Lead Behavioral Health Social Work Manager

Clinical Management Consultants; Jacksonville (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clinical Management Consultants is helping to place a Social Work Manager Behavioral Health at a Western Illinois medical center. This role leads the social work team within Behavioral Health, guiding patient-centered care and interdisciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes.

The Manager will oversee daily operations, mentor staff, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive performance and quality initiatives across the department, supporting complex cases and safe transitions of care.

Qualifications

• Experience leading social work teams in hospital settings.
• Ability to mentor and develop staff.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements in behavioral health care.
• Track record implementing quality initiatives.
• Experience with interdisciplinary collaboration across clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily social work operations within the Behavioral Health department.
• Mentor and develop social work staff and teams.
• Promote regulatory compliance and standards across the unit.
• Manage performance improvement and quality initiatives.
• Support complex behavioral health cases and care coordination.
• Strengthen patient-centered workflows and discharge planning.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Regulatory compliance

Quality initiatives

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Clinical Management Consultants is helping to place a Social Work Manager Behavioral Health at a Western Illinois medical center. This role leads the social work team within Behavioral Health, guiding patient-centered care and interdisciplinary collaboration to improve outcomes.

The Manager will oversee daily operations, mentor staff, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive performance and quality initiatives across the department, supporting complex cases and safe transitions of care.