Behavioral Health Navigator - Hybrid
Behavioral Health Navigator - Hybrid
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Job Description
City/State
Norfolk VAWork Shift
First (Days)Overview:
Sentara Health is seeking to hire a qualified individual to join our team as a Behavioral Health Navigator Tidewater: Portsmouth/Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
Position Status: Full-time Day Shift
Position Location: Hybrid. On-site 3 days a week in Portsmouth/Norfolk/Virginia Beach area. 2 days remote.
Standard Working Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM
Overview
The Behavioral Health Navigator serves as a vital resource for patients experiencing psychological distress in a hospital setting to include the Emergency Department Medical Floors and Behavioral Health Unit. This role is dedicated to guiding patients through the often-complex behavioral health care system ensuring they receive the appropriate support and treatment that is needed.
Key Responsibilities:
Conducting initial assessments to determine patients behavioral health needs and identifying appropriate treatment options.
Connecting patients with mental health providers community resources and support services.
Coordinating and scheduling follow-up appointments to ensure continuity of care.
Addressing potential barriers to treatment such as financial constraints lack of transportation or insurance challenges and working to resolve these obstacles.
Providing ongoing education and emotional support to patients and their families helping them understand their treatment plans and available resources.
Collaborating closely with medical staff social workers case managers and other healthcare professionals to facilitate comprehensive care.
Advocating for patients mental health needs within the healthcare system and the community.
Through compassionate guidance and a patient-centered approach the Behavioral Health Navigator plays a crucial role in improving access to mental health services enhancing patient outcomes and ensuring a seamless transition to appropriate care.
Education
Bachelors level degree
Certification/Licensure
No specific certification or licensure requirements
Experience
1 year of healthcare experience delivered in one of the following settings: Acute care long-term care home health hospice Skilled Nursing Facility or community-based program services
Must have knowledge of services
Legal Resources Plan
Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus ifestablished system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Employment Type
Full-Time
