Bilingual LCSWMFTLPCC (Wraparound, Remote Flexibility)

About Pair Team

At Pair Team were an innovative mission-driven company reimagining how Medicaid and Medicare serves the most underserved populations. As a tech-enabled medical group we deliver whole-person care - clinical behavioral and social - by partnering with organizations deeply connected to the communities we serve.

Were building a care model that empowers clinicians and care teams to do what they do best: provide compassionate high-impact care. At Pair Team we leverage AI and automation to reduce administrative burden streamline coordination and ensure patients receive timely personalized support.

Our work is powered by a deeply collaborative team of nurses social workers community health workers and medical professionals working alongside product technology and operations to close care gaps and improve outcomes for high-need patients.

Were one of the largest Enhanced Care Management providers in California and are on track to build the nations largest clinically integrated network supporting high-need patients. Our model has demonstrated real impact including a 58% reduction in emergency department visits and a 29% reduction in hospital admissions.

At Pair Team were not just delivering care - were building the future of more equitable community-driven healthcare.

Our Values

• Lead with integrity:We keep our commitments and take responsibility for our actions. We are dependable and choose authenticity over perfection.
• Embrace challenges:We leave our egos at the door and step forward into discomfort instead of back into safety. We help each other to learn and provide feedback using candor and kindness.
• Break through walls:We go the extra mile for our patients partners and one another and we run toward hard things. We are resilient in our push for consistent improvement and challenge the status quo.
• Act beyond yourself:We build each other up and respect boundaries. We seek first to understand and assume positive intent.
• Care comes first:We hold ourselves to the highest standards for our patients. We are relentless in the pursuit of our mission and ensure that we are taking care of ourselves in order to care for others.

In the News

• Forbes: For Pair Team Accessibility Is About Delivering Healthcare To Those Who Need It The Most
• TechCrunch: Building for Medicaids regulatory moment with Neil Batlivala from Pair Team
• Axios:Pair Team collects $9M for Medicaid-based care

About the Opportunity

Pair Team is building a team of deeply passionate individuals ready to change primary care operations for those who need it most. We are looking for a highly motivated full-time Behavioral Health Care Manager who is willing to think creatively and empathically to help our team change the way people access healthcare.

As Behavioral Health Care Manager you will play a critical role in our whole-person interdisciplinary care model by providing mental health resources and therapeutic interventions for individuals living with Serious Mental Illness Substance Use Disorder experiencing homelessness and/or those who have high medical needs. The Behavioral Health Care Manager will work in a team-based model with a lead care manager community health worker registered nurse care manager and nurse practitioner to contribute their expertise towards improving the individuals quality of life through evidence-based behavioral interventions.

This position primarily allows for remote work; however it includes 1-2 times a month on-site visits in the community alongside a fellow PairMate. You can expect to engage in these in-person activities 1-2 times per month close to your city while the majority of your duties approximately 90% will be performed from your home

What Youll Do

• Primarily work with and support enrolled individuals who struggle with severe mental illness or substance use disorders
• Use evidence-based approaches to provide short-term interventions and behavioral activation strategies throughout the individuals participation in ECM
• Use evidence-based approaches to provide intermediary interventions as a bridge to community supports and referrals
• Provide brief crisis intervention techniques and warm hand-offs to local crisis resources as needed
• Seek to listen openly to individuals and meets them where they are understanding that adopting an its not my fault but it is my problem attitude in all communication styles and approaches
• Assist with linkage to ongoing behavioral health treatment upon individuals completion of participation in ECM
• Support ECM teams caseload to identify and address barriers to care
• Educate individuals on behavioral health conditions to improve health literacy
• Work with individual to identify health/wellness goals and incorporate goals into a shared care plan
• Collaborate on care issues with Enhanced Care Management team by participating in systematic case reviews
• Facilitate and ensure recommendations are communicated across health care team
• Track and manage caseloads using electronic medical records
• Consult with ECM team about clinical concerns or questions provide educational training on behavioral health conditions and treatment

What Youll Need

• LCSW LMFT or LPCC license issued by the state of California
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Strong understanding of cultural fluency
• Demonstrated professional or personal lived experience working closely with individuals experiencing complex chronic needs homelessness or Severe Mental Illness/Substance Use Disorder
• Strong technical skills and comfort with technology innovation past experience with CRM databases Google suite email and video conferencing
• You are physically located in or near San Diego California
  • Field Ops requires you to maintain reliable transportation for engagement at clinic community based organization and health system partner location
  • Virtual Ops requires a quiet HIPAA compliant and internet connected space

Preferred Qualifications:

• A fantastic listener and skilled at reading people - able to understand how others may be feeling or thinking based on nuances uncomfortable silences or questions they ask
• Excellent communication skills
• Takes accountability to resolve a customers needs to the best of his/her/their abilities
• Comfortable building relationships with new people
• Zest for problem solving seeking answers and thinking outside the box
• Detail-oriented and organized self-starter
• Reliable and comfortable in an ever-changing environment

Because We Value You

• Salary: $95000 - $120000/year
• Comprehensive health vision & dental insurance
• 401k
• Opportunity for rapid career progression with plenty of room for personal growth!
• Equity compensation package
• We provide the equipment needed for the role
• Monthly $100 work from home expense stipend
• Gas reimbursements for your on-site engagement days
• Flexible vacation policy with unlimited time off
• No service hour requirements - the caseload is fluid!

Pair Team is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Pair Team we value diversity and strive to provide an inclusive environment for all applicants and employees. All applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin marital status age disability political affiliation military service genetic information or any other characteristic covered by federal state or local law.

Pair Team participates in E-Verify to verify employment eligibility for new hires.

Any offer of employment at Pair Team is conditioned upon passing a pre-employment background check. Following a conditional job offer candidates will undergo comprehensive employment background checks including; criminal history reference checks and driving records if a role requires vehicle use.

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