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Johnson County Department of Corrections is looking for qualified applicants to fill the position of Correctional Advisor at the Adult Residential Center in New Century, Kansas.  Posting will remain open until filled.  Qualified applicants will remain as an active candidate for a period of up to 90 days.   The mission of the Department of Corrections is leading by example, we support and protect our community by encouraging responsibility and positive lasting change for a better future.  A Correctional Advisor supports all functions within the Adult Residential Center (ARC). The ARC is a minimum security correctional facility serving adult...

  • Answers 24-hour crisis calls, chats and texts providing empathic and compassionate support. • Triage for suicide risk and other safety related concerns, assess needs to include making least restrictive level of care recommendations, and coordinate care for citizens of Johnson County, law enforcement officers, hospitals, and other community agencies. • Conducts outreach calls to individuals identified in need of support. • Develops safety plans to address the needs of individuals; collaborates with JCMHC teams and other community agencies to advocate and partner for individuals’ needs • Oversees acquisition and forwarding of all necessary documentation for individuals requiring...

Job duties includes: - Directs the work of the nursing services team to ensure compliance with State and Federal program requirements and grant guidance for the various services in the division; analyzes guidelines and activities for nursing services based on requirements, trends, and evidence-based practice and determines the need for additional protocols or updating of current ones; consults with other departments to assure compliance with relevant laws and regulations and the implementation of evidence-based practices and guidelines; assesses and evaluates recommendations from other staff to assure...

Additional duties include: • Engaging individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis, building rapport, assessing motivation, and encouraging participation in services. • Carrying a crisis case management caseload; connecting individuals who have multi-faceted needs to ongoing supports and services. • Assessing individuals' circumstances to identify needs and/or determine service eligibility, to include assessing for needs beyond mental health. • Responding quickly in crisis moments to various community locations to provide assessment, intervention, referral, and/or connection to higher level of care as needed. • Working with other Johnson County Mental Health Center (JCMHC)...

  Key Responsibilities: - Safely and expeditiously responds to emergency calls in various out of hospital settings, including interfacility patient transfers. - Maintains scene safety; protects responders, patients, and the public; assumes personal risk. - Maintains personal, vehicle and equipment readiness for effective prehospital medical response. - Assesses patient conditions and compassionately administers medical care and treatment in accordance with established protocols. - Proficiently performs clinical skills. - Operates and maintains emergency medical equipment and vehicles. - Collaborates with other healthcare...

Key Responsibilities: - Safely and expeditiously responds to emergency calls in various out of hospital settings, including interfacility patient transfers. - Maintains scene safety; protects responders, patients, and the public; assumes personal risk. - Maintains personal, vehicle and equipment readiness for effective prehospital medical response. - Assesses patient conditions and compassionately administers medical care and treatment in accordance with established protocols. - Proficiently performs clinical skills. - Operates and maintains emergency medical equipment and vehicles. - Collaborates with other healthcare...

Job duties include: - Works to ensure the staffing needs of program services are met.  Participates in the hiring process for staff on team; reviews and approves leave requests of employees; and provides or secures coverage for staff when on unexpected leave as necessary. - Provides supervision of TRP clinical staff; monitors staff adherence to documentation including quality and timeliness of services, treatment plans, service provision and reports; - Evaluates client access, engagement, and retention rates; works with stakeholders to facilitate client admissions and promote the program. - Promotes the use of evidence-based practices and programming; develops and updates program interventions, such as groups. - Assists in...

Responsibilities of the position include:   - Conducts state screenings and hospital level of care assessments to best determine least restrictive environment for client to receive recommended treatment and services. - Provides mental health and substance use diagnoses. - Assesses individual risk for suicide and other safety related concerns. - Conducts care coordination to best fit individual's presenting needs. - Communicates relevant information to individuals, families, and other stakeholders. - Responds to emergency or crisis related requests from individuals and/or agencies. - Reviews and updates diagnosis and level of care.

Job duties include:  - Provides, assists with, or coaches individuals on personal care needs with limited supervision; provides crisis interventions (including evidence based practices to maintain the safety of individuals); monitors youth interactions and behaviors; monitors medication administration as prescribed; monitors and documents mental and physical condition of individuals. - Teaches, coaches and provides guidance and support on various skills to enable productive lives of individuals; assists youth with managing their emotions, assists and supports individual treatment/recovery goals and assist  youth in developing positive coping skills; develops and maintains a positive and effective relationship...

Job Duties: - Conducts assessments of individuals' background and applicable circumstances to identify needs and/or determine service eligibility; interprets and communicates relevant information to individuals, families, and other stakeholders. - Develops plans to address the needs of individuals in single or multiple areas of focus; networks with other community agencies to research and coordinate a variety of resources and services to address short term intensive or long term individual needs; encourages the establishment and maintenance of support systems; consults and collaborates with other providers in the development, implementation and review of plans. -

  Job duties include:  - Provides, assists with, or coaches individuals on personal care needs with limited supervision; provides crisis interventions (including evidence based practices to maintain the safety of individuals); monitors adult interactions and behaviors; monitors medication administration as prescribed; monitors and documents mental and physical condition of individuals. - Teaches, coaches and provides guidance and support on various skills to enable productive lives of individuals; assists individuals with managing their emotions, assists and supports individual treatment/recovery goals and assist in developing positive coping skills; develops and maintains a positive...

Job duties include:  - Provides, assists with, or coaches individuals on personal care needs with limited supervision; provides crisis interventions (including evidence based practices to maintain the safety of individuals); monitors adult interactions and behaviors; monitors medication administration as prescribed; monitors and documents mental and physical condition of individuals. - Teaches, coaches and provides guidance and support on various skills to enable productive lives of individuals; assists clients with managing their emotions, assists and supports individual treatment/recovery goals and assist clients in developing positive coping skills; develops and maintains a positive and effective relationship...

 Responsibilities of the position include: • Responding to behavioral health crises within the school district in person, virtual, and by phone.  Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments to determine appropriate level of care; assesses individual risk for suicide and other safety related concerns; determines the need for medication evaluation and referral; interprets and communicates relevant information to individuals, families, and other stakeholders. • Develops intervention plans to address the clinical needs of individuals; collaborates with other community agencies to advocate and partner for individuals’ needs; collaborates with other providers in the development, implementation, and review of...

Additional clinician duties include: - Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments as a part of the diagnostic intake and JCMHC level of care process. - Crisis intervention and therapeutic sessions - Identifies and diagnoses substance use Assesses individual risk for suicide and other safety related concerns - Determines the need for medication evaluation and referral - Interprets and communicates relevant information to individuals, families, and other stakeholders - Responds to emergency or crisis related requests from individuals and/or agencies - Reviews and updates diagnosis and level of care when needed

• Meets regularly with outpatient staff for clinical supervision providing oversight, direction and consultation related to services for individuals with co-occurring disorders. • Provides initial and on-going training for staff regarding job tasks, clinical skills, documentation, program standards and other requirements. • Conducts quality assurance activities to ensure that agency, state and federal standards are met. • Responsible for the overall management of SUD outpatient services including the implementation of evidence based practices. • Coordinates with external stakeholders. • Schedules staff to meet program and client needs. • Evaluates staff on performance measures and provides technical...

Job duties include:  - Provides, assists with, or coaches individuals on personal care needs with limited supervision; provides crisis interventions (including evidence based practices to maintain the safety of individuals); monitors youth interactions and behaviors; monitors medication administration as prescribed; monitors and documents mental and physical condition of individuals. - Teaches, coaches and provides guidance and support on various skills to enable productive lives of individuals; assists youth with managing their emotions, assists and supports individual treatment/recovery goals and assist  youth in developing positive coping skills; develops and maintains a positive and effective relationship...

 Responsibilities of the position include: • Provides individual, family, and group therapy to clients within the juvenile detention center and the Juvenile Justice System. Follows best practice guidelines/standards of care in work with clients. • Conducts initial clinical intakes and assessments for new clients. • Completes required documentation. Develops, monitors, and updates treatment plans. • Conducts hospital and Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility screens for persons at risk of danger to self or others. Develops diversion or discharge plans to ensure safety in the community. • Functions as part of a treatment team by attending regular team meetings at both juvenile detention and JCMHC, providing...

 Other responsibilities include: - Provides comprehensive nursing services; assesses the holistic needs of individuals by incorporating family and environmental factors; collects and documents patient health history; measures and records vital signs; completes health assessments and performs limited exams; obtains, processes, and handles lab specimens; manages, controls and implements medication administration programs; performs minor procedures and treatments within designated area of specialty. - Assesses psychiatric symptoms, psychosocial issues, likely side effects from medications, potential medical problems, mental status, and possible need for change in treatment regimen through in-person (R.N. Medication Reviews) or phone contact with...

Job duties include:  - Provides, assists with, or coaches individuals on personal care needs with limited supervision; provides crisis interventions (including evidence based practices to maintain the safety of individuals); monitors youth interactions and behaviors; monitors medication administration as prescribed; monitors and documents mental and physical condition of individuals. - Teaches, coaches and provides guidance and support on various skills to enable productive lives of individuals; assists youth with managing their emotions, assists and supports individual treatment/recovery goals and assist  youth in developing positive coping skills; develops and maintains a positive and effective relationship...

  Job duties include:  - Provides, assists with, or coaches individuals on personal care needs with limited supervision; provides crisis interventions (including evidence based practices to maintain the safety of individuals); monitors youth interactions and behaviors; monitors medication administration as prescribed; monitors and documents mental and physical condition of individuals. - Teaches, coaches and provides guidance and support on various skills to enable productive lives of individuals; assists youth with managing their emotions, assists and supports individual treatment/recovery goals and assist  youth in developing positive coping skills; develops and maintains a...

• Conducts assessments of individuals' background and applicable circumstances to identify needs and/or determine service eligibility; interprets and communicates relevant information to individuals, families, and other stakeholders. • Develops plans to address the needs of individuals in single or multiple areas of focus; networks with other community agencies to research and coordinate a variety of resources and services to address short term intensive or long term individual needs; encourages the establishment and maintenance of support systems; consults and collaborates with other providers in the development, implementation and review of plans. • Provides a variety of services for a designated case load of individuals with...

Duties include:   Both 988 Crisis Team and MCRT - Assesses for suicide risk and other safety related concerns to determine the least restrictive level of care needed, developing a safety plan to remain in the community or coordinate higher level of care as appropriate. - Provides support, education, and connection to resources, as needed for appropriate crisis response. - Partners with law enforcement on emergency detention as appropriate relating to the crisis. - Collaborates with JCMHC teams, family members, hospitals and other community agencies to advocate and partner for individuals’ needs. - Completes and submits clinical documentation regarding services provided.   988 Crisis...

Job duties includes: - Works one-on-one with the youth and family to provide the services needed to resolve issues and stabilize behavior - some examples would include teaching the youth skills necessary for successful relationships, implementing strategies with the youth and family for school success and working on developing independent living and self-sufficiency skills. - Facilitates Psychosocial Groups on a variety of topics including: problem solving, social skills, leisure time training, health and personal relationships. - Provides crisis interventions as necessary, which may including physical intervention and restraint to ensure the safety of the child. - Transports individuals receiving services to appointments and...

Responds in person to 911 behavioral health calls alongside law enforcement to conduct an assessment to recommend appropriate level of care, including assessing individual risk for suicide and other safety related concerns, and determining the need for resource referrals.  - Completes in person or phone outreach to support individual's post-crisis with connecting to necessary services; this could also be after other 911 calls, like domestic violence, fatalities or traumatic experiences. - May complete State Hospital Screenings for involuntary commitments to assist with keeping individuals safe and getting critical services.  - Reviews police...