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Behavioral Health Case Manager

Military Treatment Facilities under DHA

Department of Defense

Fresh

Salary

$89,508 - $116,362

per year

Closes

January 22, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves helping patients with behavioral health needs by assessing their situations, creating personalized treatment plans, and guiding them through the healthcare system, especially as they move between different levels of care.

It also includes coordinating team meetings and suggesting ways to make mental health services more accessible in a military medical center.

A good fit would be someone with experience in health or social services who enjoys working in a team to support active-duty personnel and their families.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or higher degree in a field related to medical, health sciences, or allied sciences from an accredited program
  • One year of specialized experience in behavioral health assessments, treatment plan coordination, and patient navigation through healthcare systems
  • No substitution of education for the required specialized experience
  • Ability to monitor and intervene in patient transitions between care levels
  • Skills in developing and implementing individualized, evidence-based treatment plans
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary team meetings and serving as a behavioral health expert
  • U.S. citizenship required for this federal position

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located at William Beaumont Army Medical Center's Psychology Services in El Paso, Texas.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 the position.

This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

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 performing behavioral health assessments, coordinating treatment plans, and guiding patients through healthcare systems and behavioral health resources.

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 this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Monitors, tracks and intervenes as patients transition between levels of care.
  • Develops and recommend strategies to improve healthcare access.
  • Coordinates the weekly At-Risk/Multi-Disciplinary Treatment Planning (ARCT/MDTP) meeting.
  • Develops, implements, communicates, and coordinates individualized empirically informed patient treatment plans.
  • Serves as expert behavioral health case manager and member of multidisciplinary team of medical and professionals.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: HSJT-26-12863083-DHA