Behavioral Health Care Team Manager

About the role

This innovative and adaptable Care Team Manager is an integral part of Reema – a start-up working to transform how health care and social care work together. The Manager leads by example in supporting our mission, is a champion of team leadership, and is accountable for our Care Team Program Outcomes and the non-clinical care provided by Community Guides.

Responsibilities

• Have a thorough understanding of Reema’s program including the goals, expectations, and metrics for Community Guides individually and as a team. Be accountable to these metrics and clearly communicate expectations that are meaningful and in alignment with Reema’s values.
• Champion change management and effectively lead hybrid Care Teams through ambiguity and innovation. You are excited to join a fast-paced startup company that is constantly changing and redefining itself.
• Establish structures and processes that cultivate communication and accountability to effectively sustain the team, such as: facilitating regular 1:1 meetings with Guides; setting and monitoring individual Guide goals around metrics, Guide activity, and/or member interactions, leading engaging team meetings, leading multidisciplinary team meetings, Case Reviews, Community Volunteering, and Team Building Events.
• Actively review Community Guide performance to consistently and effectively deliver feedback and recognition.
• Actively partner with clinicians to ensure alignment for services to members, manage multidisciplinary workflows and communication, and collaborate on ensuring high quality service delivery.
• Facilitate weekly check-ins that include staffing and metrics updates, reporting, and setting monthly Care Team goals with the Director of Clinical Care Team Operations.
• Provide support and supervision to Guides within assigned teams; including researching resources for members.
• Become a champion for partnered outreach and display a willingness to support other Community Guides in their community outreach.
• Participate in the hiring process by functioning as a lead partner in Care Team interviews.
• Facilitate new employee onboarding and support ongoing training and development of staff.
• Ensure the entire team maintains confidentiality of PHI and abides by HIPAA and software security policies and training.
• Initiate and maintain relationships with local community partners across the mental health continuum of care.

Direct Service Responsibilities

• Through cold outreach, establish trusting relationships with members through an empathetic, strength-based, and trauma-informed approach.
• Utilize text messaging, phone calls, home visits, and other face-to-face communication as a primary means of engagement to meet member needs.
• Be knowledgeable about community resources appropriate to support the needs of members. Make referrals to community resources, follow-up with members, and attend appointments as necessary.
• Remain a steadfast component of each members’ support system, being there in crisis and through everyday life challenges.
• Encourage members towards independence and autonomy.

Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, Health Sciences, or other related field. Years of related experience can be substituted for years of completed education towards a bachelor's degree
• Three years of people management/supervision experience in healthcare, mental health settings, community-based and/or social work settings
• Five years of direct experience with local population or community to be served and knowledge of the community
• Proficiencies in critical thinking, strategic thinking, time management, and prioritization
• Knowledge of crisis planning, case management, and/or behavioral health
• Experience working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, who have serious and persistent mental illness, chemical health needs, and believe that recovery is possible
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team alongside clinical and non-clinical staff
• Experience working with adolescents and their families
• Experience working with difficult to reach populations, including homeless individuals
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and creatively problem solve
• Strong propensity towards building and maintaining relationships
• Proven ability to initiate conversation and create connections quickly
• Proven ability to develop, adapt, and execute outreach plans
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced environments, experience working with start-ups is a plus
• Fluency in Google Workspace applications (Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet) required for day-to-day communication, documentation, and collaboration
• Comfortable working in web-based platforms and apps across mobile and desktop browsers, with the ability to adapt quickly to new digital tools
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot technical issues, including connectivity, app functionality, and device performance, and escalate appropriately when needed

Qualifications & Position Requirements

• 18 years of age or older
• Qualified applicants must have flexible and reliable access to transportation, a valid Driver's License, Vehicle Insurance, and a satisfactory driving record
• Offers are contingent upon passing a pre-employment drug screening and background check
• Comply with federal, state and local regulations regarding patient confidentiality HIPAA
• Use technology-based tools and systems daily
• Lift and carry up to 25 pounds occasionally

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and Equity Package
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• HSA and FSA Options
• 401(k) Retirement Savings with Company Match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Technology Stipend
• Mileage Reimbursement

Company Information

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Committed to a diverse workforce

Contact Information

• Reema Health
• San Antonio, TX