Behavioral Health Navigator I - Psych Care+

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital in Pittsburgh is seeking a full-time Behavioral Health Navigator I to support the PsychCare+ team. This hybrid position begins with in-office work for the initial months and requires rotating shifts, including days, evenings, and nights, plus one weekend shift every other weekend and four major/minor holidays per year.

The navigator will manage referrals and admissions processes, maintain accurate documentation, triage cases for appropriate placement, and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of DSMV and ability to develop provisional diagnoses.
• Ability to triage and assess patients for medical necessity or outpatient care.
• Experience in coordinating inpatient admissions and referrals.

Responsibilities

• Meet documentation standards and complete paperwork for admissions and evaluations.
• Utilize DSMV to develop provisional diagnoses and review inpatient commitment for accuracy.
• Obtain authorizations and understand insurance processes as needed.

Skills

DSM-V knowledge

Triage and assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation proficiency

Efficient call handling

Education

Undergraduate transcripts

Graduate transcripts (if applicable)

Job description

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is hiring a full-time Behavioral Health Navigator I to support the PsychCare+ team!

Psych Care Plus is the admission and outpatient scheduling service for UPMC Behavioral Health Service Line for Western Psychiatric Hospital.

The incumbent will work rotating shifts, including days, evenings, and nights. Must work 1 weekend shift every other weekend as well as 2 major and 2 minor holidays per year. This is a hybrid position, with the first couple of months exclusively in-office.

*UNDERGRADUATE & GRADUATE (IF APPLICABLE) TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR APPLICATION*

Responsibilities

• Meet standards for documentation and completes all required paperwork, including psychiatric evaluation, commitment paperwork.
• Demonstrate ability to utilize DSMV and to develop provisional diagnosis.
• Demonstrate knowledge of mental health laws and reviews inpatient commitment for accuracy, competencies and proper time frames.
• Knowledge of insurance programs, processes and able to obtain authorizations as needed.
• Participate in interdisciplinary activities such as staff meetings and other committees as assigned.
• Maintain competency requirements.Learn and utilize up-to-date technology in delivery of patient care for assessment and disposition/referral planning.
• Efficiently take a sizable volume of calls and disposition callers to meet their needs rapidly
• Follow outpatient scheduling or referral documentation guidelines
• Responds rapidly to appointment or inpatient admission requests through email, phone, or voicemailReview and summarizes the patient information for admissions to a behavioral health unit and triaging patient for appropriate placement
• Ability to verbally present the case to physicians and others
• Demonstrate triage and assessment skills for medical necessity or appropriate outpatient clinic
• Provides accurate, timely information to coworkers, physicians, outside agencies, with a professional and courteous manner
• Demonstrates expertise in accessing social systems by providing resource-specific information to patients and families, initiating contact with appropriate resources and facilitating the patient/family's ability to accept referrals.