Behavioral Health Navigator / BH-Crisis Assessment Center
Compensation
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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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Behavioral Health median $72k (middle half $62k–$81k)334 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Nebraska index 90.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Nebraska | 21 active | 2,090 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| New Behavioral Health listings | 856 in the last 30 days | 594 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 |
