Behavioral Health Case Manager

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About the Position: This position is located at West Point, New York, Keller Army Community Hospital.

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:

• Perform difficult complex assessments and evaluate and analyze health care plans.
• Update treatment plans in consultation with the healthcare team.
• Input approved metrics, patient data, and clinical progress notes into prescribed databases.
• Develop and recommend strategies to improve healthcare access.
• Conduct training, education, counseling, and clinical assistance in behavioral health case management techniques to nursing personnel, medical students, and staff physicians.
• Serve as expert behavioral health case manager to identify high risk and high-cost diagnosis.