Position Summary The Department of Psychiatry is seeking a Behavioral Health Care Manager to serve as a core member of our pediatric collaborative care team, working with one primary care pediatric practice and a psychiatric consultant to assess pediatric patients' mental health needs, provide brief therapeutic interventions, and coordinate the mental health care of patients on an assigned caseload. Additionally, this role will work with patients and providers in the Autism Clinical Center to provide interval follow up for patients who are newly diagnosed with autism. The role will provide coordinated care with medical providers, psychoeducation, and supportive psychotherapy, and help families navigate barriers to their child\'s treatment plan.
Supports the mental health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload. Closely coordinates care with the patient’s medical provider and consulting psychiatrist or other mental health providers.
Works together with one primary care pediatric practice and a psychiatric consultant to assess pediatric patients' mental health needs.
Screens and assesses patients for common mental health disorders.
Provides patient education about common mental health disorders and the available treatment options.
Facilitates patient engagement and follow-up care.
Systematically tracks treatment response via standardized measures in a registry and monitors patients (in person or via telephone/audio-visual encounter) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
Supports psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
Works with patients and providers in the Autism Clinical Center to provide interval follow up for patients who are newly diagnosed with autism.
Provides brief psychotherapeutic/behavioral interventions using evidence-based psychosocial treatments, as clinically indicated.
Provides or facilitates in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychotherapy, as clinically indicated.
Participates in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant and follows up on resulting treatment recommendations with the patient’s medical provider.
Documents patient progress and treatment recommendations so as to be shared with medical providers, psychiatric consultant, and other treating providers.
Facilitates referrals for clinically indicated services in the community and liaison with patient’s other community supports.
Attends required certification trainings as required by licensure and program needs.
Working Conditions
Job Location/Working Conditions
Normal office environment.
Patient care setting.
Direct patient care setting.
Hybrid remote.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.
Required Qualifications
Education: M.S.W. - Master Of Social Work
Certifications: The list below may include all acceptable certifications and issuers. More than one credential or certification may be required depending on the role. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Heart Association, Basic Life Support - American Red Cross, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.
Skills: Not Applicable
Driver\'s License: A driver\'s license is not required for this position.
More About This Job
Required Qualifications:
Basic Life Support certification (Online BLS certifications, those without a skills assessment component, are not sufficient to meet the BLS requirements).
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with patients with autism and/or developmental disabilities is highly preferred.
Education
M.S.S.W. - Master of Science in Social Work, Master\'s degree - Social Work
Certifications
No additional certification unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
Work Experience
Conducting Cognitive Or Clinical Assessments With Children And/Or Adults With Psychiatric Disorders (1 Year)
Skills
Computer Literacy, Creative Approaches, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Therapy, Disability Services, Evidence-Based Practices (EBP), Family Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Making Phone Calls, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Organizing, Patient Care Coordination, Patient Communications, Telemedicine, Working with Children
Grade C11
Salary Range $56,200.00 - $87,100.00 / Annually
The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.
Questions
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Pre-Employment Screening
All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.
Benefits
Benefits Statement
Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.
Wellness: Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!
Family: We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered. WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.
For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/
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