Clinician I/II, Intensive Case Manager - UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus (Finance)
The UTHealth Continuum of Care Programs are multi-level care treatment programs, affiliated with McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). Located at the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston, our interdisciplinary team of psychologists, masters level clinicians, medical providers, recreational therapists will comprehensively provide evidence-based psychological individual and group treatments, medication management, and intensive case management to our Intensive Outpatient, and Partial Hospitalization Programs.
As a part of the UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus, we operate out of the largest academic psychiatric hospital in the country. Located within the Texas Medical Center, we are uniquely situated to provide collaborative, interdisciplinary care for patients, and training for students, across departments and institutions. The UTHealth Stepped Care Programs missions are four-fold:
1. Clinical: We aim to provide the Greater Houston community with the highest quality, accessible, cost-effective, research-supported treatment that our field has to offer.
2. Research : We seek to engage in innovative research aimed at evaluating the implementation and outcomes of the treatment provided.
3. Education : Our goal is to provide students and trainees across disciplines of behavioral sciences and psychiatry to improve the knowledge base and quality of care provided to individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.
4. Community : Through our community outreach efforts, we offer didactics on screening, assessment, prevention, psychoeducation, and treatment to community providers and families.
Position Summary:
The UTHealth PHP/IOP Stepped Care Programs are seeking a full-time, licensed mental health professional (LPC, LCSW, LMSW) to provide clinical services with a primary focus on intensive case management across our Intensive Outpatient (IOP), and Partial Hospitalization (PHP) Programs. The Intensive Case Manager will play a critical role in providing comprehensive care coordination and support services to individuals enrolled in our PHP/IOP programs. This position requires a strong commitment to client advocacy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based practice. Clinical responsibilities will include intensive case management, contributing to treatment planning, participating in utilization review for IOP level of care, and conducting a small number of group therapy sessions, primarily focused on psychoeducation.
Additional responsibilities include the opportunity to: engage in presentations geared towards the local community; contribute to implementation and outcomes research, attend regular interdisciplinary consultation team meetings; and meet individually for regular case consultation.
Applicants must demonstrate strong evidence of training and interest in providing intensive case management services and knowledge of community resources.
PHP/IOP experience highly preferred.
Location: Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center/HCPC at UTHealth Houston
Dept.: BSC Programming
Status: Full-Time
FLSA: Exempt
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Provides indirect services to patients. Acts as an advocate for the patient/family with the treatment team.
2. Provides direct services to patients including: biopsychosocial/psychosocial assessment, discharge planning, and treatment that includes: individual, group and family therapy, crisis intervention and treatment planning.
3. Provides oversight of patient's care, progress in treatment, and progress toward discharge in order to prevent both the over-utilization and the under-utilization of inpatient treatment services. This is accomplished through feedback to and from the patient, significant others, the treatment team, and UR and community resources.
4. Works with a multidisciplinary treatment team to develop an individualized treatment, and a discharge plan that enables patients to quickly return to outpatient treatment programs. Works closely with physicians in identifying diagnoses to assist in the treatment process. Develops a discharge plan that will support patient's ongoing recovery and development.
5. Assesses the psychosocial functioning of patients at admission and throughout the treatment program; conducts interviews with patients and significant others to determine assets as well as challenges to optimal patient functioning both while in the program and upon discharge to a lesser restrictive level of care.
6. Establishes and maintains relationships with community resources to assist patients medical needs at discharge for on-going treatment, residence, financial support, transportation, education, and vocational rehabilitation.
7. Refers patients and family to community resources.
8. Applies for court ordered mental health services for patients unable or unwilling to consent to treatment deemed necessary to protect the life of the patient or others. Presents to the Probate Court, both in writing and in oral testimony, reports of the specific patients behaviors prompting the request for involuntary admissions for services.
9. Other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Current license from the Texas Board of Social Work Examiners to practice as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Minimum Education:
Master's degree in a behavioral science.
Minimum Experience:
One year experience in a mental health setting.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code ยง 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
