Behavioral Health Case Manager

Summary

About the Position: This position is located within the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Augusta Market, serving under Psychiatry Services. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Duties

• Conduct complex behavioral health assessments, patient interviews, and psychoeducation to design care protocols and advocate for patient rights.
• Develop and coordinate individualized, evidence-based treatment plans while monitoring medication compliance and communicating transitions with multidisciplinary medical teams.
• The incumbent chairs and coordinates weekly At-Risk/Multi-Disciplinary Treatment Planning meetings to ensure care plans for high-risk patients are fully synchronized across medical programs.
• Manage clinical resources ethically, analyzes program data for quality improvement, and recommends local operating procedures to improve healthcare access.
• Conduct clinical training and education in mental health case management techniques for nursing staff, medical students, residents, and staff physicians.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Behavioral Health Case Manager Degree: Bachelor's or Graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of Behavioral Health Case Manager. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting comprehensive behavioral health assessments and intake evaluations to identify patient needs and risk factors. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.