Purpose:

To provide admission evaluations and provide short-term therapeutic services. Will assist in other PACES functions as needed. 

Accountabilities:

• Conduct intake evaluations, assessments, diagnostic determinations, and treatment planning for assigned clients and families, ensuring timely admission and service initiation.
• Provide      outreach, consultation, scheduling, and engagement services to referred families, facilitating access to appropriate behavioral health services.
• Deliver evidence-based, trauma-informed therapeutic interventions and maintain a short-term treatment caseload based on client needs and program requirements.
• Administer and document required clinical screenings, assessments, outcome measures, and accreditation-related tools in accordance with agency, licensing, grant, and regulatory standards.
• Collaborate      with clients, families, internal team members, and community partners to identify strengths, address needs, coordinate care, and promote successful treatment outcomes.
• Support clients at risk of hospitalization, legal involvement, or out-of-home placement through care coordination, resource linkage, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation, including  treatment plans, progress notes, outcome reporting, discharges, and required data collection.
• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with clients, families, community agencies, and multidisciplinary teams while serving as a liaison when appropriate.
• Participate in supervision, team meetings, training opportunities, quality improvement activities, and agency initiatives to ensure compliance with ethical, legal, accreditation, and organizational standards.
• Maintain professional communication, scheduled office hours, calendar management, and responsiveness to clients, families, supervisors, and team members.

 Qualifications: 

Education: Possesses master’s degree in social science field, with relevant licensure by Kansas Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Experience: Experience treating trauma and sexual abuse with children. Familiar with mental health theory and practice.

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to recognize and be sensitive to cultural and ethnic differences.
• Ability to maintain a professional attitude with clients and with process changes.
• Must be flexible regarding changes in service process and documentation.
• Communicates directly and effectively in a cooperative manner with leadership, colleagues and representatives of other agencies.
• Must be available to work flexible hours, including evenings and as needed after-hours  coverage.
• Must be able to safely perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Other:

• Clearance through Kansas Child Abuse/Neglect Registry, Adult Abuse Registry and criminal background check through Validity Screening Solutions and Medicaid/Medicare reimbursable inquires.
• Eligible for Medicaid reimbursement.  

Location/Travel/Work Conditions and Considerations:

Assigned duties will require staff to work from Sunflower House Child Advocacy Center, located in Shawnee, KS. Attendance at staff meetings and trainings at other locations will be necessary.