High Utilization Navigator (Finance)
There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.JOB SUMMARY:The High Utilization Management (HUM) Navigator uses case management strategies to educate, advocate, and connect individuals to services. They utilize a person-centered approach to meet the unique needs of each person and determine barriers to ongoing community-based care. This position travels among our 13-county catchment area but will focus primarily in Cobb and Cherokee counties - office location to be determined.Are you ready to make a Difference?Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Offer support, education, and other assistance to at-risk individuals to identify and remove barriers to obtaining community-based treatment.
- Provides consultation and expertise to ensure the course of care is coordinated, scheduled, and communicated through the program process to confirm all program participants are managed appropriately.
- Determine the factors related to their high utilization of crisis services (e.g. homelessness, inadequate discharge planning, engagement challenges, cultural factors, etc.)
- Use case management to educate, connect to services, and advocate for individuals.
- Utilize a person-centered approach to tailor needs for what is warranted for each unique person.
- Reduce the re-admission rates of being admitted into inpatient settings.
- Act as a navigator for the individuals that have not been able to engage successfully in services beyond a crisis.
- Reduce the number of people with elevated acute behavioral needs to improve access to care.
- Elevate identified gaps in resources to the regional community collaboratives to address and solution for with community partners.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
- Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
- Retirement Plan with employer matching
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
- 10 paid holidays
- 1 personal day
- Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
- NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
- Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.
