Collaborative Care Behavioral Health Provider Hybrid

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus for External Candidates

Optum WA, (formerly The Everett Clinic) is seeking a Collaborative Care Behavioral Health Provider to join our team in Everett, WA. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you'll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you'll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you'll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Behavioral Health Care Manager is a core member of the Collaborative Care team, including the patient's medical provider and psychiatric consultant, as well as the larger primary care team. The Behavioral Health Care Manager is responsible for supporting and coordinating the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload with the patient's medical provider and, when appropriate, other mental and medical health providers.

This position follows a hybrid schedule with three in-office days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload. Closely coordinate care with the patient's medical provider and, when appropriate, other mental health providers
• Screen and assess patients for common mental and health disorders. Facilitate patient engagement and follow-up care
• Provide patient and family education about common mental health disorders and the available treatment options
• Systematically track treatment response and monitor patients (via video, in person or by telephone) for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications
• Support psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment
• Provide or facilitate in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence-based psychosocial treatments (e.g., positive parenting support or anxiety management) as clinically indicated
• Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant and communicate resulting treatment recommendations to the patient's medical provider. Consultations will focus on patients new to the caseload and those who are not improving as expected under the current treatment plan. Case reviews may be conducted by telephone, video, in person or via Electronic Health Record
• Track patient follow up and clinical outcomes using a registry; document in-person and telephone encounters in the registry and use the system to identify and re-engage patients
• Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in EHR and other required systems to be shared with medical providers, psychiatric consultant, and other treating providers
• Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients who are not improving as expected in consultation with the medical provider and the psychiatric consultant and who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care
• Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of the organization (e.g., social services such as housing assistance, mental health specialty care)
• Provide brief, in-person individual interventions using evidence-based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem-solving treatment, parenting support, or other treatments as appropriate
• Performs other duties as assigned

The Everett Clinic joined Optum in 2019, working together across the Puget Sound, the partnership means we're able to expand our services and locations to offer even more services. As we grow, we'll keep on giving you top-quality care, just as we always have. Together, we're making health care work better for everyone.

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a mental health-related field
• LSWAIC, LMHCA, or LMFTA
• AHA-BLS certification
• 1+ years postgraduate experience
• Experience working with children and adolescents, and their families
• Experience with assessment and treatment planning for common mental health disorders
• Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments and brief behavioral interventions for common mental health disorders, when appropriate (e.g., positive parenting support or anxiety management)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team setting
• Demonstrated ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patients and other members of the care team
• Demonstrated ability to effectively engage patients in a therapeutic relationship, when appropriate
• Demonstrated ability to work with patients by telephone and video, as well as in person

Preferred Qualifications:

• LICSW, LM (LMHC), or LF (LMFT)
• 2+ years post-graduate experience

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $58,800 to $105,000 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.