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Children's Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska

Behavioral Health Navigator / BH-Crisis Assessment Center

Behavioral HealthIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Schedule: Monday, Friday, Saturday - 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued.

Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

Serves as a contributing member on the Behavioral Health team; provides screening and assists with patient disposition plans that present with a health crisis. Helps Behavioral Health patients connect with resources that allow them to manage mental crisis as they arise; improve overall health and potentially avoid hospital encounters. Assists with posting discharge care and connecting patients to community resources and supports for individuals with complex circumstances.

Essential Functions

  • Provides brief interventions and psychoeducation to support patient wellness and recovery.
  • Works in a highly collaboratively manner with therapy clients' assigned case managers, and other service providers, within and outside facility.
  • Assists in developing measurable individualized therapy goals and objectives.
  • Serves as the primary contact for all payors regarding utilization review and management issues.
  • Delivers support of clinical integration needs of other clinical services, and collaboration with medical director leadership.
  • Maintains a patient first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.
  • Participates in clinical huddles when working with medical & behavioral health providers to review the appointment schedule for the day and determine which patients will need visits.
  • Ensures that documentation compliance requirements are met consistently.

Education Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or related field required

Experience Qualifications

  • Experience working in a clinic or hospital setting preferred

Licenses and Certifications

  • Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association upon hire required
  • Safety-Care Specialist within 60 Days required

Children’s is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Children’s, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!

Key Responsibilities

The Behavioral Health Navigator provides crisis screening, brief interventions, and psychoeducation to patients while assisting with disposition plans and community resource connections. They collaborate with clinical teams to manage utilization reviews and ensure documentation compliance.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a related field and possess Basic Life Support certification. Experience in a clinic or hospital setting is preferred, and the ability to obtain a Safety-Care Specialist certification within 60 days is required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Crisis assessmentCase managementClinical documentationPatient advocacyInterventionClinical collaboration

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 17.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Behavioral Health market look like in Nebraska?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $72k (middle half $62k–$81k)334 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNebraska index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Nebraska21 active2,090 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
New Behavioral Health listings856 in the last 30 days594 the 30 days before (+44%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−17.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends

Living in Omaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$278k
Typical market rent
$1,389/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.