Job Description

Primary City/State: Scottsdale, Arizona

Department Name: Social Svcs-Psych

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Clinical Care

$7,500 sign-on incentive Voted 4 years in a row by employees as Banner Health\'s Best Place to Work and Best Place to Receive Care.

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Bring your passion for Behavioral Health to Banner Health! Banner Behavioral Health Hospital in Scottsdale, AZ was remodeled and expanded in 2017, providing new, state-of-the art units for our patients and staff! Banner Behavioral Health Hospital is a voluntary facility for adults and adolescents. We are dedicated to providing safe, confidential, and compassionate treatment with customized treatment plans to meet each patient\'s needs.

As a Behavioral Health Case Manager, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of diagnostic categories for our adult and adolescent patients. This schedule is Monday through Friday daytime shift . This is a Fulltime position that will float and cover all units and age groups as needed- Schedule is Monday - Friday. Our department provides 7 days a week coverage to the hospital. Our campus houses 7 inpatient units around a central courtyard, with an outdoor swimming pool and an indoor half-court gymnasium for our patients.

Our medical facilities appreciate our proactive ability to move the behavioral health patients out of the emergency departments and into the behavioral health setting. We pride ourselves on the diversity of our staff and the wide range of clinical expertise our case managers bring to their roles on the units.

The psychiatrists, nurses, and Behavioral Health case managers work closely as a team to strategize the treatment approach. There is opportunity to utilize your therapy, addiction counseling and case management skills with our patients. The hospital is a fast-paced environment that is never dull or routine.

A licensure in at least one of the following categories: social work, professional counseling or marriage and family therapy such as a LAC, LPC or LMSW is required.

Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

"Relocation is available for eligible candidates. Recruiter to cover eligibility during interview process."

Eligible for $7500 sign-on incentive with a two (2) year commitment

For more than four decades, Banner Behavioral Health has provided nationally recognized, comprehensive behavioral health care for patients of all ages faced with the challenges of psychiatric, behavioral health, or chemical dependency problems. Six locations in and around Phoenix (including Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Phoenix, Scottsdale and Sun City West) make it easy for our patients to find help, and easy for you to have the neighborhood and lifestyle you want. Banner Behavioral Health is dedicated to providing safe, confidential and compassionate treatment.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position provides comprehensive care coordination for patients as assigned. This position assesses the patient\'s plan of care and develops, implements, monitors and documents the utilization of resources and progress of the patient through their care, facilitating options and services to meet the patient\'s health care needs. The intensity of care coordination provided is situational and appropriate based on patient need and payer requirements. This position is accountable for the quality of clinical services delivered by both them and others and identifies/resolves barriers which may hinder effective patient care.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Manages individual patients across the health care continuum to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes.

2. Provides assessment, direct psychoeducation, and direct psychotherapy to individuals, families, and groups. Coordinates all aspects of patient care from admission to discharge, interacting with the physician and other members of the clinical treatment team to provide quality patient care.

3. Acts in a leadership function with process improvement activities for populations of patients to achieve the optimal clinical, financial, operational, and satisfaction outcomes.

4. Evaluates the medical necessity and appropriateness of care, optimizing patient outcomes.

5. Establishes and promotes a collaborative relationship with physicians, payers, and other members of the health care team. Collects and communicates pertinent, timely information to payers and others to fulfill utilization and regulatory requirements.

6. Acts in a leadership function to collaboratively develop and manage the interdisciplinary patient discharge plan. Effectively communicates the plan across the continuum of care.

7. Educates internal members of the health care team on case management and managed care concepts. Facilitates integration of concepts into daily practice.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Requires master\'s degree in social work or related field or equivalent experience.

Requires a proficiency level typically achieved with 5 years clinical experience and as required by state law, a licensure in at least one of the following categories: social work, professional counseling or marriage and family. (Certification requires two years post graduate experience in a mental health setting or equivalent combination of education and documented supervised clinical experience.)

Positions providing direct services to substance abuse program patients must also possess board licensure in addictions as required by state.

Must have a working knowledge of care management, hospital and community resources. Must demonstrate critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, effective communication skills, and time management skills. Must demonstrate ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team format.

Employees working at BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital or BTMC Behavioral must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment. Employees working in the Banner McKee Senior Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit must possess a Colorado Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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