Practicebetter is hiring a Social Worker Care Manager to provide vital hybrid care management for patients in the Silver Spring, MD area. This full-time role is primarily remote and telephonic, with occasional travel to patient homes or facilities to directly support mental and physical healthcare.
What You'll Do
- Support the mental and physical healthcare of patients on an assigned caseload.
- Screen and assess patients for common mental health and substance abuse disorders.
- Facilitate patient engagement, follow-up care, and referrals to evidence-based treatments.
- Provide patient education about disorders and available treatment options.
- Systematically track treatment response and monitor changes in clinical symptoms.
- Support psychotropic medication management by consulting with the behavioral health consultant and primary care provider.
- Provide brief behavioral interventions using evidence-based techniques.
- Participate in regularly scheduled caseload consultation with the psychiatric consultant.
- Track patient follow-up and clinical outcomes using a registry and document all encounters.
- Document patient progress and treatment recommendations in the EHR and other required systems.
- Facilitate treatment plan changes for patients not improving as expected.
- Facilitate referrals for clinically indicated services outside the organization.
- Develop and complete relapse prevention self-management plans with patients.
- Utilize Excel and Word, completing assessments and productivity trackers daily.
- Manage time effectively through calendars and the EMR system.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum of an MSW.
- Behavioral Health experience and knowledge.
- Must be a licensed driver with an insured automobile in good working order.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Strong time management skills.
Nice to Have
- Licensure or provisional licensure.
Benefits & Compensation
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
- Supplementary benefits including Life Insurance, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity.
- Paid Time Off and Paid Office Holidays.
- Paid Sick Time.
- 401(k) with up to 3% company match.
- Referral Program.
- Payactiv pay-on-demand.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in the Silver Spring, MD area. The position is primarily remote and telephonic, with occasional required travel to patient homes or facilities.
Practicebetter is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring the best team possible, and does not discriminate against protected characteristics.





