Canvassing, Case Management, Community Support, Develop Methodologies, Documentation, Homeless Services, Hospital, Medical Records, Patient Assessment, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Risk, Substance Abuse, Telephone Skills, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Wichita, KS
POSTED
12 days ago
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Provide and support the delivery of eligible services to persons who are
homeless or precariously housed and have serious mental illness (SMI)
and co-occurring substance use disorders, with an emphasis on adults who
are literally homeless.
Direct Outreach Activities
- Engage individuals who are at risk of homelessness, and/or living in
homeless circumstances by canvassing at shelters, food programs,
streets and places frequented by homeless (under bridges, parks,
abandoned buildings, etc.) including after hours or early morning as
scheduled to correspond with seasonal and individual needs.
- Using assertive outreach techniques, develop helping relationships
with potential and currently enrolled patients who are chronically
homeless.
- Assess potential COMCARE patients for homelessness and mental
illness using established criteria.
- Provide assistance for potential patients to get to connected
initial appointments for intake, psychiatric and case management
services via use of direct transportation, reminders, and other
methods.
- Screen calls and walk-ins related to Outreach and eligible services.
- Provide transportation 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 consumer-run activities and related supports.
Referral and Linkage
- Refer individuals to appropriate homeless services and other
community resources
- Complete internal COMCARE referral processes for adults with mental
illness who are eligible for services
- Assist individuals without other supports to access community
resources directly for the initial contact
- Assist patients with substance abuse disorders access appropriate
treatment providers
- Educate service providers and other agencies re appropriate
referrals to COMCARE and PATH eligibility guidelines.
- Maintain communication and positive relationships with agencies
involved in the referral and linkage process
- Conduct public education regarding homelessness, mental illness, and
resources (formally and informally)
Documentation
- Complete first contact sheet per PATH and Continuum of Care (CoC)
requirements
- Document unusual circumstances or specific interventions and
consumer-related decisions in Outreach Notes For Record
- 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.
- Complete referral documents for COMCARE and external agencies or
resources
- Request medical records from hospitals, clinics, jails, etc.
- Complete progress notes in accordance with CCBHC and COMCARE
guidelines which meet requirements for medical necessity,
goal-directed treatment and patient response to treatment within
prescribed timelines.
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