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Salary: USD 90,000 - 95,000 / annual
Cerula Care is a digital health company providing integrated behavioral health services to people living with cancer. The company uses the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), an evidence-based clinical approach, and is co-founded by a psycho-oncologist with peer-reviewed publications in Clinical Cancer Research and ASCO.
The Lead Behavioral Health Care Manager is a licensed clinician and clinical leader for the BHCM team. This hybrid role combines direct patient care with team leadership and clinical oversight.
**Key Responsibilities:**
Intakes, Diagnosis, and Direct Care: Conduct initial biopsychosocial intakes including safety screening, standardized assessments (PHQ-9, GAD-7), diagnosis, and documentation. Provide diagnostic support for intakes completed by other team members. Carry a small caseload delivering brief, evidence-based interventions within a measurement-based care model.
Clinical Backup and Crisis Response: Serve as clinical backup for the care team, responding to acute patient-safety and crisis needs across partner practices during coverage hours (through 7 p.m. Eastern). Conduct risk assessments and safety planning, coordinate escalation with Consulting Psychiatrists and oncology teams, and oversee referrals to higher levels of care.
Team Leadership and Supervision: Supervise a team of BHCMs, providing clinical guidance, case consultation, and day-to-day support. Train new and existing BHCMs on Cerula's protocols, assessments, and evidence-based interventions. Review sessions and audit clinical documentation for quality, accuracy, and timeliness. Track team KPIs such as documentation timeliness and patient outcomes to identify trends and drive improvement. Participate in performance evaluations and development plans in partnership with clinical leadership.
Interdisciplinary Care: Participate in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings with Consulting Psychiatrists and the care team. Partner with clinical leadership to refine workflows, protocols, and care standards.
**Requirements:**
Master's degree in social work, counseling, clinical mental health counseling, psychology, or closely related field. Active, unrestricted independent clinical license as LCSW, LICSW, LPC, or LMHC-D. Fluency in English and Spanish sufficient to conduct clinical assessments, diagnosis, crisis intervention, and documentation in both languages. 5+ years of clinical experience in behavioral health care management or direct clinical care, including work with people with cancer, serious illness, or chronic medical conditions. 3+ years of experience supervising or leading clinicians (clinical supervision or team lead role). Experience conducting behavioral health intakes, psychosocial assessments, and DSM-5-TR diagnosis. Experience with suicide risk assessment, safety planning, and crisis response. Experience with evidence-based approaches such as Motivational Interviewing, CBT, behavioral activation, and psychoeducation. Experience in oncology, integrated or collaborative care (CoCM), primary care, or telehealth. Experience leading a remote or multi-state team. Experience with measurement-based care and using data to manage clinical quality.
