Care Advocate (remote) at The Judge Group Inc. in New York, New York

Job Description:

Location: REMOTE

Salary: $33.00 USD Hourly - $35.00 USD Hourly

Description: Our client is currently seeking a Behavioral Health Care Advocate for this remote, long-term contract assignment. The budget has this running at least through the end of the year,



This job will have the following responsibilities:

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• Perform telephonic reviews, obtain relevant clinical information from behavioral health providers, determine appropriate levels of care, and administer public behavioral health benefits.


• Perform brief crisis assessment and triage for participants and/ or family members calling into the crisis call queue.


• Perform initial and continued stay requests for authorization on assigned level of care. Which may include Behavioral Health (BH), PRP, or substance use disorder (SUD) services submitted through a provider portal.


• Obtain additional information from providers on BH, PRP or (SUD) requests for treatment as needed.


• Cover crisis line/precert for acute levels of care on holidays.


• Coordinate transitions between various levels of care.

Qualifications & Requirements:

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• Independently Licensed master's degree level clinician in: Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or Marriage or Family Counseling; OR Licensed psychologist; OR Registered Nurse with Behavioral Health experience.


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  Current, unrestricted license to practice in the state of Maryland.
  


• 2+ years of experience in behavioral health.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy, growing team doing good work.


For immediate consideration, please email a resume to Mark Bondi at mbondi@judge.com


Thank you.



Contact: mbondi@judge.com


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