Behavioral Health Manager, TCHATT, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Dell Medical School
2 weeks ago
Job Details
:General Notes
This position has an end date of 8/31/2025, but may be renewable based upon availability of funding, work performance, and progress toward goals.
The TCHATT Behavioral Health Manager will work as part of an interdisciplinary, team-based program that cares for patients enrolled in the Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program at UT Health Austin, Dell Medical School. TCHATT provides telemedicine or telehealth programs to school districts to help identify and assess the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents and provides access to mental health services. This is a federally and state funded position sponsored by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC). TCMHCC was created by the 86th Texas Legislature to leverage the expertise and capacity of the health-related institutions of higher education to address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in this state in relation to children, adolescents, and perinatal women.
A flexible working arrangement agreement can be accommodated based upon the needs of the program and with supervisor approval. This position may require occasional work on-site for some of the scheduled work week. Remote work will require reliable internet access and a private suitable workspace free from distractions.
Purpose
This position will oversee other counselors providing TCHATT services and will provide mental health counseling to children, adolescents, and family members in the program. The TCHATT Behavioral Health Manager will possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with patients and work independently with strong attention to detail and effective oral and written communication skills while being committed to professional ethical and practice standards.
Responsibilities
Actively manages a team of therapists. Participates in supervision, feedback, and quality assurance checks. Provides mentorship, support, and consultation to social workers or professional counselors, as needed. Provides guidance, direction, debriefing, clinical staffing, and support to staff, including TCHATT clinical staff.
Evaluates and provides diagnostic impressions. Formulates treatment plan according to evidence based practices and protocol. Conducts individual and family therapy sessions, as needed. Monitors patients for suicidal/homicidal intent and ensures patient safety if necessary. Undertakes crisis intervention, as needed. Maintains client records and performs data entry as required by protocols.
Hires, orients, supervises, and evaluates Licensed Professional Counselors and Social Workers. Manages timesheets and review time away requests.
Develops and implements quality improvement initiatives to analyze human, technical, and operational capacity and monitor outcome and efficiencies, including peer review, chart review, staff education, clinical guideline development, and other continuing education and quality assurance activities to demonstrate compliance with standards, regulations, policies, and procedures. May help with coverage, staffing, and workflow optimization.
Attends appropriate training workshops, interdisciplinary meetings and client staffing as required. Applies knowledge and participates in the development and implementation of projects, and leading or participating in committees and/or workgroups.
Performs all other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Be licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Work Supervisor or a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in the state of Texas. Have a minimum of five (5) years of post-degree clinical experience. Minimum of two (2) years supervising clinical staff in a mental health setting. Experience working with children, adolescents, and family systems. Strong technological skills and ability to perform computer tasks and utilize electronic health records independently. Ability to work remotely, as needed. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with patients. Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with a variety of other health care professionals (i.e., physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, medical assistants). Maintain a positive, compassionate, and professional attitude when engaging with patients and their family members. Ability to work independently with strong attention to accuracy and detail. Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated commitment to professional ethical and practice standards.
Preferred Qualifications
Have a minimum of five (5) years of post-degree clinical experience completing crisis assessments, diagnostic interviews and treatment planning. At least five (5) years of experience in high demand outpatient or inpatient mental health settings. Experience providing school-based mental health services. Have experience delivering care as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Proficiency in at least one electronic medical records system, e.g., Athena. Bilingual in English and Spanish strongly preferred.
Salary Range
$90,000+ depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
May work around standard office conditions
Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
Occasional weekend, overtime and evening work to meet deadline
Field work as necessary
Required Materials
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.----
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.----
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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