Clinical Care Navigator

Job Description

As a Clinical Care Navigator,  you’ll be doing the important, meaningful work of managing crises, providing in-the-moment phone support to clients with complex behavioral health issues, ensuring client safety, and connecting clients to high-quality, evidence-based providers and facilities. This position does not involve providing in-person services or therapy but instead focuses on supporting clients in connecting to care, exclusively by phone and email.
This role may be for you if you are an excellent written and verbal communicator, an ace at time management, skilled with crisis management, and passionate about connecting individuals to excellent care. It’s important that you’re comfortable adopting new technology platforms and have a growth mindset. We’re all here for the same goal: to improve access to the highest quality mental health care for our clients–when they need it most.
You must be able to work the following shift: Tuesday – Saturday 9:30a-6pm PST (10:30-7pm MT / 11:30-8pm CT / 12:30pm-9pm ET ) OR  Sunday – Thursday 9:30-6pm PT (10:30am-7pm MT, 11:30am-8pm CT, 12:30pm-9pm ET)
Responsibilities:

Using evidence-based interventions, skillfully manage client crises, providing brief risk assessment, safety planning, and de-escalation with the goal of connecting the client to treatment
Identify roadblocks to clinical care options for our clients using Lyra’s proprietary software and other methods to connect clients to the ideal treatment, based on specific needs and preferences
Independently manage a caseload of complex, multi-need clients

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in clinical social work or equivalent; LCSW or equivalent independent clinical licensure is required (e.g. LMFT, LPC, LPCC, etc). We’re unable to provide supervised hours toward licensure. Candidates without a state license to deliver mental health services, independently, will not be considered OR Bachelor’s degree in nursing (RN)
Must have two years psychiatric intake, assessment RB, other related experience
Must have two years post license experience (EAP/clinical call center experience preferred)
Significant experience managing high-risk clinical situations (e.g., suicidality, mandated reporting)
Bilingual, Spanish-speaking candidates strongly preferred (but not required)
Must be a full time resident of the United States; work cannot be completed from outside the United States.

Pay and Benefits:
As a full-time Clinical Care Navigator, you will be employed by Lyra Health, Inc. The anticipated base rate for this full-time position is $38.65 per hour. The base rate is determined by role and level, and the base rate will depend on a number of job-related factors, including but not limited to your skills, qualifications, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.