Behavioral Health Care Manager

Cerula Care

Behavioral Health Care Manager role at Cerula Care providing integrated behavioral health for cancer patients. Collaborating on care with a consultative psychiatrist and patient engagement team.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • California, Maryland, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $65,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage in an initial clinical member biopsychosocial intake including a safety screen and administering behavioral health assessments (PHQ-9, GAD-7, etc.)
Engage in follow-up visits and asynchronous interactions, including brief interventions (e.g., behavioral activation, mindfulness, psychoeducation, etc.)
Be the key care coordinator and act as a liaison between the referring specialist and the practice, ensuring if there is a member question or administrative question, it is answered or triaged to the appropriate team within Cerula Care
Lead the interdisciplinary team meetings on a weekly basis with the Consulting Psychiatrist and Health Coach, ensuring all high-risk members are discussed and all new psychiatric recommendations are documented in the chart
Communicate closely on an ongoing basis with the Cerula Care behavioral health care team (Coaches and Psychiatrist)
Document member progress in a HIPAA-compliant electronic medical record system and client registry provided by Cerula Care
Identify patients who are not improving and may need more intensive mental health care and report any concerns to the medical provider and the Consulting Psychiatrist
Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside of Cerula Care under the supervision of the BHCM Lead (e.g., SMI).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active, unrestricted independent clinical license in at least one U.S. state (e.g., LCSW, LICSW, LPC, LCPC, LPCC, LMHC, or LMFT). Employees must maintain licensure in good standing throughout employment.
MUST be bilingual in English and Spanish
Bachelor’s degree required in nursing, social work, or other health and human services disciplines from an accredited college or university; Master's degree strongly preferred
At least two years of clinical care management experience, with some part of the experience directly working with people with cancer or advanced illness (e.g., cancer coaching, palliative care, etc.)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous paid time off policy, including national holidays, and the week between Christmas and New Year's
Employer-covered health insurance
Dental and vision insurance
401k
Flex spending and dependent care spending options

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Hard Skills & Tools

behavioral health assessmentsPHQ-9GAD-7behavioral activationmindfulnesspsychoeducationclinical care managementHIPAA complianceelectronic medical record systemsclient registry

Soft Skills

communicationcoordinationleadershipinterpersonal skillsteam collaborationproblem-solvingtriagedocumentationfacilitationbilingual communication

Certifications

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