About this role
Department: COMCARE Job ID: 13422 Pay: $74,203.00 annually Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, varies, with some evening hours. Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.
- For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits . Provide goal-directed, patient-centered, medically necessary individual and family therapy to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance and their families to improve their quality of life and ability to function more successfully in the community.
- Service Provision Therapy and Assessment Services Individual therapy using identified and accepted methods to remediate symptoms of mental illness and/or improve emotional and functional well-being.
- Intake/assessment to include history, presenting problems and diagnoses using DSM-V TR criteria.
- Conduct risk assessments as needed to address safety of patients.
- Initiate outreach to increase engagement.
- Drive to various work locations within Sedgwick County; inclauding schools within USD 259, EmberHope, and Children’s Community Services Clinic.
- Conducting group therapy, as appropriate Treatment Planning Prepare quality treatment plans in collaboration with patient and/or guardian, additional treatment team and community partners.
- Facilitate or collaborate in review, updates, and progress on goals with Treatment Plan coordinator or other member of the treatment team.
- Documentation Complete progress notes in accordance with COMCARE and CCBHC guidelines which meet requirements for medical necessity, goal-directed therapy, and patient response to treatment within prescribed timelines.
- Complete Notes for Record, Precautions statements and authorizations for release of records, releases of information, safety documents and other documentation as required and/or recommended.
- Enters no show and cancellations for accuracy and completeness of medical record.
- Enter AIMS data as needed.
- Completes discharge summary when closing to therapy services.
- Completes court reports or treatment summaries within required timelines as set by the entity
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree.
- Per Sedgwick County policy, this is a driving level position that requires a valid US driver’s license without restrictions and current proof of automobile insurance.
- Must have access to a personal passenger vehicle to complete the driving duties of the position.
- Must be licensed by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as an LMSW, LMFT, LMLP, LPC, or LP.
- Employees hired with a temporary license must test for permanent licensure within 90 days of hire.
- Meet the specifications as outlined in the CMHC/CCBHC licensing standards and pass KBI, DCF child abuse check, DCF adult abuse registry, KDADS Nurse Registry Check, National Sex Offender Registry Check, and motor vehicle screens.
- Must complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE.
Preferred Qualifications
- May be clinically licensed by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as an LCP or LCPC, LCMFT, or LSCSW.
- Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.
- Please find more information under the following link.
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