Mental Health Case Manager Cover Letter

In response to your job posting for mental health case manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for compassionate and professional mental health and chemical dependency evaluations in the hospital and community (e.g., police department, schools) and makes appropriate treatment recommendations.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience in college mental health, including crisis assessment, management, and intervention, and confidentiality requirements
• Graduate of an accredited school of social work, sociology, or related field
• Contributes to cost effectiveness/efficiency and demonstrates awareness of benefit system and cost benefit analysis
• Understands the capabilities of outside referral sources such as home health, sub-acute care and skilled nursing facilities
• Meets with treatment team to provide utilization review information, discusses issues pertaining to continued stay, discharge and aftercare plans, evaluates current financial resources, and discusses whether documentation reflects the need for continued stay and at what level of care is the most appropriate
• Performs effective utilization review techniques to work with physicians, third party payors, and federal and local agencies to prevent denials of payment or days
• Acts as a resource for unit personnel in the resolution of utilization/case management problems and expediently communicates identified problems to appropriate personnel in an effort to enhance departmental operating efficiency
• Collaborates with all members of the health team to ensure reimbursement optimization, appropriate discharge planning, and cost-effective quality care

I am excited to be applying for the position of mental health case manager. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for psychiatric and/or Chemical Dependency case management and support services to the Coliseum Center for Behavioral Health Outpatient Programs.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Knowledge and experiences with principles of trauma-informed care
• Demonstrated experience with risk assessment and safety planning
• Aids consumer in learning the skills to take care of their basic needs as part of the treatment process to obtain recovery
• Social worker or RN with additional LADC licensure
• Child therapist
• May work with teen CD and adult patients
• High School Diploma or G.E.D and Certified or Registered Addiction Specialist, , Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADAC), or Registered Addiction Specialist(RAS), or Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS), or Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor (CATC), Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor (SUDCC, SUDCC II, III, IV), or Chemical Dependency Professional (CDP in the state of WA)
• Experience in comprehension of the patient population and the impact of on both patient and family as related to psychiatric and Addiction Medicine

I would like to submit my application for the mental health case manager opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for patient counseling and education about common mental health and substance abuse disorders and available treatment options.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Demonstrates competence in coordination and service delivery
• Evaluates the quality of necessary medical services, utilizes criteria to determine medical necessity of admission and interacts with physicians to facilitate patient assignment to appropriate alternative of care
• Provides appropriate and timely information to third party payors to facilitate financial outcomes and ensures patients are receiving appropriate level of care
• Possess thorough understanding of members served rights and understanding of mental health legal processes
• Familiarity with the 12-step program or other similar programs
• Complete due diligence in process of seeking and implementing needed improvements
• Apply the "Golden Thread" when creating and documenting services
• Empathy, Listening Skills, and appropriate Boundary Setting Skills

In response to your job posting for mental health case manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for those persons diagnosed with substance use disorders.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Experience working in a fast-paced medical setting
• Experience with implementation of quality improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of Epic/MiChart electronic medical record system
• Knowledge of campus and local resources
• Experience with administrative duties such as developing and maintaining a tracking database, and report writing
• Experience with sexual health concerns
• Excellent critical thinking and judgement
• Knowledge of the importance of consent, confidentiality, patient autonomy, and client privacy

In response to your job posting for mental health case manager, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience in clinical nursing and leadership skills
• Experience in advocacy, education and counseling, and resource research skills
• Experience in collaboratively working with interdisciplinary teams and within a dynamic work environment
• Broad-based knowledge of Mental Health diagnoses and treatment, including psychotropic medications, associated lab monitoring
• Core philosophy/value consistent with patient-centered approach to care
• Culturally effective capabilities demonstrating a sensitivity and responsiveness to varying cultural beliefs
• Certification in psychiatric nursing or Care/Case management
• Broad-based knowledge of Mental Health diagnoses and treatment