Behavioral Heath Consultant - Home Visits - Saginaw, MI

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Saginaw
Posted on: May 8, 2022

Job Description:

Landmark Health, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community. Our medical group provides home-based medical care to chronically ill patients, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our overwhelming healthcare system.Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide regularly scheduled (usually weekly) caseload consultation to BHCMs. Case review consultations focus primarily on patients who are new to the caseload or who are not improving as expected under their current treatment plan. Case reviews may be conducted by telephone, video, or in person
• Work with the BHCM to oversee the status and population health of their assigned patient caseload. The behavioral health consultant using a dashboard built in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Ubiquity, to track all assigned patients and prioritize patients for case review and treatment adjustment
• Recommend any treatment adjustments through the case review process or in ad-hoc consultations, including medication recommendations and other interventions, within 24 hours of consulting with a BHCM or other interdisciplinary team (IDT) members
• Advise on treatment for patients who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care, supporting treatment in the medical setting until patients can be engaged in specialized care as appropriate
• Clearly communicate the limitations of the case review consultation and treatment recommendations if the patient is not evaluated in person
• Direct evaluation of patients with significant diagnostic or therapeutic challenges who are identified in discussion with the patient's BHCM and/or longitudinal Landmark provider. Such consultation may be provided in person or via telemedicine (video or telephone)
• Development and delivery of in-service training for longitudinal Landmark providers and other IDT staff regarding recognition and treatment of behavioral health conditions and substance use disorders in primary careYou'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:
  • Licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner; completion of accredited program in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) -
  • Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.Preferred Qualifcations:
    • 3+ years of post PMHNP experience -
    • Experience with consultation-liaison psychiatry -
    • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting -
    • Excellent communication skills -
    • Positive, flexible, and solution-focused attitude -
    • Ability to quickly synthesize medical and mental health data and formulate effective and evidence-based clinical recommendations -To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employmentCareers with Optum. -Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do -your life's best work.(sm)Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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