Behavioral Health Care Manager - Ashtabula

Achievement Center of LECOM Health; Asbury (PA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

403(b) Savings Plan with company match

Vacation time accrual

Employee Referral program

Wellness center discount

PSLF eligibility

Job summary

The Achievement Center of LECOM Health is seeking a Part-Time Behavioral Health Care Manager to join our collaborative healthcare team in Ashtabula, Ohio. This role focuses on connecting patients with behavioral health, medical, and community resources, coordinating care across settings, and supporting engagement in treatment.

Qualified candidates hold a Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, or related field, with 3 years of relevant experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related human services field.
• Three years of experience working in a behavioral health, healthcare, human services, care coordination, or related setting preferred.
• Experience working within a Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) or integrated behavioral health setting is a plus.
• Knowledge of behavioral health and community resources.

Responsibilities

• Build supportive relationships with patients
• Support the behavioral and physical healthcare needs of an assigned patient caseload.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers, behavioral health professionals, other members of the treatment team.
• Weekly psychiatric consultants, and supervision with clinical director.
• Help patients navigate healthcare, behavioral health, and social service systems and connect with appropriate resources.
• Conduct health and behavioral health screenings and facilitate referrals.
• Provide brief, evidence-based behavioral interventions, including motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, problem-solving strategies, and other appropriate approaches.
• Maintain contact with patients to support treatment engagement and re-engage individuals who may have fallen out of care.
• Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with a psychiatric consultant.
• Communicate treatment recommendations to medical providers and other members of the care team.

Skills

Strong communication

Organization

Relationship-building

Coordinate services

Independent work

Motivational interviewing

Care coordination

Education

Bachelors degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related human services

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Behavioral Health Care Manager - Ashtabula

At the Achievement Center of LECOM Health, we believe in those we serve as much as we believe in those who serve. If you’re looking for a place that invests in your growth and values your contributions, come join us! Together, we can help ensure that any child, through any challenge, can achieve.

• Recognized as a 2025 Best Place to Work by The Nonprofit Partnership's Nonprofit Excellence Awards, we're proud of the culture we've built - one where our team feels supported, celebrated and inspired to do their best work every day.
• More than a Century of Service: Since 1923, we’ve built a legacy of making a meaningful impact on children’s lives—stability you can trust.
• Employee Engagement Above the Benchmark: We consistently score above national benchmark for employee engagement. Our team is happy, mission-driven, and supported, fostering a positive and uplifting workplace.
• Flexibility & Fun: Enjoy a work environment that values your well-being, offers flexibility, and encourages a sense of humor along the way.
• Mission-Focused Impact: Be part of helping any child overcome challenges, knowing your role truly matters.
• Feel Valued & Grow: With annual professional development dollars, tuition discounts, and year-round trainings, you’ll find real opportunity for professional growth and personal fulfillment.

Part-Time Opportunity (20 hours/week) – Ashtabula, OH

Are you passionate about helping individuals connect with the behavioral health, medical, and community resources they need? We are seeking a Part-Time Behavioral Health Care Manager to join our collaborative healthcare team in Ashtabula, Ohio. This position offers flexibility based on your interests, qualifications, and desired schedule. This position is an extension of the Achievement Center agency in Erie, PA.

• Part-Time: Work as a Behavioral Health Care Manager supporting patients in the Ashtabula area.

The part-time opportunity is ideal for a qualified behavioral health professional who welcomes the opportunity to coordinate care across behavioral health and medical settings.

What You'll Do as a Part-Time Behavioral Health Care Manager

As part of an interdisciplinary care team, you will help patients to access services, overcome barriers to care, and remain engaged in their treatment. Responsibilities include:

• Build supportive relationships with patients
• Support the behavioral and physical healthcare needs of an assigned patient caseload.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers, behavioral health professionals, other members of the treatment team.
• Weekly psychiatric consultants, and supervision with clinical director.
• Help patients navigate healthcare, behavioral health, and social service systems and connect with appropriate resources.
• Conduct health and behavioral health screenings and facilitate referrals.
• Provide brief, evidence-based behavioral interventions, including motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, problem-solving strategies, and other appropriate approaches.
• Maintain contact with patients to support treatment engagement and re-engage individuals who may have fallen out of care.
• Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with a psychiatric consultant.
• Communicate treatment recommendations to medical providers and other members of the care team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling or related human services field.
• Three years of experience working in a behavioral health, healthcare, human services, care coordination, or related setting preferred.
• Experience working within a Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) or integrated behavioral health setting is a plus.
• Experience working with individuals who may experience barriers to healthcare or behavioral health services.
• Knowledge of behavioral health and community resources.

Additional Requirements:

• Strong communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate services across multiple providers and systems.
• Ability to work independently while functioning as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience with electronic health records and clinical documentation systems preferred.
• Experience with motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, problem-solving approaches, care coordination, patient navigation, or other brief behavioral interventions is a plus.

Why join the Achievement Center of LECOM Health?

Compensation: The Achievement Center of LECOM Health offers a competitive salary based upon experience – base salary begins at $21.50 an hour.

Vacation time awarded semi-annually for employees working an average of 15 hours a week over a 6month period.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Employee Referral program.

Retirement: 403(b) Savings Plan enrollment with company match up to 6% of your contribution after one year of service.

• One Year of Service is completed after working 1,000 hours within a 12-month period. If you do not reach 1,000 hours in your first year, you will earn your Year of Service in any future year when you meet that requirement.
• Returning employees may take advantage of the retirement match immediately or earlier than one year.

Wellness: No-cost Employee Assistance Program, discounted membership to LECOM Wellness Center, and a dedication to work/life balance.

Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit which qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Bilingual individuals are encouraged to apply.

The Achievement Center of LECOM Health commits to further living our values of inclusion and compassion and to strengthening policies and practices that better demonstrate social responsibility, diversity, inclusion equity, and cultural humility. We are committed to continuously listening, learning, and growing. We believe that an informed, diverse, and representative workforce will help everyone achieve more and do better.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

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For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Achievement Center of LECOM Health’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

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An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.