Behavioral Care Manager

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center-WHN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center-WHN seeks a Behavioral Health Clinician to provide and coordinate care within an integrated primary care team. The role includes conducting mental health assessments in the Adult Medicine clinic and delivering brief, structured psychotherapy and behavioral activation for depression and anxiety.

Responsibilities include documenting encounters for reimbursement, collaborating with medical providers, and maintaining patient confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Requires a Master’s degree and at least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with depression care management.
• Experience with electronic health records (EHR).
• Experience in a primary care setting preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate behavioral health care management for patients in collaborative care.
• Document encounters in databases and formats required for reimbursement and organizational policies.
• Conduct mental health assessments of patients in the Adult Medicine clinic.
• Provide brief, structured psychotherapy and behavioral activation for depression and anxiety.
• Coordinate treatment options with patient and medical provider; monitor changes in symptoms and medication side effects.

Skills

Behavioral health care management

Electronic health records

Primary care setting experience

Microsoft Excel

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Ambulatory Services
1610 Dekalb Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237, USA

Description

To provide and coordinate behavioral health care management for patients in collaborative care (integrated primary care/behavioral health).

• Attends staff meetings, supervision, and work assignment-related meetings and trainings.
• Documents all encounters in databases and formats required for reimbursement of fund organizational policies and procedures.
• Prior experience in brief, structured, evidence-based counseling.
• Ability to work with high degree of independence in a fast-paced environment.
• Competency in DSM 5, ICD-10, and use of CPT codes.
• Conducts mental health assessments of patients in the Adult Medicine clinic.
• Provides psychoeducation to patients on treatment options for behavioral health.

Consults with patient and medical provider about treatment options and preferences, coordinates initiation of treatment plan.

Monitors patient closely (in person or by phone), using standardized measures, for changes in severity of symptoms and medication side effects; educates patient as needed.

Provides brief, structured psychotherapy and behavioral activation to address depression and anxiety.

Reports to Clinical Director of Behavioral Health. Receives administrative supervision an Outpatient Behavioral Health.

Provides formal or informal teaching/consultation to health professionals and community, as requested.

Facilitates treatment referrals, as needed, communicating effectively with community agencies.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Uses time in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Participates in QI activities as assigned, and performs within acceptable limits on QA/QA indicators.
• Maintains an electronic registry of all patients participating in the program.
• Arrives punctually for work, uses leave responsibly and judiciously, ensures coverage when absent.

Maintains patient and employee confidentiality in the management of information.

Participates in regular caseload supervision with consulting psychiatrist/psych NP, focusing on patients not adequately improved within specified time frame.

Coordinates communication between patient, medical provider, and consulting psychiatrist/psych NP.

Provides recommendations for change in treatment plan according to evidence-based algorithm; discusses recommendations with medical provider; implements new plan.

Documents all encounters in concise and accurate manner according to organizational policies and procedures.

Completes relapse prevention plan with patients who are improved.

Provides brief, structured psychotherapy and behavioral activation to address depression and anxiety.

Position Requirements:

• This position requires a minimum formal education of Master's Degree and a minimum of 3 years job-related experience. Job -related experience.
• Desired (not required) criteria include: Experience with depression care management, experience with electronic health records, experience working in primary care setting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

No-Union

Salary: $70,000
Monday - Friday / 9 am - 5 pm

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