Position Purpose: As core members of the Sanitas medical centers care team, Behavioral Health Case Managers play a pivotal role. These professionals collaborate closely with patients to develop personalized care plans, focusing on improving well-being and aiding recovery from mental health conditions such as psychological distress, psychiatric illnesses, substance abuse issues, and other personal challenges. Conducting thorough assessments, they identify psychological and social needs, utilizing the results to assist patients in enhancing their overall quality of life and successfully reintegrating into society. Additionally, these case managers regularly visit clinics and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) facilities, ensuring the seamless coordination and monitoring of behavioral health care across diverse healthcare settings.

Summary of Duties: 

Complete and maintain all documentation in a timely and accurate manner according to all federal, state and center guidelines.

Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care.

 Develop and implement care plans/treatment plan including building post hospital discharge care plans. 

Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.

Guide patients in the development of skills and strategies for dealing with their diagnosis. 

Building after-care treatment plans and communicating them to patients for use once they're released from treatments.

Coordinate and make appropriate referrals to behavioral health specialist for further assessment and treatment, and coordinate substance use treatment with medical treatment.

Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment

Resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.  

.Support the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload. Closely coordinate care with the patient’s medical provider and, when appropriate, other mental health providers. 

Participate in regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload review with the behavioral health case manager supervisor and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s medical provider. 

Identify and communicate resource needs for behavioral health services within the visited facilities. Advocate for necessary resources to support the effective delivery of behavioral health car

Conduct on-site visits to follow up on patients receiving behavioral health care, gathering insights into their progress and addressing any emerging needs. This includes coordinating with healthcare providers at the facilities to optimize patient outcomes.

Collaborate with a variety of health professionals in the patient’s circle of care including but not limited to primary care providers, care nurses, care coordinators, community health workers, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals and specialists to ensure a comprehensive continuity of care.

May performs other duties as assigned