CCBHC Certified Peer Specialist - COMCARE

Sedgwick County•Wichita, KS

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About The Position

The CCBHC Certified Peer Specialist provides goal-directed, medically necessary peer support services to adults with severe and persistent mental illness as a member of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. The position helps patients remain in the least restrictive environment and supports recovery, independent decision-making, and participation in treatment. The work schedule is varied, Monday through Saturday, 40 hours per week, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The role provides individual and group peer support using accepted approaches to address symptoms of mental illness and improve emotional and functional well-being, consistent with the CCBHC ACT model. The specialist shares lived experience, models successful strategies, facilitates recovery-focused groups, and transports patients in a personal passenger vehicle to appointments and other activities related to therapeutic goals. The specialist also completes clinical documentation under COMCARE and CCBHC guidelines, including progress notes, records of no-shows and cancellations, and other required patient-record information. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, identification as a person in recovery from a behavioral health condition, and the ability to meet KDADS requirements to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist. A valid unrestricted U.S. driver's license, current automobile insurance, and a personal passenger vehicle are required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Must self-identify as a person in recovery from a behavioral health condition.
Must be able to fulfill KDADS requirements to become a Certified Peer Support Specialist.
Valid U.S. driver's license without restrictions.
Current proof of automobile insurance.
Must have a personal passenger vehicle for transporting materials and individuals as required for essential functions.
Meet specifications outlined in CMHC/CCBHC licensing standards.
Pass KBI, DCF child abuse check, adult abuse registry, and motor vehicle screens.
Complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE.

Responsibilities

Provide goal-directed, medically necessary peer support to adults with severe and persistent mental illness as part of the CCBHC ACT team.
Use identified and accepted peer support methods to help remediate symptoms of mental illness and improve emotional and functional well-being in accordance with the CCBHC ACT model.
Help patients regain the ability to make independent choices and take a proactive role in treatment.
Share lived experience and model successful behaviors and strategies.
Transport patients in a personal passenger vehicle to medical appointments and therapeutic goal-related activities, including accessing community resources, employment or education, and social or patient-run activities.
Facilitate self-contained, goal-directed peer support groups to help consumers minimize or resolve the effects of mental and emotional impairments.
Conduct group facilitation with a recovery focus and use effective facilitation strategies.
Complete progress notes according to COMCARE and CCBHC guidelines and within prescribed timelines, documenting medical necessity, goal-directed treatment, and patient response.
Complete Notes for Record, Precautions statements, and authorizations for release of records as required or recommended.
Enter no-shows and cancellations accurately and completely in the medical record.
Enter AIMS data as needed.
Complete orientations provided by Sedgwick County and COMCARE.