What are the responsibilities and job description for the SUD Navigator position at Health Right 360?
HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.
Benefits and perks:
The SUD Navigator will provide a critical liaison role in assisting vulnerable individuals involved in multiple systems to access necessary services to address their SUD treatment needs. The SUD Navigator will provide face-to-face interaction to facilitate access to SUD treatment they will also establish and maintain linkages to additional services to appropriately refer clients to service providers that address unmet needs that create barriers to successfully engaging in SUD treatment, such as poor health, domestic violence, and homelessness.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Education, Certification, and Experience
Required:
Benefits and perks:
- HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
- Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.
The SUD Navigator will provide a critical liaison role in assisting vulnerable individuals involved in multiple systems to access necessary services to address their SUD treatment needs. The SUD Navigator will provide face-to-face interaction to facilitate access to SUD treatment they will also establish and maintain linkages to additional services to appropriately refer clients to service providers that address unmet needs that create barriers to successfully engaging in SUD treatment, such as poor health, domestic violence, and homelessness.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist clients in entering data in the Department of Public Social Services YourBenefitsNow! – website for Medi-Cal enrollment or contacting a My Health LA provider to schedule an enrollment appointment.
- Provide clients with a basic overview of SUD to increase the likelihood of a client’s understanding and follow-through with treatment.
- Discuss the steps to take in case of relapse, including overdose prevention; provide HIV/AIDS education and referrals for HIV testing and treatment services; and discuss the availability of medication-assisted treatment for alcohol and opioid use disorders.
- Conduct an ASAM triage assessment to determine if the adult client needs SUD treatment and the provisional level of care to which the client will be referred.
- Provide intervention services to adults who meet the following criteria: ASAM screening does not establish medical necessity for SUD treatment and would benefit from an intervention based on high-risk behaviors.
- May also conduct additional assessments for ancillary service referrals if they have not already been conducted by the referring case worker, including, but not be limited to, vocational rehabilitation, education, transportation, housing, physical health, and other public social services.
- Use the Youth and Parent screening tool to determine SUD risks for youth clients and refer them to the nearest appropriate youth outpatient SUD providers, based on client preference and need, for further assessment as appropriate.
- Schedule clients for a full ASAM assessment with a SUD treatment provider that matches the client’s needs and preferences using SAPC’s electronic Service and Bed Availability Tool (SBAT).
- Enter data into SAPC’s electronic health record system so that client information is provided to the treatment provider before the client appears for the appointment, if possible.
- Contact clients to remind them of their upcoming provider appointments and will coordinate transportation to the SUD treatment provider, if needed.
- Provide substance use disorder trainings to various community partners.
- Conduct community outreach and participate in job and health fairs to promote public awareness about substance use disorders and to inform consumers about SUD treatment options available through DMC-ODS.
Education, Certification, and Experience
Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Experience working successfully with issues of substance abuse, mental health, criminal background, and other potential barriers to economic self-sufficiency.
- Registration or certification from a recognized certifying organization, agency, or Board evidencing training and expertise in areas appropriate to SUD services (CAADAC, CCAPP, CADTP, CADDE, CARR).
- Bachelor’s degree in related field.
- Must complete background check and livescan clearance
