Behavioral Health Patient Navigator
Listed compensation
$20.82-$31.67/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
This position works on the inpatient psychiatric unit and includes some in-person interaction with patients and is responsible assisting patients referred from Psychiatry, Emergency Department, and other units located within the facility in achieving their discharge goals for follow up treatment. The Behavioral Health Patient Navigator is instrumental in educating patients on how to access available mental health resources and services within their community.
Job Specifics
- Application Requirements: Please upload a current resume that includes your work history and relevant licenses or certifications.
- Benefits Eligible: Yes
- FTE: Full time
- Shift: Weekdays
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Essential Functions
Meets with patients in need of behavioral health services who have been referred from inpatient units, Emergency Departments, and Access Centers to review their discharge plan.
- Assists patients in connecting with referred resources.
- Initiates timely follow up calls with the patient after their discharge to ensure they are following their discharge plan and receiving maximum benefit from available resources.
- Documents discharge plans in the patient record.
- Gathers needed Data and completes other required logs timely and accurately.
Coordinates patient care needs with care providers and other hospital resources, including attending meetings where patient needs may be addressed or need to be represented.
Establishes and maintains an accurate resource list of treatment facilities and community resources, updating the list as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Experience adapting quickly when the need arises.
- Knowledge of available behavioral health community resources.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three years of experience working with Behavioral Health Patients in a behavioral health care setting.
- Post high school education in a related field of study.
- Experience with discharge planning for behavioral health patients.
Physical Requirements
Hearing/Listening, Speaking, Sitting, Seeing, Manual Dexterity, Standing, Walking.
Location: Intermountain Health St George Regional Hospital
Work City
St George
Work State
Utah
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$20.82 - $31.67
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Key Responsibilities
The Behavioral Health Patient Navigator assists patients in inpatient psychiatric units by coordinating discharge plans and connecting them with community mental health resources. They are responsible for documenting patient care, maintaining an accurate resource list, and conducting follow-up calls to ensure continuity of care.
Requirements
Candidates should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to adapt quickly to changing needs. Preferred qualifications include three years of experience in a behavioral health setting and post-high school education in a related field.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$55k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $55k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 23% are remote, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$55k in purchasing power | Utah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 23% remote · 40% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| 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 | −1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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