Behavioral Health Collaboration Manager

Living A Life Inspired! Our new vision at Theda Care is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world.

At Theda Care, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with Theda Care.

• Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness – Lifestyle Engagement e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support Access & Affordability e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

Theda Care is a community health system consisting of seven hospitals, numerous clinics and related services.

We are the third largest health care employer in Wisconsin and the largest employer in the state's second largest economic market
- Northeast Wisconsin - with approximately 6,800 employees. Through our 100-year history, Theda Care has woven itself into the very fabric of the communities we serve. For our employees, Theda Care offers an environment that not only welcomes but also encourages innovative thinking and fresh approaches to today’s health care challenges. We’ve improved the health of thousands of individuals. We know this because we track our quality and constantly seek to improve our care and services for the members of our communities.

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The Behavioral Health Collaboration Manager is a core member of the collaborative care team, including the patient’s primary care provider, psychiatric consultant, as well as the larger primary care team. This position will support and coordinate the mental and physical health care of patients on an assigned patient caseload with the patient’s primary care provider, and when appropriate to other mental health providers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Screens and assesses patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders.
• Facilitates follow-up care.
• Provides patient education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and the available treatment options.
• Tracks treatment response and monitors patients for changes in clinical symptoms and treatment side effects or complications.
• Analyzes data and reviews recommendations with the psychiatric consultant.
• Monitors psychotropic medication management as prescribed by medical providers, focusing on treatment adherence monitoring, side effects, and effectiveness of treatment.
• Analyzes data and reviews recommendations with the psychiatric consultant.
• Provides brief behavioral interventions using evidence based techniques such as behavioral activation, problem solving treatment, motivational interviewing, or other treatments as appropriate.
• Provides or facilitates in-clinic or outside referrals to evidence based psychosocial treatments (e.g., problem-solving treatment or behavioral activation) as clinically indicated.
• Participates in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with…