Case Manager

Job Title: Case ManagerLocation: Winfield, KansasDepartment: InpatientEmployment Type: Full-timeShift: Monday-Friday (8:00am - 5:00pm CST)Job Summary:

Are you a passionate and dedicated mental health professional looking to make a positive impact in the lives of children and adolescents? Do you want to work in a supportive and dynamic environment where you can grow your skills and advance your career? Join our team at Burrell Behavioral Health as a Case Manager in the Kansas City, Missouri area!

As a Case Manager you will coordinates and oversee patient care, ensuring timely and cost-effective treatment. You will assess patient needs, develop personalized care plans, and facilitate communication between healthcare providers, patients, and families.

Kansas City offers a high quality of life, affordable housing, excellent schools, and endless opportunities for entertainment, culture, and outdoor activities. Join us in making a difference in the lives of children and advancing your career!

Position Perks & Benefits:

• Employee benefits package - health, dental, vision, retirement, life, & more*

• Paid time off - 29 days per year including vacation & holiday pay

• Mileage reimbursement - company paid for work functions requiring travel

• NHSC approved - eligible site for tax-free student loan assistance

• Top-notch training - initial, ongoing, comprehensive, and supportive

• Career mobility - advancement opportunities/promoting from within

• Welcoming, warm, supportive - a work culture & environment that promotes your well-being, values you as human being, and encourages your health and happiness

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess patient needs: Evaluate patient's medical, social, and emotional needs.
• Develop care plans: Create personalized plans to achieve patient goals and outcomes.
• Coordinate care: Arrange and facilitate healthcare services, appointments, and treatments.
• Communicate with stakeholders: Collaborate with healthcare providers, patients, families, and insurance companies.
• Monitor progress: Track patient progress, identify barriers, and adjust care plans as needed.
• Advocate for patients: Ensure patient rights, interests, and preferences are respected and addressed.
• Manage resources: Optimize resource utilization, reduce costs, and improve patient outcomes.

Education and/or Experience Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant work experience.

Additional Qualifications:

• A valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment.

• Compassion, empathy, and a genuine desire to help others.

Brightli is on a Mission:

A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients.

As a behavioral and community mental health provider, we value diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you are passionate about empowering your local communities and promoting health equity, we invite you to join our mission-driven organization that is committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive and authentic workplace.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.