An employer is looking for a Behavioral Health Care Advocate to join their team. This person will be responsible for guiding telephonic reviews, obtaining relevant clinical information from behavioral health providers, reviewing treatment plans, determining appropriate levels of care, and administering public behavioral health benefits. Additionally, this person will review written requests for authorizations submitted through a provider portal and oversee initial and continued stay requests for authorization to inpatient and outpatient psychiatric, chemical dependency, and dual diagnosis treatment services. This person will also coordinate transitions between various levels of care and provide telephonic assessment and triage of participants in behavioral health crisis.

Must Haves

• Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Counseling; or Licensed Ph.D.; or Registered Nurse with Behavioral Health experience
• Current, unrestricted license to practice behavioral health treatment in the state of Maryland
• 2 years of experience in behavioral health, specific PRP experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs (e.g., Word, Outlook, Excel)

Plusses

• Direct practice experience in the Maryland Public Behavioral Health System
• Knowledge of public resources throughout Maryland
• Experience with Medicaid populations
• Experience in treating people with Substance Use Disorders and/or those who are dually diagnosed with mental health and substance use disorders
• Managed Care experience and/or experience working in an environment that required coordinating benefits and utilizing multiple groups and resources for patients
• Bilingual Spanish

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $32.00 - $38.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Remote
• Telehealth

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Behavioral health: 3 years (Required)
• PRP: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• LCSW-C (Required)
• LCPC (Required)

Location:

• Maryland (Required)

Work Location: Remote