About the job
Are you driven by the desire to enhance access to vital behavioral health services? Have you gained experience in Collaborative Care? If you are a licensed mental health professional in Michigan who can work on Central Standard Time, and you are eager to help build a pioneering business, we invite you to become part of the April Health team as a Behavioral Health Care Manager.
About April Health
April Health is committed to providing exceptional virtual behavioral health services across the United States. Utilizing the Collaborative Care model—an evidence-based approach for addressing behavioral health challenges in primary care—April Health facilitates access to mental health services through trusted primary care physicians. Our innovative approach combines personalized care management with AI-driven support, enhancing patient outcomes, reducing the workload for providers, and generating new revenue streams for partner practices. Patients engage in regular sessions with our skilled behavioral health care managers, receive expert guidance from psychiatrists, and benefit from our AI Therapeutic Coach, which offers assistance between sessions to maximize their treatment experience.
Your Role
As a Behavioral Health Care Manager, you will serve as the primary liaison for patients enrolled with April Health. Your responsibilities will include coordinating patient care with primary care clinicians and consulting psychiatrists, utilizing validated measurement tools to track patient symptoms, and directly delivering evidence-based treatments.
The Collaborative Care Model adopts a population-centric strategy for managing mental health within primary care, deviating from traditional psychotherapy approaches. We focus on brief, evidence-based interventions, such as motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, and behavioral activation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate closely with the patient's primary care provider to develop a mutually agreed-upon care plan for mental health treatment.
- Conduct screenings and assessments for common mental health disorders.
- Assist in the management of psychotropic medications prescribed by primary care providers, emphasizing adherence, side effects, and treatment efficacy.
- Monitor patient follow-up and clinical outcomes using a registry, documenting encounters, and employing the system to reconnect with patients as needed.
- Establish specific self-management goals and actionable behavioral interventions with motivated patients.
- Facilitate adjustments to care plans for patients who are not progressing, including medication or psychosocial treatment changes and referrals for additional services.
- Engage in regular consultations with psychiatric consultants regarding your caseload.
