Mental Health Case Manager

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is located in the Directorate of Mental Health located in U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, in Yokosuka, Japan.

Incumbent maintains responsibility for program management and implementation of the Defense Health Agency System of Care (DHA MHSOC), Mental Health Caring Communication / Case Management (MHCCM) Program operations.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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 Mental 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 providing mental health case management services such as conducting patient assessments or monitoring patient progress; coordinating with medical providers to ensure continuity of care for patients; and reviewing procedures or processes to recommend improvements to healthcare access, administrative processes, or other efficiency within the clinic.

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.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

Major Duties:

• Serve as expert mental health case manager and member of multidisciplinary team of medical and professionals to identify high risk and high-cost diagnosis.
• Facilitate optimal patient outcomes by aligning treatment plans with best practices and the unique needs of each patient.
• Develop, implement, communicate and coordinate individualized empirically informed patient treatment plans that address all diagnosed conditions and health concerns.
• Monitor psychotropic medication use, tracks physical and emotional side effects, recommends adjustments to therapy modalities, appropriate level of care placement, and provide clinical feedback to providers.
• Participate in clinical audits and performance reviews to advance patient safety and care effectiveness.
• Coordinate weekly meetings to ensure treatment plans for at-risk and high-interest patients are synchronized among all medical treatment providers.
• Develop strategies to improve healthcare access, reduce administrative barriers for beneficiaries, and enhance the efficiency of the clinic.