Caring. Hope. Giving back. Our mission at the Bert Nash Center as the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of Douglas County is to advance the health of the community through comprehensive behavioral health services responsive to evolving needs and changing environments. We accomplish this by believing in our team. Each person that works for the Bert Nash Center contributes directly to the success of our clients, organization, and community. Our values of compassion, integrity, equity and hope reflect in everything we do.
Salary is commensurate with experience within a range of $20.00-$26.00 This position is full-time, non-exempt and eligible for our benefits. Bert Nash offers excellent benefits which include medical, dental, vision, KPERS retirement, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing free counseling and resources, and generous PTO.
Responsibilities and Duties:
The primary responsibility of The Mobile Crisis Response Team Case Manager is to provide proactive or follow up outreach with the goals of preventing behavioral health crisis and criminal justice recidivism, and to promote an individual's ability to make informed decisions and retain their autonomy. A good portion of service provision will involve short term transitional crisis support services and crisis case management service. Service is offered through collaborative multidisciplinary, strengths-based, and recovery-oriented approaches. Short term transitional crisis support services and crisis case management services are applied as appropriate.
B. Accountability: The MRT Case Manager will report directly to MRT Leadership, who will not less than annually conduct a performance evaluation in compliance with established BNC personnel policies.
C. Qualifications: The Mobile Crisis Response Team Case Manager position requires:
1. BA/BS Degree or four years of equivalent education and/or experience working in behavioral health crisis related services;
2. Reliable transportation; and a valid, unrestricted driver's license and proof of current car insurance with ability to drive both during daylight and night hours;
3. Experience providing community resources and crisis services with an understanding of behavioral health concepts and presentation is strongly preferred;
4. Ability to complete trainings for evidence-based practices in Community Behavioral Health Care and specific to crisis intervention;
5. A commitment to interdisciplinary and community mental health center approaches;
6. Prior computer experience and basic computer fluency;
7. Must be able to achieve within one's first 3 months of employment a working competency in the management and use of the Center's electronic medical record (EMR) software as demonstrated by timely and accurate documentation of the clinical record;
8. An ability to work independently in cooperation with others;
9. An ability to exercise sound independent judgment;
10. Flexibility in assigned working hours;
11. An energetic and positive approach to the rapidly evolving changes and challenges of a complex workplace.
Bert Nash Center requires proof of Covid-19 immunization prior to starting any position. Covid-19 vaccine series must be completed or in process to be cleared for new hire orientation.