Behavioral Health Patient Navigator

Intermountain Healthcare Inc.; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 29,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

PEAK program

Job summary

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital in Utah is seeking a Behavioral Health Patient Navigator to support discharge planning and connect patients with community resources. The role involves in-person interactions with patients referred from Psychiatry, ED, and other units to coordinate post-discharge care.

Responsibilities include meeting patients to review discharge plans, helping access resources, and following up after discharge to maximize benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience adapting quickly when the need arises.
• Knowledge of available behavioral health community resources.

Responsibilities

• Meets with patients in need of behavioral health services who have been referred from inpatient units, Emergency Departments, and Access Centers to review their discharge plan.
• Assists patients in connecting with referred resources.
• Initiates timely follow up calls with the patient after their discharge to ensure they are following their discharge plan and receiving maximum benefit from available resources.
• Documents discharge plans in the patient record.
• Gathers needed Data and completes other required logs timely and accurately.Coordinates patient care needs with care providers and other hospital resources, including attending meetings where patient needs may be addressed or need to be represented.Establishes and maintains an accurate resource list of treatment facilities and community resources, updating the list as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Behavioral health resources

Education

Post high school education in related field

Job description

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Full time

R187716

Job Description

This position works on the inpatient psychiatric unit and includes some in‑person interaction with patients and is responsible assisting patients referred from Psychiatry, Emergency Department, and other units located within the facility in achieving their discharge goals for follow up treatment. The Behavioral Health Patient Navigator is instrumental in educating patients on how to access available mental health resources and services within their community.

Job Specifics

• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• FTE: Full time
• Shift: Weekdays

Essential Functions

• Meets with patients in need of behavioral health services who have been referred from inpatient units, Emergency Departments, and Access Centers to review their discharge plan.
• Assists patients in connecting with referred resources.
• Initiates timely follow up calls with the patient after their discharge to ensure they are following their discharge plan and receiving maximum benefit from available resources.
• Documents discharge plans in the patient record.
• Gathers needed Data and completes other required logs timely and accurately.Coordinates patient care needs with care providers and other hospital resources, including attending meetings where patient needs may be addressed or need to be represented.Establishes and maintains an accurate resource list of treatment facilities and community resources, updating the list as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience adapting quickly when the need arises.
• Knowledge of available behavioral health community resources.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three years of experience working with Behavioral Health Patients in a behavioral health care setting.
• Post high school education in a related field of study.
• Experience with discharge planning for behavioral health patients.

Physical Requirements

• Hearing/Listening, Speaking, Sitting, Seeing, Manual Dexterity, Standing, Walking.

Location:

Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital

Work City:

St George

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

$20.82 - $31.67

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