ACT Case Manager
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Job Description
Exciting Opportunity: ACT Recovery Specialist
Location: Hays KS
Pay: $25.53 per hour
Job Type: FullTime
Hours: MF; 8am5pm (and oncall rotation)
Why You Should Apply:
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals living with mental illness At High Plains Mental Health Center we are offering an exciting opportunity to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team where you will be a key player in helping individuals live independently manage mental illness and integrate into their communities. As an ACT Case Manager (Recovery Specialist) youll work directly with consumers in their homes and communities empowering them to achieve their goals and improve their quality of life.
What Youll Do:
- Develop and maintain support for consumers helping them reach their goals through community support.
- Assist with the development implementation and maintenance of consumer treatment plans.
- Deliver rehabilitative services engaging consumers in activities that promote symptom management and higher levels of functioning.
- Provide mobile crisis services in collaboration with your team improving outcomes such as reducing hospitalizations and stabilizing housing.
- Function as a contributing member of the ACT multidisciplinary team.
- Support consumers by coordinating psychiatric hospital admissions and discharges.
- Provide afterhours oncall crisis services as part of a rotation.
- Travel to deliver services and respond to emergencies.
- Build professional relationships with stakeholders and fellow team members.
Why Join Us
High Plains Mental Health Center offers a unique opportunity to make a direct lasting impact on the lives of individuals in our community. Youll be part of a multidisciplinary team focused on providing the highest quality care to those in need while also enjoying a collaborative work environment.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Pay: $25.53 per hour
- Comprehensive Benefits Package:
- Health insurance
- Dental Vision and Life Insurance through state employee health plan (SEHP)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Extended Illness Time
- 403(b) retirement plan
- KPERS Retirement Plan
- Supplemental benefits (through Aflac)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Holidays
- Convention funds for CEUs
- License renewal
- SignOn Bonus
- And more!
Work Location:
- Communitybased services in consumer homes and other locations as needed.
Submitting Your Application:
If youre ready to take the next step in your career and make a difference in the future of mental health services we want to hear from you! Apply today!
For questions or assistance with your application please contact .
1 Have at least a Bachelors degree or be equivalently qualified by a combination of education and work experience in a human service field;
2 possess demonstrated interpersonal skills ability to work with persons with serious mental illness those who experience significant functional impairment and/or are at risk due to mental illness and the ability to react effectively in a wide variety of human service situations;
3 pass a KBI criminal history background check DCF Child Abuse/Neglect and Adult Abuse/Neglect Registry check professional background checks and completion of a state approved standardized basic training program;
4 meet the specifications outlined in the CMHC licensing standards in regard to any ongoing requirements; and
5 pass motor vehicle screen. Must demonstrate competency in the use of technology including computers various software applications printers scanners telephones etc. Must also demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement to include understanding and application of technology (hardware software equipment and processes).
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
