Care Manager, Social Worker, Behavioral Health

Care Manager, Social Worker, Behavioral Health

Job Category
:
Clinical

Requisition Number
: CAREM
002961

• Posted :
  February 16, 2026
• Full-Time

Bham-Corporate Office
417 20th Street North, Suite 1100, Birmingham, AL 35203, USA

VIVA HEALTH, ranked one of the nation's Best Places to Work by Modern Healthcare, is currently seeking a Care Manager, Social Worker, Behavioral Health in Birmingham, AL!

VIVA HEALTH knows that social work is not just a job, it is a calling. If you would like to fulfill your calling in healthcare, check us out! We offer regular hours with no mandatory nights or weekends. This way you can do what you love at work and are able to take care of the people you love at home!

We also offer a great benefits package including tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents, paid parental leave, and paid day for community service, just to name a few!
Our employees are a part of the communities they serve and proudly partner with members on their health care journeys. Come join our team!

The Care Manager, Social Worker, Behavioral Health will evaluate member needs and requirements to achieve and/or maintain optimal wellness state. This position will guide members and their families toward resources appropriate for their care and wellbeing. This position will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, employing a variety of strategies, approaches and techniques to manage a member's psychosocial health, physical and environmental issues.

This position will work with the behavioral health panels for utilization management as well as provide fieldwork outside of the office setting. This individual will collaborate with our mental health providers to promote members’ compliance with treatment regimes. This position will travel to locations within the VIVA HEALTH service area through a reliable means of transportation insured in accordance with Company policy.

REQUIRED:

• MSW
• 3 years’ experience in social work
• Current LMSW License in good standing with the State of Alabama
• Valid driver's license in good standing
• May require significant face-to-face member contact, with duties regularly performed away from the principal place of business
• Willingness to submit to vaccine testing and screening
• Background in behavioral health

Knowledge and comprehensive clinical assessment skills for chronic psychiatric disease management in adult populations

Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and able to work effectively in a variety of settings

Demonstrate excellent customer service skills through written and verbal communication

Organization and Time Management skills

Basic computer skills

PREFERRED:

• 1 year experience in behavioral health case management
• 1 year experience in case/complex care field management
• LICSW
• Ability to utilize Microsoft Word and Excel

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