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St. George, Utah

Behavioral Health Patient Navigator

Behavioral HealthIncludes weekendsFull-Time

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

Patient navigationInterpersonal skillsResource coordinationDocumentationCrisis interventionData collection

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.

What does the Behavioral Health market look like in Utah?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$55k in purchasing powerUtah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Work settingon-sitepeers: 23% remote · 40% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
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−1.5% 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.

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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends
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About Intermountain Health

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10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Benefits Eligible
Full-Time
Weekday Shift

Living in St. George

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$446k
Typical market rent
$1,798/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. George, UT metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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