Behavioral Health Care Manager (Job Posting)

Oklahoma Mental Health Council; Chandler (OK); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

Student Loan Repayment

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Education Leave

Volunteer Leave

Bonus Opportunities

Disability Insurance

Job summary

Oklahoma Mental Health Council in Chandler, OK seeks a Behavioral Health Care Manager II to implement comprehensive care plans and coordinate services for individuals with mental health or substance use needs.

You will work with the Health Team to provide case management, treatment planning, and family education, ensuring access to Primary Care and community resources. This role is full-time and on-site in Chandler.

Qualifications

• Certified as a Behavioral Health Case Manager II (BHCM II).
• One of: Bachelor's or Master’s in Behavioral Health; RN with BH experience; Bachelor's or Master’s + 6 months BH experience; 60 college credits + 12 months BH experience; HS Diploma + 36 months BH experience.
• General skills: independent judgment, tact, patience, and building relationships with consumers, staff, and community.

Responsibilities

• Provide advocacy, coordination, direct assistance, training, and supervision to help consumers obtain daily living necessities.
• Participate in disposition/treatment team meetings and contribute pertinent treatment information.
• Help develop, write, implement, evaluate, and revise Service Plan goals and objectives.
• Coordinate services and advocate to ensure reintegration plans are followed.
• Educate and support consumers’ families.
• Assist with Primary Care access and help consumers manage physical health.
• Maintain core competencies for co-occurring disorders and continue education.
• Complete paperwork including Service plans, assessments, and daily progress notes.
• Document consumer progress for permanent records.
• Provide clinical services in office and community settings to teach symptom-management.
• Coordinate with inpatient services for detox and link to self-help and residential programs.
• Promote PTSD and mental health crisis awareness.
• Support Care Plans for Red Rock Health Team.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

BHCM II certification

Basic computer skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Behavioral Health

RN with Behavioral Health Experience

Bachelor's or Master’s + 6 months BH experience

60 College credits + 12 months BH experience

HS Diploma + 36 months BH experience

Job description

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Behavioral Health Care Manager (Job Posting)

Full Time Professional Chandler, OK, US

SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of the certified Behavioral Health Care Manager II is to ensure implementation of the comprehensive care plan, which will include mental health goals, physical health goals, and other life domain goals for achievement of clinical outcomes consistent with the needs and preferences of the member. Care Managers interact regularly with other staff, including the Health Team, and treatment providers to assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol tobacco, and/or other drugs. Activities may include crisis intervention, case management, treatment planning, client advocacy, prevention and education. As part of the Health Team, the Behavioral Health Care Manager may provide ongoing service coordination and link members to resources following appropriate training.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides practical help and support, advocacy, coordination, side-by-side individualized support, problem solving, direct assistance, training, and supervision to help consumers obtain the necessities of daily living including medical and dental health care; legal and advocacy services; financial support such as entitlements (e.g., adult foster care, paid roommates, meals brought in for those who need it); money-management services (e.g., payeeships); and transportation
• Participates in disposition/treatment team meetings, providing the information is pertinent to the treatment of the consumer
• Assists in developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall Service Plan goals and objectives
• Coordinates approved services, facilitates communication between various service providers with DHS or other referral sources; advocates on behalf of each consumer to ensure that treatment and reintegration plans are being followed, and assists the consumer, family, and referral source in arranging follow up support services
• Educates and supports consumers’ families
• Assists each consumer in having Primary Care services and supports consumers to have and effectively use a personal physician and dentist. Assists consumers in learning self-management skills for their physical health concerns. Addresses and reminds consumers of preventive care as recommended by their physician
• Maintains core competencies in relation to working with co-occurring disorders through continuing education and implementing skills into all aspects of treatment
• Provides and completes all paper work assignments and prior authorizations, including but not limited to Service plans, Consumer Assessment Records and daily progress notes within designated time frame
• Documents consumer progress to maintain a permanent record of consumer activity according to established methods and procedures
• Provides ongoing assessment of consumers’ mental illness symptoms and consumers’ response to treatment. Makes appropriate changes in treatment plans to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behavior which puts consumers at risk (e.g., suicidality)
• Demonstrates knowledge of requirements and compliance with Medicaid, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and any other funding/contract source
• Demonstrates confidentiality and informs consumers of rights and obtains necessary authorization for obtaining and releasing information
• Assures coverage when co-workers are absent by filling in as needed
• Provides direct clinical services to consumers on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach behavioral symptom-management techniques to alleviate and manage symptoms not reduced by medication and to promote person growth and development by assisting consumers to adapt to and cope with internal and external stresses.
• Coordinates with outside inpatient services to detoxify consumers and establish linkage to self-help programs (e.g., Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous) and residential facilities
• Builds rapport and working partnerships with relevant local, state, and federal government agencies
• Promotes community education projects to help increase awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Acute Mental Health Crises
• Supports and assists with the facilitation of Care Plans for consumers within the Red Rock Health Team
• Performs other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Certified as a Behavioral Health Case Manager II (BHCM II)

Or meet one of the following parameters:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a Behavioral Health field
• RN with Behavioral Health Experience
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in any field and 6 months of Behavioral Health experience
• 60 College credit hours in any field wand 12 months of Behavioral Health experience
• HS Diploma or equivalent and 36 months of Behavioral Health experience
• General skill in exercising independent judgment, tact, patience, and understanding; maintaining effective working relationships and strategic alliances with consumers, other staff, the community and other non-profit organizations
• Must complete all in-service and external training requirements
• Basic computer skills
• Two or more years experience working with community services and health agencies as well as working with low income and minority consumers with understanding of cultural diversity preferred
• Commitment to the mission of Red Rock BHS

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have the ability to stand or sit for long periods of time
• Must have the ability to lift, push, or pull a minimum of 25 pounds
• Ability to travel locally approximately 10% of the time
• Ability to use telephone, PC, fax machine, copy machine, and printer

HOW WE TAKE CARE OF YOU!

• We pay a generous portion of your Health Insurance
• Low-cost Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan with employer contributions equal to 5% of annual salary
• Student Loan Repayment Options
• No Cost Employee Assistance Plan
• 3 Weeks Paid Time-Off (increases annually between years 2-10)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• 1 Floating Holiday to use at your discretion.
• 4 Rest and Relaxation Days
• 3 days of Education Leave
• 4 hours of Volunteer Leave
• Eligible for Pay Increases and Bonuses Annually
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, age, marital/familial status, sexual orientation, or disability.