Behavioral Health Care Manager

The Behavioral Health Care Manager is the primary point of contact for patients who are enrolled with April Health. This person is responsible for coordinating the patient’s care with the patient's primary care provider and consulting psychiatrist, tracking the patient’s symptoms with validated measurement tools, and directly meeting with the patient to deliver evidence-based treatments. The Collaborative Care Model is a population-based approach to managing mental health in the primary care setting and is not a traditional psychotherapy model of care. Instead, we offer brief evidence-based interventions to patients, such as motivational interviewing, problem-solving treatment, and behavioral activation. Responsibilities include supporting and closely coordinating mental health care with the patient’s primary care provider, establishing a mutually agreeable care plan, screening and assessing patients for common mental health disorders, supporting psychotropic medication management prescribed by PCPs, focusing on treatment adherence, side effects and other complications, and treatment effectiveness.