Document services in accordance with state, federal, and organizational regulations, policies, and procedures.
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All direct services and coordination of services must be documented in the patient's electronic health record (EHR).
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Document services concurrently (i.e., simultaneous to services) and submit to EHR in accordance with policies, procedures, and time requirements.
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Complete and submit the month-end Patient Status Reports.
Required trainings: Examples Include:
As determined by your supervisor. Core training is due within the first year; the supervisor advises the employee when training is due.
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This position has a minimum service credit expectation and will be provided by your supervisor.
For work-Related travel, employees must operate company or personal vehicles responsibly, in accordance with all traffic laws, regulations, and organizational safety policies.
Market context
In Kansas, behavioral health hiring often centers on clinicians who can work across outpatient, school-based, and community settings, with demand strongest for candidates who are license-eligible and comfortable with complex caseloads. These roles are competitive because employers look for a master’s degree, clinical conceptualization skills for eating disorders and dual diagnoses, and readiness to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit, then confirm licensure steps and highlight any direct experience with co-occurring conditions in your application.
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