Behavioral Health Navigator
Job Description
The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Behavioral Health Navigator role is designed to improve access to behavioral health services in the defined CCBHC service area through the coordination of care across the spectrum of health services, including access to high-quality physical health (both acute and chronic) and behavioral health care, as well as social services, housing, educational systems, and employment opportunities as necessary to facilitate wellness and recovery of the whole person. Northern Light Acadia Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Navigator supports individuals on waiting lists for Northern Light Acadia Healthcare and Hospital services through short-term offerings of support/referrals.
Responsibilities:
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.
Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.
Responsibilities:
- Work in collaboration with other local CCBHC partners in support of the SAMHSA CCBHC grant. Works in compliance with Northern Light Acadia Hospital’s Subrecipient Agreement with Community Health and Counseling Services to deliver the CCBHC services.
- Participate in regular coordination meetings with other CCBHC Navigators to discuss programmatic needs, brainstorm resources and support the overall goals of the program.
- Respond to referrals made with timely outreach, flexible meeting location/availability and the provision of support or referrals to meet identified needs. Work with clients generally involves 1-3 face to face meetings or phone calls, provision of education, support and/or referrals to formal services.
- Participate in activities designed to identify gaps and improve system coordination including membership on the CCBHC advisory committee.
- Assist in program evaluation and required data collection activities as developed in collaboration with Community Health and Counseling Services and University of New England.
- Secure appropriate releases to share Protected Health Information for the care and coordination of resources.
- Interface with multiple Acadia Hospital and Healthcare departments to provide education about the CCBHC Behavioral Health Navigator role and recruit referrals.
- Other Duties As assigned.
- Willing to obtain provisional MHRT/C within 3 months.
- Required High School Diploma/General Educational Development (GED)
- Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.
- Need to travel to perform responsible duties
- Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.
- Prolonged periods of sitting.
- Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a broad behavioral health delivery system centrally managed from its location in Bangor, Maine. Acadia Hospital is a leader in providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations to regional emergency departments, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of eating disorder services and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. The hospital is also the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare which provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management, and other outpatient mental health services serving patients from all corners of Maine. Acadia Hospital embraces service excellence and high quality care as evidenced by its commitment to achieve Center of Excellence status in the delivery of behavioral health services.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.
Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations.
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