Behavioral Health Care Manager
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Behavioral Health Care Manager coordinating patient care in a virtual setting for April Health. Focus on Collaborative Care model and evidence-based mental health treatments.
Responsibilities:
- Support and closely coordinate mental health care with the patient’s primary care provider, establishing a mutually agreeable care plan
- Screen and assess patients for common mental health disorders
- Support psychotropic medication management prescribed by PCPs, focusing on treatment adherence, side effects and other complications, and treatment effectiveness
- Track patient follow-up and clinical outcomes using a registry, record encounters in the registry, and use the system to identify and re-engage patients
- Plan specific mutual self-management goals, objectives, and behavioral interventions with action-oriented patients
- Facilitate care plan changes for patients who are not improving, including changes in medications or psychosocial treatments or appropriate referrals for additional services
- Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultations with psychiatric consultants
Requirements:
- Background in providing care to patients struggling with mental health disorders
- Experience working in a team-based healthcare setting
- At least three years of clinical work experience
- Proficiency in evidence-based treatment approaches (Problem Solving Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Activation)
- Experience using measurement-based care tools (PHQ9, GAD7, C-SSRS, etc.)
- Masters degree in a mental health-related field
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation
- Remote work
- Fantastic total rewards package, including health, vision, dental, etc.
- Working equipment allowance















