Job Description
Position: Behavioral Health Navigator - LMHC,LICSW, Licensed Psychologist Department: Behavioral Health Schedule: Part Time (20 hours, Days) JOB SUMMARY: At Boston Medical Center - South, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers on how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values. If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you. As a Behavioral Health Navigator (BHN), you will work with an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals to determine the appropriate care of all patients who are present to the Emergency Department in behavioral health crisis. BHNs collaborate with outpatient providers, DMH, DCF, families, schools etc. to determine the needs of each patient and to ensure that the patients are receiving the best, most effective care available. Responsibilities & Duties: Performs confidential interviews, both in person and via telemedicine, with patients to assess the needs of patients from referrals directed by Emergency Department physicians. Confers with related health professionals in relation to the need for interdisciplinary information sharing and treatment planning and uncovers barriers to care and develops an effective plan for alleviating these barriers to care for the safety and betterment of the patient. Documents assessments, interventions, and plans related to the patient's confidential medical record in accordance with HIPPA, industry, and compliance standards. Provides education/consultation as needed to ot