Behavioral Health Referrals Lead – Remote & Child Perinatal

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Behavioral Health Referrals Team Lead to manage a multidisciplinary referrals team within the Department of Psychiatry. The role focuses on coordinating referrals for Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium programs, including CPAN, PeriPAN, TCHATT, and YAM, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

You will train staff, oversee workflow, and collaborate across teams to expand access to pediatric and perinatal mental health services in Texas.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in a health-related field with several years of program coordination experience.
• Prefer 2+ years in care coordination or similar, with health system familiarity.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead referrals team, oversee workflow and staff development.
• Ensure data accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of referral processing.
• Coordinate with CPAN/PeriPAN and other partners to align goals.
• Guide and coach staff; manage tasks and workloads for productivity.

Skills

Customer Focus

Interpersonal Savvy

Organizing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Health Administration, Public Health, Social Work, Psychology, or related field

Tools

Google Suite

Trayt

Slack

Athena/Epic

Calendly

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Behavioral Health Referrals Team Lead to manage a multidisciplinary referrals team within the Department of Psychiatry. The role focuses on coordinating referrals for Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium programs, including CPAN, PeriPAN, TCHATT, and YAM, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

You will train staff, oversee workflow, and collaborate across teams to expand access to pediatric and perinatal mental health services in Texas.