Behavioral Health Care Manager
About The Position
Integrate behavioral health care into primary care settings to make mental health support more accessible, coordinated, and effective for patients. As a Behavioral Health Care Manager, you'll support individuals experiencing common mental health and substance use concerns by providing brief, evidence-based interventions while working closely with medical providers and psychiatric consultants as part of a collaborative care team. This role is ideal for a behavioral health professional who thrives in a fast-paced, team-based environment and is passionate about bridging the gap between physical and mental health care. You’ll manage a defined patient caseload, conducting screenings, providing short-term interventions, and tracking treatment progress over time to ensure patients are improving and staying engaged in care. Working in close coordination with physicians, psychiatrists, and other behavioral health providers, you'll help guide treatment decisions, support care transitions when needed, and connect patients with additional resources. Your work will directly improve access to mental health care within primary care settings and strengthen outcomes across both physical and behavioral health.
Requirements
- Formal education or specialized training in behavioral health (social work, nursing, or psychology)
- Minimum 2 years of social work or behavioral health experience
- Experience screening for common mental health and substance use disorders
- Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and valid automobile insurance coverage
- Working knowledge of differential diagnosis for common mental health and substance use disorders
- Experience with assessment and treatment planning for mental health and substance use concerns
- Proficiency in evidence-based psychosocial treatments and brief behavioral interventions
- Strong therapeutic engagement skills with ability to build rapport quickly
- Experience with evidence-based counseling techniques
- Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for common mental health disorders (within scope of practice)
- Ability to work effectively in collaborative care team model
Responsibilities
- Support individuals experiencing common mental health and substance use concerns by providing brief, evidence-based interventions.
- Work closely with medical providers and psychiatric consultants as part of a collaborative care team.
- Manage a defined patient caseload.
- Conduct screenings.
- Provide short-term interventions.
- Track treatment progress over time to ensure patients are improving and staying engaged in care.
- Guide treatment decisions in coordination with physicians, psychiatrists, and other behavioral health providers.
- Support care transitions when needed.
- Connect patients with additional resources.
Benefits
- Minimum of 3 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- HSA and FSA options including Dependent Care
- Company paid Short Term Disability
- Company paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Mileage Reimbursement
- Company Vehicle Program for field roles
- Pet Insurance
- ID and Fraud Protection
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
