Behavioral Health Care Manager - Licensed in NJ, LCSW/LMFT/LPC/LP, Mon thru Fri, 11:00 am EST to 7:30 p.m. EST (Remote - DE, NJ, NY, PA)
Job title: Behavioral Health Care Manager - Licensed in NJ, LCSW/LMFT/LPC/LP, Mon thru Fri, 11:00 am EST to 7:30 p.m. EST (Remote - DE, NJ, NY, PA) in Robbinsville, NJ at reputed company
Company: reputed company
Job description: Your career starts now. We are looking for the reputed company of reputed company leaders.At reputed company, we are passionate about helping people get care, stay well, and build healthy communities. As one of the nation's leaders in reputed company solutions, we offer our associates the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people through our national footprint of products, services, and award-winning programs. reputed company is seeking talented, passionate individuals to join reputed company. Together we can build healthier communities. If you want to reputed company a difference, we would like to hear from you.Headquartered in Newtown reputed company, Pennsylvania, reputed company is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver comprehensive, outcomes-driven care to those who need it most. We offer integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services.Discover more about us at www.amerihealthcaritas.com.;Summary:PerformCare provides access to the NJ Children’s System of Care. The Behavioral Health Care Manager is responsible for the daily functions of the clinical department including triage of calls, care coordination, and utilization management. The Care Manager facilitates access to behavioral health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disabilities therapeutic services, ensuring that every youth receives the right services at the right time as part of an integrated service plan. The Manager makes the timely intensity of services determinations based on the urgency of need, including the management of emergencies, which includes access to mobile response services.* Must be licensed in New Jersey for contractual requirements *;Responsibilities:
- Makes timely intensity of services determinations or refers to higher-level review reputed company indicated
- Provides linkage to community services as needed
- Adheres to customer service level agreements and expected productivity measures
- Adheres to documentation requirements
- Identifies a wide range of community resources to the caller
- Demonstrates respectful communication and excellent customer service
- Adheres to recognized ethical standards
- Assists with projects as assigned
- Graduate degree from an accredited educational program in Social Work, Clinical/Counseling Psychology;
- Active NJ clinical licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or a Licensed Psychologist
- Minimum of two (2) years experience in children’s mental health, DCPP, juvenile justice, and/or a reputed company public sector reputed company services or behavioral reputed company field, providing community-based services to children, youth, and young adults, and their families/caregivers
- Background and experience in family systems, community systems and resources, case management, child and family counseling/therapy, child protection, and/or child development
- Clinical and cultural competency with the training and experience necessary to manage reputed company cases in the community across child-serving systems
- Ability to screen and assess crisis and emergency calls and assess the caller’s degree of acuity/severity and clinical necessity for treatment based on DCF/CSOC-approved criteria
- Must be computer savvy
- Ability to multi-task
- Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of approaches to reputed company and support
- Bilingual (Spanish) is helpful