Department: COMCARE
Pay: $77,070.24 annually | This position may be eligible for a sign on bonus of $5,000 after 60 days of employment if selected applicant meets all policy conditions.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sedgwick County offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, paid leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities. For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits.
Oversee the day-to-day activities of an assigned group of Integrated Care Specialists. Provide clinical and administrative supervision to staff. Conduct intake assessments and provide direct clinical services to SED youth as requested. Provide integrated care services for severely emotionally disturbed children and their families, as needed in the absence of an assigned Integrated Care Specialist. Participate in program planning, development and operation. Participate in the hiring process and train new staff.
Leadership
- Plan and participate in team meetings to review case activity, engage in team problem solving and provide administrative direction through the dissemination of information and interpretation of company policy.
- Attend Integrated Care Specialist leadership meetings facilitated by project managers. Identify needs for training, policy changes and program improvement.
- Build and maintain relationships with external and internal customers.
- Investigate and mediate client and/or employee complaints.
Resource Management
- Regularly review client service hours and documentation completion reports to ensure maximum productivity of assigned staff members.
- Monitor batch error reports for all assigned staff members and follow-up to make sure corrections are completed and billings are cleared.
- Ensure that the following are completed in a timely manner for all assigned staff members: monthly CSR’s, progress notes, treatment plans, CBCL’s, financial reviews for waiver and non-waiver clients, annual clinical eligibility reviews for SED waiver clients, UR corrections, diagnosis updates and 3160-3161 forms to SRS.
Employee Development
- Participate in the screening, hiring and orientation of new staff members.
- Ensure all staff members are trained on performance expectations and documentation standards, as well as, administrative duties, and Sedgwick County/COMCARE/CCBHC policies and procedures.
- Complete interim reviews and annual performance evaluations for assigned staff members and submit to COMCARE human resources staff on time.
- Meet with assigned staff to create professional development goals and approve staff use of designated professional development funds.
- Meet with assigned staff for regularly scheduled, individual supervision and maintain documentation regarding the content of the supervisory conference.
Minimum Qualifications: Master’s Degree. One year of supervisory experience. Must be licensed by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as an LMSW, LMFT, LMLP, LCP, or LP. Per Sedgwick County Policy, this is a driving level position that requires a valid US driver’s license and current proof of automobile insurance. Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and meet driver qualification standards as set forth in Sedgwick County’s Fleet Vehicle Operation and Usage policy. Meet the specifications as outlined in the CMHC/CCBHC licensing standards and pass KBI, DCF child abuse check, adult abuse registry, and motor vehicle screens. Must complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE.
Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree or higher. Five years of supervisory experience. May be clinically licensed by the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as an LCP or LCPC, LCMFT, or LSCSW.
It is the policy of Sedgwick County not to discriminate in its programs or services provided to the general public, including employment and all other activities, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, disability, veteran status or any other similarly protected status. Sedgwick County is committed to making the application, interview, and pre-employment testing process accessible to persons with disabilities. If you wish to volunteer information regarding any special assistance you may need, please notify Human Resources by phone at (316) 660-7050, TDD (Kansas Relay at 711 or 800-766-3777). Do not use this phone number for employment questions. This number is provided only for those requiring ADA assistance. You will be contacted should the department feel that you are a qualified candidate.