Assisted Outpatient Treatment Case Manager

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Who We Are

Pawnee Mental Health Services is a private, not-for-profit community
mental health center dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health
services to strengthen the wellness of our communities. Operating over
10 counties in North-Central Kansas, we provide a full range of
psychotherapy, crisis, medication management, and substance abuse
recovery services to over 7000 adults, adolescents, and children every
year. Pawnee is the only provider in our service area who welcomes
anyone in need of mental health services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
365 days a year regardless of their insurance, status as a client, or
ability to pay. We also believe that all staff have an important role to
play in maintaining the wellness of our communities and we are looking
for bright, talented people to fill those roles!

If thats a mission that excites you, read on!

The Role You Play

As an AOT (Assisted Outpatient Treatment) Case Manager at Pawnee you
will be directly assisting clients as they move through the phases and
levels of an AOT program. You will be responsible for educating your
caseload of clients and their families about the symptoms of a mental
health diagnosis, as well as medication information and access to
community resources. This will all be done while understanding and
engaging with the clients personal history and needs/wants regarding
their own treatment.

– The Day-to-Day
– Create a treatment plan specific to each client, engaging
directly with them in a purposeful, supportive, and helpful way
while promoting their own agency and choices
– Provide ongoing strengths assessments, activities, and goal
development/treatment planning services
– These will include active participation of the client and
any other they wish to include such as extended family
members
– Assist the client with symptom management in everyday
situations, for example at the work site or related to academic
progress
– Provide crisis management, or coordination of emergency services
during a mental health crisis situation
– Other Duties as Assigned
– Provide resources and education to families about mental illness
– Transport clients based upon service needs
– Assist adult consumers with maintaining the benefits they need
to successfully continue the rehabilitation process