Behavioral Health Care Manager

Department:02040 AMG IL Virtual Health - Behavioral HealthStatus: Full timeBenefits Eligible:YesHours Per Week:40Schedule Details/Additional Information:This Monday-Friday hybrid position offers a blend of remote and onsite work. Team members are expected to maintain a weekly presence at Advocate Medical Group locations, participate in occasional early evening patient outreach efforts, and travel periodically for team meetings and collaboration events.Pay Range:$33.05 - $49.60Major Responsibilities:Closely collaborate with primary care clinicians in the medical group setting to coordinate patient physical and mental health care. Screen, assess, and provide psychoeducation to patients for common mental health disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care for a designated case load. Create a treatment plan and provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate. Systematically track and document treatment response and monitor patients (in person or by video/telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications. Track patient follow up and clinical outcomes using a registry, in addition to documenting in the electronic medical record. Participate in regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider. Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment. Provide or facilitate in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments (e.g. problem-solving treatment or behavioral activation) as clinically indicated. Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of the organization (e.g., social services such as housing assistance, vocational rehabilitation, mental health specialty care, substance abuse treatment). Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical provider and the psychiatric consultant and who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care. Develop and complete relapse prevention self-management plan with patients who have achieved their treatment goals and are soon to be discharged from the caseload. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:License not required but preferred. (e.g. LCSW, LMFT, LCPC, Licensed Clinical Psychologist)Education Required:Master's Degree Social Work, Counseling, Marriage and Family Counseling, Psychology, Nursing. Experience Required:​​Minimum 1 year experience, behavioral or healthcare experience preferredKnowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:Effective organizational and time management skills Competent technology skills, with the ability to work with patients via telehealth and/or in person Demonstrate ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team setting Knowledge of DSM-5 and experience with screening for common mental health diagnoses Knowledge of state and federal laws regarding confidentiality, mental health codes, and substance abuse codes Experience and comfort in regular interactions and professional dialogue with clinicians Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health and/or substance use disorder Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.Our Commitment to You:Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:CompensationBase compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or trainingPremium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's jobIncentive pay for select positionsOpportunity for annual increases based on performanceBenefits and morePaid Time Off programsHealth and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term DisabilityFlexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expensesFamily benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leaveDefined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programsEducational Assistance ProgramNote: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.About Advocate Health Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.SummaryLocation: Park Ridge, IL - 1875 Dempster StType: Full time