Peer Support Specialist, Infectious Disease, FT, Days

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Healths purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

• Assists assigned patients in articulating personal goals for recovery through the use of one to one and group interactions identifying and creating goals and developing recovery plans.

• Assists enrolled patients in working with their assigned providers (social worker counselor nurse employment specialist financial navigator and physician) in determining steps needed in order to achieve goals and self-directed recovery.

• Assists clients in developing and sustaining mutual support groups (friendships sponsors etc.) as well as locating and joining existing groups.

• Teaches problem solving techniques and shares own experience as a model for navigating systems of care (medical/mental health). With guidance of licensed providers facilitate group or individual meetings to provide recovery mentorship and examples of recovery benefits.

• Assists enrolled patients in building effective skills to function effectively in permanent supportive housing mental health treatment vocational and other necessary community environments.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor manager director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in related field of study preferred. Certification as a Peer Support Specialist or attain certification within 90 days of starting role from NAMI FAVOR or another approved provider.

• Experience - One (1) year consumer of mental health services for Serious Mental Illness Substance Use Disorder or a combination. One (1) year experience in local/national consumer movement and/or demonstrable recovery expertise in twelve (12) step mental health or dual diagnosis recovery community. Experience with homelessness (having been homeless) preferred.

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications Registrations Licenses

• Peer Support Specialist by National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) or other comparable Agency/Organization

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• NA

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