Bilingual Behavioral Health Care Manager (Part-Time 24-32 Hours Per Week)

Annual Salary Range: $42,000-$59,000

Employee Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision all with Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, Pro-rated Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal, Holidays), 403B Plan, Short-Term & Long Term Disability, Life Insurance.

Telework: This position is approved for hybrid in-person and telework. Job duties require at least two (2) days a week onsite at assigned health center site/s. Job duties also require in-person meetings and collaboration with other staff at PCC. Note: PCC employees must reside in the following five states or District of Columbia: MD. VA, WVA, DE. PA, DC. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed.

Summary:

The part-time Bilingual Behavioral Health Care Manager (BBHCM) will be responsible for offering behavioral health services to underserved patients living in Montgomery County. This position is as a team member with the Montgomery Cares Behavioral Health Program (MCBHP). This position is best suited for those who are passionate about health equity and enjoy collaborating with other providers to offer behavioral health services in a setting that is integrated with primary care. As a team member within the Collaborative Care Model, you would support primary care providers by identifying, treating and tracking patients with common behavioral health problems such as depression and anxiety. In addition to being part of a multidisciplinary medical team, you would also be part of a broader behavioral health team supporting patients across Montgomery County. Our Montgomery Cares Behavioral Health Program (MCBHP) model makes behavioral health care more accessible for those who need it most. You will be part of a team that is working to advance health equity for vulnerable patients.

Essential Duties

Provide clinical services, utilizing the Collaborative Care Model of integrated behavioral healthcare.

• Performs and documents biopsychosocial evaluations, seeks psychiatric team consultation, and develops and implement treatment plans with patients
• Reassesses and monitors patients’ response to treatment on a regular basis using program instruments to track patient response to medication and/or other treatment
• Provides psychoeducation, behavioral activation and group and individual therapy to patients on an as needed basis as part of their treatment plan (mix of telehealth and in-person services)
• Identifies appropriate resources, and coordinates referral process to community resources or behavioral health resources to meet their treatment goals
• Provides on-site and virtual crisis management and referrals, when necessary, in consultation with primary care providers, Supervisory Behavioral Health Care Manager, Director and consulting psychiatrist

Serves as representative of behavioral health at assigned site/s and works with site partners to ensure optimal operations of integrated behavioral service provision.

• Ensures that the MCBHP functions effectively and efficiently at the assigned primary care health center site/s.
• Ensures that MCBHP Policies and Procedures are implemented and followed
• Serves as the main liaison between the MCBHP staff and other key people
• Oversees the productivity of the MCBHP at the host site, and when appropriate take measures to ensure that access to services is available to patients and that target goals for serving patients are met
• Serves as the primary liaison with the psychiatric consultants, patients, and the primary care provider regarding patient care
• Assists assigned sites with workflow and policies on crisis intervention and other behavioral health topics

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to develop and maintain trusted relationships with patients, providers, and other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to manage a caseload of patients with varying complexity of needs
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to document in an electronic health record
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently

Education and Experience

• LMSW, LGPC, LCSW-C, LCPC, Licensed Psychologist or BSN Required, including active license Required
• At least one year of professional experience (may include graduate school experience) working in mental health or social services with underserved populations Required
• Lived or working experience, and sensitivity to, the needs of immigrant and other vulnerable populations
• Bilingual in English and Spanish Required

Primary Care Coalition is an Equal Opportunity Employer.