Behavioral Care Manager
Columbia, Missouri
Intro:
Are you an experienced LCSW or LPC looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious healthcare company? Do you want the chance to advance your career by joining a rapidly growing company? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions – this is the position for you!
Position Summary:
The Behavioral Care Manager performs behavioral health triage and crisis management services, coordinates psychiatric diagnoses, behavioral health treatment services, and psychotropic medications with behavioral health providers and physician advisors.
Hours for this Position: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Advantages of this Opportunity:
- Competitive salary
- Fun and positive work environment
Required Skills
What We Look For:
- LCSW LPC or PhD active License in MO
- 2+ years of experience in a clinical/hospital setting using stated criteria
- 1+ year of experience in a clinical behavioral health experience providing direct patient care services
- Experience providing care management or utilization management services in a managed behavioral health organization, community mental health center, health plan or hospital
Responsibilities
More Insight of Daily Responsibilities:
- Refers members to the appropriate level care and reviews and authorizes care services using InterQual criteria and medical necessity guidelines
- Documents treatment authorizations and monitors, tracks and reports behavioral health care utilization
- Conducts all necessary direct utilization management activities for behavioral health plan members
- Reviews treatment plans and consults with medical director regarding medical necessity criteria for continued inpatient stay
- Facilitates community placements, agency linkages and coordinates discharge planning, aftercare, referral and follow-up of inpatients
- Documents, monitors, tracks, and reports authorizations, denials, treatment plans, clinical findings, progress notes, and case dispositions related to behavioral health services using automated and manual systems and formats
- Monitors, tracks and reports cases
- Monitors utilization trends by hospital and attending psychiatrist with emphasis on managing high volume providers.
Want More Information?
Interested in hearing more about this great opportunity? Reach out to Amanda George at ageorge@healthcaresupport.com for immediate consideration.
Why You Should Work For Us:
HealthCare Support Staffing, Inc. (HSS), is a proven industry-leading national healthcare recruiting and staffing firm. HSS has a proven history of placing talented healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions with some of the largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities including: Fortune 100 Health Plans, Mail Order Pharmacies, Medical Billing Centers, Hospitals, Laboratories, Surgery Centers, Private Practices, and many other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. HealthCare Support Staffing maintains strong relationships with top providers in healthcare and can assure healthcare professionals they will receive fast access to great career opportunities that best fit their expertise. Connect with one of our Professional Recruiting Consultants today to see how a conversation can turn into a long-lasting and rewarding career!
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Based on Experience