Behavioral Health Care Manager (Remote) - Psychiatry

Washington University in St. Louis; Clayton (MO); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and holidays

Health insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Wellness programs

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis seeks a Behavioral Health Care manager to join a pediatric collaborative care team remotely in the US. You will assess mental health needs, provide brief therapy, and coordinate care with a primary care pediatric practice and a psychiatric consultant.

The role involves monitoring outcomes and facilitating referrals within the patient’s care network. Qualified candidates have a Master of Science in Social Work and appropriate licensure, plus experience with

Qualifications

• Experience in pediatric clinical settings with mental health assessments.
• Experience delivering evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Ability to track treatment outcomes and coordinate care.

Responsibilities

• Assess pediatric patients' mental health needs and provide brief therapy.
• Coordinate mental health care with primary care and psychiatric consultant.
• Document progress in EHR and coordinate referrals.

Skills

Computer Literacy

Telemedicine

Interpersonal Communication

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Patient Communications

Education

Master of Science in Social Work

Licensed Social Worker (LMSW/LCSW)

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Location Remote, US

• The Behavioral Health Care manager serves as a core member of our pediatric collaborative care team, working together with one primary care pediatric practice and a psychiatric consultant to assess pediatric patients' mental health needs, provide brief therapeutic interventions, and coordinate the mental health care of patients on an assigned caseload. Supports the mental health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload. Closely coordinates care with the patient’s medical provider and consulting psychiatrist or other mental health providers.
• Experience working with pediatric population in a clinical setting, including conducting mental health assessments, and experience providing evidence based psychotherapeutic interventions.
• Screens and assesses patients for common mental health disorders. Provides patient education about common mental health disorders and the available treatment options. Facilitates patient engagement and follow-up care.
• Systematically tracks treatment response via standardized measures in a registry and monitors patients (in person or via telephone/audio-visual encounter) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
• Supports psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Provides or facilitates in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychotherapy, as clinically indicated.
• Participates in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant and follows up on resulting treatment recommendations with the patient’s medical provider.
• Documents patient progress and treatment recommendations in EHR so as to be shared with medical providers, psychiatric consultant, and other treating providers.
• Facilitates referrals for clinically indicated services in the community and liaison with patient’s other community supports.
• Normal office environment.
• Patient care setting.
• Direct patient care setting.

Equipment

• Office equipment.
• Clinical/diagnostic equipment.

Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time. Master Of Social Work

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Experience

• No specific work experience is required for this position.
• Master of Science in Social Work, Master's degree - Social Work
• Conducting Cognitive Or Clinical Assessments With Children And/Or Adults With Psychiatric Disorders (1 Year) Skills:

Skills

• Computer Literacy
• Creative Approaches
• Evidence Based Health Care
• Family Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Making Phone Calls
• Multidisciplinary Teamwork
• Organizing
• Patient Communications
• Telemedicine
• Working with Children Grade

Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget. For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. Personal

Benefits

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

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