🌟 Join Our Team as a School-Based Behavioral Health Patient Navigator! 🌟

Job Title: School-Based Behavioral Health Patient Navigator
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: School Based Health
Supervised By: School Based Health Program Manager (RN)

Why Join Us?
At HICHC, you'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our community. You'll have the opportunity to grow professionally, make a real impact, and work in a supportive environment that values diversity and inclusion.

Position Function Summary:
Are you passionate about making a difference in students' lives? Do you have a knack for navigating complex systems and connecting people with the resources they need? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! As a School-Based Behavioral Health Patient Navigator (BH-PN) at Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center (HICHC), you'll play a crucial role in assessing students' needs, developing service plans, and collaborating with community resources to ensure students receive the best care possible.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Your days will be filled with exciting and meaningful tasks, including:

🌟 Screening new service requests and ensuring students are served according to their individual needs.
🌟 Working directly with students to reduce barriers and address social determinants of health (SDOH).
🌟 Educating students on SDOH and helping them navigate various systems.
🌟 Developing treatment/service plans and establishing alliances with students.
🌟 Providing ongoing support and case management to help students achieve their goals.
🌟 Participating in specialized support services like Education and Wellness groups.
🌟 Collaborating with school staff to integrate health education and social-emotional wellness programming.
🌟 Engaging in interagency planning and service coordination to improve service continuity.

Position Specifications:
To thrive in this role, you'll need:

🎓 A Bachelor's degree in a relevant human services field plus at least one year of experience, or an equivalent combination of experience, training, and education.
🌺 Previous experience working in a team environment and knowledge of the Hawaiʻi Island community.
📜 Eligibility for future licensure in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field.
🧠 Strong social skills, problem-solving abilities, and leadership qualities.
💬 Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
💪 Physical stamina to stand, walk, lift up to 50 pounds, and perform other physical tasks.

Personal Characteristics:
We're looking for someone who is:

🤝 A team player with high integrity.
😊 Courteous, friendly, and able to work well with diverse groups.
🧩 Sympathetic and compassionate to students' issues.
🔒 Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Ready to Apply?
If you're excited about this opportunity and meet the qualifications, we'd love to hear from you! Apply today and help us make a difference in the lives of students on Hawaiʻi Island.

Hawai'i Island Community Health Center is Hawai'i's largest federally qualified health center, serving the diverse communities of Hawai'i Island. We provide medical, dental, and behavioral health care. In 2022, Bay Clinic and West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, both non-profit Federally Qualified Health Centers, merged operations as Hawai’i Island Community Health Center. This bold move created an integrated system focused on quality care and the delivery of medical, dental, and behavioral health services island-wide. Our merging organizations share deep roots in our communities and a passion for ensuring that everyone is able to access care, regardless of their ability to pay. Bay Clinic has served patients on the East side of the island since 1983, originally opening as the Women’s Health Clinic in Hilo and obtaining nonprofit status in 1986. In Bay Clinic’s nearly 40 years of service to the community, they added vital services including primary care, pediatrics, dental, mobile clinics, street medicine, WIC, and pharmacy all while growing from one location with a staff of 6, to over 200 employees across nine facilities serving nearly 20,000 patients per year. West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center was established in 2003 and opened its doors to patients in Kailua-Kona in 2005 with an initial focus on primary care. WHCHC experienced rapid growth in response to community demand, adding behavioral health, pediatrics, dental, street medicine, substance use treatment, and clinical pharmacy services while growing from a three-exam-room clinic to 5 facilities with over 200 employees serving over 17,000 patients per year. Together as Hawai’i Island Community Health Center, our new organization will continue providing care to our patients and communities. We prioritize a team approach, with wrap-around services to improve patient experience and outcomes. As a unified team, we look forward to working together to improve the health and wellness of our communities.

School Based BH-Patient Navigator

School Based BH-Patient Navigator

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