Clinical Program Manager, Interpersonal Violence Reduction Program

Mindoula Health Inc; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative health organization is seeking a dynamic Program Manager to lead a dedicated team of Care Extenders in a remote capacity. This role focuses on empowering members through personalized case management, fostering their participation in health improvement, and ensuring the delivery of quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership skills, a background in behavioral health, and a passion for community-based care. Join a forward-thinking team that values creativity and collaboration, and make a significant impact on the lives of individuals by guiding them towards their health goals in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Mental Health Professional with relevant licenses required.
• Experience in leading teams and implementing programs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Care Extenders to support members' health and wellness.
• Develop community resource guides and ensure comprehensive care plans.
• Monitor team performance and conduct training to meet program goals.

Skills

Team Leadership

Crisis Intervention

Behavioral Health Knowledge

Communication Skills

Case Management

Education

Master's degree in Behavioral Health

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Job description

The Program Manager will lead a team of Care Extenders in Mindoula's Interpersonal Violence Reduction Program, serving members, and delivering outcomes to our health plan partners. Their team of Care Extenders empower members to actively participate in improving their own health and wellness through personalized case management that targets each member’s specific needs. An innovative Program Manager seeks creative solutions to support Care Extenders and program goals, leading the team toward the desired operational, clinical and financial outcomes. As the leader of a community-based team, they model a hands-on approach, empowering the team to meet members where they are and tapping into the wide range of local resources to deliver whole-person care.

Location and Hours...

100% Remote in the United States.

This manager will lead our team in Nevada and must work Pacific time zone hours: Monday-Friday 8am to 6pm Pacific

What you'll do...

• Act as a player/coach, working alongside Care Extenders to build their skills in everyday situations and to directly support members in more challenging situations or as needs arise, such as:
  • Create service plans using all available information about the member, including screenings, conversations, data, and knowledge of community resources. Guide members in developing skills and/or strategies for managing problems and triggers to increase relapse prevention and reduce risk.
  • Encourage members to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships.
  • Educate members about mental or physical illness, abuse, violence prevention, medication, and available community and social resources.
  • Monitor, evaluate, and record members’ progress according to measurable goals described in members’ plans.
  • Build accountability communications about upcoming appointments.
  • Interact continuously with members, families, physicians (s), and other providers utilizing clinical knowledge and expertise to lower over-utilization of unnecessary resources.
  • Request consultation and diagnostic reports from network specialists as needed to support members in reaching their goals.
  • Report critical incidents and information regarding the quality-of-care issues.
• Build communication strategies to ensure the team is engaging and building relationships with the member cohort in order to support members in reaching their goals.
• Assess members for risk, make quick evaluations for risk, and respond within the parameters outlined within their safety plan, formulating and performing crisis intervention that ensures the safety of members as necessary to support the Care Extender team.
• Develop and coordinate the development of community resource guides with an emphasis on medical health, behavioral health, violence prevention, and social services.
• Identify Member’s behavioral health diagnoses and ensure that the Member’s service plan is comprehensive and appropriate for the Member’s needs.
• Lead our Care Extender team to ensure member needs are assessed adequately and that all members have an appropriate care plan and are making consistent progress toward their goals and graduation from the program.
• Coordinate caseloads and assist in referring new members to appropriate Care Extenders.
• Ensure the team’s schedules meet program needs.
• Participate in the screening, interviewing, and hiring of new team members. Provide orientation and training for new team members, conduct performance reviews, and continuously coach the team to build skills and improve performance.
• Lead enrollment activities as needed to build a new market or maintain the current cohort, depending on where the program is in its lifecycle.
• Ensure the team meets all Key Performance Indicators, coaching and training the team as necessary to keep the team on track to meet/exceed expectations and deliver outcomes for individual members and health plan partners.
• Perform regular documentation reviews to ensure quality and for training purposes.
• Analyze team performance to identify gaps and challenges and create plans to improve performance as needed.
• Collect and synthesize data that highlights member outcomes to support team training, improve high-quality engagement, deepen internal understanding across markets, strengthen relationships with our partners, and enable us to continually drive toward results.
• Lead regular internal case review sessions, with individuals and with the team, for quality and training purposes. Participate in external case management meetings with health plan partners as needed.
• Perform required duties to maintain all program-related and administrative data/reports, statistical records, and other data collection activities.
• Partner with the billing team to review prepared claims to ensure they accurately reflect services provided and provide additional information as needed.

What you'll need...

• A Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) holding one of the following licenses, preferably in Nevad:
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
  • Clinical Professional Counselor (CPC) or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
  • Licensed Psychologist (PhD or PsyD), or equivalent
• If license is not in Nevada, it needs to be in one of the following states where this program is active: Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, or Florida.
  
• Experience leading, building and implementing programs and delivering outcomes.
• Strong experience leading a team.
• Experience with Health Coaching or Medical Social Work preferred.
• Master's degree in behavioral health, social work or health care management from an accredited university required.