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Inpatient Behavioral Health Case Manager - Psychiatric

MaineGeneral Health System·Augusta, Maine

$27 - $48/hr·Part Time·On Site·2-5 yrs
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Posted 5 days ago
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About the role

Provides comprehensive care management for inpatient behavioral health patients, including assessing psychosocial needs and coordinating internal and external services. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to manage discharge planning and ensure safe transitions of care for psychiatric and detox patients.

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive care management services to inpatient behavioral health patients by assessing needs, coordinating services, supporting safe transitions of care, and collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team to promote positive patient outcomes.

Job Description

Position: Inpatient Behavioral Health Case Manager Location: Inpatient Behavioral Health / Psychiatric Unit Schedule: 36 hours per week Shift: Day shift, 4x9's (typically 7:30 am–5:00 pm); no weekend requirement, flexibility based on patient census What You'll Do As an Inpatient Behavioral Health Case Manager on our close-knit psychiatric care team, you’ll play a vital role in coordinating patient-centered care while ensuring no one carries a patient alone — collaboration and communication are at the heart of how we work. Clinical Responsibilities Interviews and assesses patients and/or patients’ families, caregivers, and/or legal representatives to identify clinical, psychosocial, and resource needs Determines, prioritizes, provides, and/or arranges for appropriate internal and external services and interventions Consults regularly with multidisciplinary teams to evaluate patient status, treatment progress, and appropriateness of medical and behavioral health care across care settings Performs ongoing chart review to identify actual or potential issues related to service delivery, patient outcomes and satisfaction, compliance, cost, and reimbursement Care Coordination & Discharge Planning Actively participates in discharge planning, including identifying and coordinating appropriate post-discharge resources Provides discharge education and resource referrals to patients and families to support safe transitions of care Coordinates care for an inpatient psychiatric population, including patients undergoing alcohol and opioid detox What We're Looking For Experience in behavioral health, care management, or related clinical setting Must hold a Maine State license as a Licensed Social Worker (LSW OR LSX), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Registered Nurse (RN) Strong assessment, communication, and care coordination skills Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team A patient-centered, compassionate approach to care management in an inpatient setting Why This Role Stands Out Day shift schedule with predictable hours and flexibility as census allows Inpatient behavioral health setting with a mix of psychiatric care, alcohol detox, and opioid detox Highly supportive, close-knit team where communication is strong and no one manages patients alone Meaningful work that directly supports patient safety, recovery, and successful transitions of care Why MaineGeneral? At MaineGeneral, you’re not just managing care — you’re part of a mission-driven health system that believes care is better when it’s intentional, collaborative, and centered around both patients and the teams who support them. Compensation Information: $27.17 - $47.55

The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

  • 36
  • Job
  • Exempt: No

Benefits

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future. Physical Wellness: We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs. Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents. A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves. Emotional Wellness: When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household. Financial Wellness: Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances. Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career. We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident. We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time. Career Mobility: Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

Requirements

Requires a Maine State license as an LSW, LSX, LMSW, LCSW, or RN. Candidates must have experience in behavioral health or care management and possess strong communication and assessment skills.

  • professional certificate
  • Case Management
  • Patient Education
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Care Coordination
  • Clinical Documentation
  • Discharge Planning
  • Multidisciplinary Collaboration
  • Psychiatric Care
  • Resource Referral
  • Behavioral Health Assessment

Posting details

Employment type
Part Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$27 - $48/hr
Location
Augusta, Maine
Posted
Jul 23, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

MaineGeneral Health System

MaineGeneral Health System is hiring in Augusta, Maine. It operates in medical practices. Team size: 501-1,000 employees. Headquarters: Augusta, Maine. This opening is listed as part_time.

Salary listed on 38 jobs
IndustryMedical Practices
Size501-1,000 employees
HQAugusta, Maine
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Market context

Behavioral health case management in Maine

In Maine, inpatient behavioral health case manager roles are typically tied to steady demand in hospitals and psychiatric units, where care coordination and discharge planning are essential. This role is competitive because it combines patient interviewing, referral coordination, and chart review for service delivery and compliance, while offering benefits such as health coverage, disability insurance, life insurance, and an employee assistance program. Before applying, compare your experience with inpatient behavioral health workflows and note that the job requirements and benefits here are AI-summarized from the original posting, saving you research time.

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