IBH TCHATT and CPAN - Behavioral Health Care Manager

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being. Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community.

About the role

This position specializes in helping families adjust to acute and ongoing stressors, providing psychiatric, psychological, and biopsychosocial support for pediatricians within CHPG and specialty clinics, as well as the clinically integrated network and indigent clinics in our community. These services include clinical assessment and screening, treatment planning, short-term counseling, and strategic interventions with the child, family, and caregivers, and may occur either in person or via telemedicine. This position also serves as the communication hub for all providers involved, ensuring the pediatrician is kept apprised of behavioral health treatment recommendations and progress. Each Behavioral Health Care Manager will be assigned a specific geographic area to identify trends in behavioral health issues and develop new treatment regimens, including group treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide immediate in-person or telephonic assessment of children identified as in need of behavioral health services; diagnose and develop treatment plans for a full array of behavioral health disorders and sub-clinical symptoms; provide treatment interventions and short-term counseling to children and families.
• Perform behavioral health evaluations on children, adolescents, and families for mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders with special emphasis on risk of suicidality and safety to provide appropriate interventions grounded in evidence-based practice.
• Perform psychotherapeutic interventions, either in-person or via telemedicine as clinically indicated by the assessment and/or DSM diagnosis.
• Provide ongoing in-person and telephonic support to children and families to ensure treatment goals are met.
• Utilize the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral/mental health patients.
• Develop and facilitate professional education on behavioral and mental health issues for the behavioral health team.
• Effectively communicate with pediatric partners, keeping them up to date on treatment plans and progress, and providing training as needed on identification of behavioral health issues.

Requirements

• At least 2 years post-graduate experience in behavioral health (required).
• At least 5 years post-graduate experience in behavioral health (preferred).
• Master’s Degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or marriage and family therapy (essential).

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas for independent clinical practice (essential, within 6 months of hire).
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Texas for independent clinical practice (essential, within 6 months of hire).
• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas for independent clinical practice (essential, within 6 months of hire).
• Licensed Psychologist (LPSY) in Texas for independent clinical practice (essential, within 6 months of hire).

Schedule

1st shift, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM. This role is remote but will require occasional on-site visits.

Benefits

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums covered after 3 years.
• 4%–10% employee savings plan match based on tenure.
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks).
• Caregiver Leave.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.

We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities, and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.