[Hiring] Lead Behavioral Health Care Manager @Cerula Care

Role Description

The Lead Behavioral Health Care Manager is a licensed clinician and the clinical lead for our Behavioral Health Care Manager (BHCM) team. This is not a standard BHCM position. You will conduct and diagnose intakes, carry a small caseload, serve as clinical backup for acute safety and crisis needs across our partner practices, and supervise and develop a team of BHCMs.

You will work closely with our Consulting Psychiatrists, clinical leadership, and the broader care team, and you will help shape how our collaborative care team grows.

Qualifications

• An experienced clinician and natural leader who coaches well, gives direct and supportive feedback, and holds a high standard of care.
• Calm, decisive, and sound in judgment during acute situations, with strong risk assessment and safety planning skills.
• Passionate about supporting people affected by cancer and chronic illness, and skilled at building rapport and therapeutic relationships through telehealth.
• Highly organized, accountable, and data-minded, comfortable using KPIs and documentation audits to drive quality.
• Adaptable and energized by a startup environment, combining empathy with accountability.

Requirements

• Master's degree in social work, counseling, clinical mental health counseling, psychology, or a closely related field.
• Active, unrestricted independent clinical license as an LCSW, LICSW, LPC, or LMHC-D.
• Fluency in English and Spanish sufficient to conduct clinical assessments, diagnosis, crisis intervention, and document in both languages.
• 3+ years of clinical experience in behavioral health care management or direct clinical care, including work with people with cancer, serious illness, or chronic medical conditions.
• 1+ year of experience supervising or leading clinicians (for example, clinical supervision or a team lead role).
• Experience conducting behavioral health intakes, psychosocial assessments, and DSM-5-TR diagnosis.
• Experience with suicide risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis response.
• Experience with evidence-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, CBT, behavioral activation, and psychoeducation.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, including national holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year's.
• Employer-covered health insurance options.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Flexible spending and dependent care spending options.