Certified Peer Support Specialist (Part-Time) - Comcare

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13660796 Provide goal-directed, medically necessary peer support services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness to assist them to remain in the least restrictive environment. Service Provision Case Management Services - Peer Support using identified and accepted methods to remediate symptoms of mental illness and/or improve emotional and functional well-being. - Help consumers regain the ability to make independent choices and to take a proactive role in treatment. - Share lived experience and model successful behavior and strategies. - Provide transportation in personal passenger vehicle to support patient attendance in medical appointments and other therapeutic goal-related activities to include development of community resources, employment or education access, social or patient-run activities and related supports. Documentation - Complete progress notes in accordance with COMCARE and CCBHC guidelines which meet requirements for medical necessity, goal-directed treatment, and patient response to treatment within prescribed timelines. - Complete Notes for Record, Precautions statements and authorizations for release of records as required and/or recommended. - Enters no show and cancellations for accuracy and completeness of medical record. General Administrative Duties - Participate in multidisciplinary or peer team meetings to improve treatment and develop intervention strategies as needed - Enter AIMS data as needed - Attend staff meetings and individual/group supervision - Travel to and from sites in personal transportation - Identify and attend continuing education/training to enhance or expand practice and implement best practices related to the employee s area of practice within COMCARE Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more information under the following link. Apply for a Job | Sedgwick County, Kansas{target="_blank" rel="noopener"}