** $7500 Sign on bonus for External Candidates **

*This position will visit patients primarily located in the following areas: O'Fallon, Belleville, Edwardsville, Alton*

Careers at Landmark, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses. At Landmark, we work to deliver high quality, comprehensive care to chronically ill patients wherever they reside and whenever they need it. We focus on doing what’s right for the people we serve, even when it’s not easy. This is your opportunity to be part of a compassionate team that is setting out to change health care for complex, chronic patients. We’re looking for driven people like you because changing the status quo takes dedication. Here, we’ll invest in your personal and professional growth while giving you a unique opportunity to make a difference. Helping people feel their best is a rewarding part of doing your life’s best work.(sm)

The behavioral health care manager (BHCM) is a core member of the care team, including home based medical care (HbMC) provider and behavioral health consultant, as well as the larger interdisciplinary team (IDT). The BHCM is responsible for supporting and coordinating the behavioral and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload with the HbMC provider and, when appropriate, community behavioral health providers. Behavioral health care management services will be provided in home or via telemedicine as determined by state regulations and/or market need.

You will plan and manage your daily schedule to provide high quality care that is patient-centered and timely. This Monday-Friday role will be based from both the field and your home office; no on-call, evenings, or weekends.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the behavioral and physical health of patients on an assigned patient caseload
• Closely coordinate care with the HbMC provider and, when appropriate, community behavioral health providers
• Screen and assess patients as well as provide patient education for common behavioral health and substance use disorders
• Administer evidence-based screening tools for depression, anxiety and substance use disorders and develop person-centered care plans to address those conditions
• Provide brief behavioral health interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other interventions as appropriate until linkage to a community provider
• Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (in person or via telemedicine) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications
• Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by the longitudinal HbMC provider, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment
• Participate in regularly scheduled consultation sessions with the behavioral health consultant and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient’s longitudinal HbMC provider
• Document all encounters with patients and community partners, as well as collaboration with the IDT in the EMR
• Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the longitudinal HbMC provider and the behavioral health consultant
• Provide tangible care management support and facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of HbMC (e.g., ongoing behavioral health treatment, social services such as housing assistance, specialty care, substance use disorder treatment)
• Develop and complete a relapse prevention self-management plan with patients who have achieved their treatment goals

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree (MSW) in Social Work
• Meet all state certification and licensing requirements to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Illinois. License must be current, active, unrestricted and unencumbered
• 2+ years of social work experience (internship not included)
• Experience with screening for common behavioral health and/or substance use disorders
• Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common behavioral health and/or substance use disorders
• Working knowledge of diagnostic criteria of common behavioral health and/or substance use disorders
• Ability to effectively engage and deliver brief behavioral health interventions to patients in-person or via telemedicine
• Access to reliable transportation required; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Optum Motor Vehicle Safety policy
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Missouri
• Geriatric, Palliative and/or hospice care experience
• Experience in delivering home-based care or field care management
• Working knowledge of evidence-based treatments and brief behavioral health interventions for common behavioral health disorders, when appropriate (e.g., motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, behavioral activation)
• Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for common behavioral health disorders that is within appropriate scope of practice
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in an interdisciplinary team setting