Care Manager, SW, Behavioral

VIVA HEALTH; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Paid parental leave

Paid day for community service

Job summary

VIVA HEALTH invites applications for a Care Manager, Social Worker, Behavioral Health in Birmingham, AL. The role focuses on evaluating member needs and guiding families toward resources to support wellness.

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, manage psychosocial health, and support behavioral health utilization. Travel to service locations within the area using a personal vehicle is required.

Qualifications

• MSW degree required with LMSW license in Alabama.
• 3 years of social work experience.
• Current LMSW license in good standing with the State of Alabama.
• Valid driver's license in good standing.
• Face-to-face member contact may be required, with duties away from the principal place of business.
• Background in behavioral health and ability to manage chronic psychiatric conditions in adults.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate member needs to achieve optimal wellness and guide to appropriate resources.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to manage psychosocial health and environmental issues.
• Support utilization management for behavioral health panels and perform related fieldwork.
• Coordinate with mental health providers to promote treatment adherence.
• Travel within the VIVA HEALTH service area using a valid insured vehicle.

Skills

Basic computer skills

Excellent customer service

Education

MSW degree

LMSW license (AL)

3 years social work experience

Tools

Mobile access to fieldwork tools

Job description

VIVA HEALTH, ranked one of the nation's Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare, is currently seeking a Care Manager, Social Worker, Behavioral Health in Birmingham, AL!

VIVA HEALTH knows that social work is not just a job, it is a calling. If you would like to fulfill your calling in healthcare, check us out! We offer regular hours with no mandatory nights or weekends. This way you can do what you love at work and are able to take care of the people you love at home! We also offer a great benefits package including tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents, paid parental leave, and paid day for community service, just to name a few! Our employees are a part of the communities they serve and proudly partner with members on their health care journeys. Come join our team!

The Care Manager, Social Worker, Behavioral Health will evaluate member needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state. This position will guide members and their families toward resources appropriate for their care and wellbeing. This position will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, employing a variety of strategies, approaches and techniques to manage a member's psychosocial health, physical and environmental issues. This position will work with the behavioral health panels for utilization management as well as provide fieldwork outside of the office setting. This individual will collaborate with our mental health providers to promote members’ compliance with treatment regimes. This position will travel to locations within the VIVA HEALTH service area through a reliable means of transportation insured in accordance with Company policy.

REQUIRED:

• MSW
• 3 years’ experience in social work
• Current LMSW License in good standing with the State of Alabama
• Valid driver's license in good standing
• May require significant face-to-face member contact, with duties regularly performed away from the principal place of business
• Willingness to submit to vaccine testing and screening
• Background in behavioral health
• Knowledge and comprehensive clinical assessment skills for chronic psychiatric disease management in adult populations
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and able to work effectively in a variety of settings
• Demonstrate excellent customer service skills through written and verbal communication
• Organization and Time Management skills
• Basic computer skills

PREFERRED:

• 1 year experience in behavioral health case management
• 1 year experience in case/complex care field management
• LICSW
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Word and Excel