Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist -FBK

Community Health Network•Indianapolis, IN

About The Position

Join Community! Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and local initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we could not do it without you. Make a Difference The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist will engage with individuals and families to improve their health and wellness, live self-directive lives, and strive to reach their full potential. This role is responsible for conducting crisis response with a trauma-informed approach during a crisis event, providing support and assisting with de-escalation, to individuals in the community and via the crisis response hotline. The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist performs a wide range of tasks to assist consumers engagement in treatment, in regaining control over their lives and recovery process. They will model competence in recovery and coping and are willing to utilize his/her/their own story of recovery to assist consumers toward their own recovery goals. The team will partner with first responders and community partners to reduce arrests and the need for support from emergency departments. Patients First: The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist collaborates as part of a multidisciplinary care team by supporting the comprehensive psycho-social assessments. They help clients regulate emotions and document services provided in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based on policies and procedures. They meet client''s where they are at by providing support in client''s homes, in community settings, at crisis departments, or at emergency departments. Relationships: Applicants for this position should be able to collaborate with others in a team setting, have excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude toward problem-solving. They will assist with crisis and emergency departments when not responding to off-site crisis calls. Integrity: The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist will comply with all applicable Behavioral Health Care Service policies and procedures. Inclusion: Candidates must be able to work with clients in various stages of change who need assistance regulating thoughts and emotions. Diversity: The ideal candidate will be able to acknowledge, value, and celebrate collective experiences and differences of patients, other caregivers, and the communities we serve. Excellence: The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist will be actively involved in professional development and education, including mandatory training. The Mobile Crisis Peer Support Specialist will complete timecards, PTO requests, mileage reports, and other documentation per Community Behavioral Health policies and procedures. Individuals may not perform all of these duties, or may perform additional, related duties not listed here.

Requirements

Current Indiana Driver's License with valid vehicle insurance
Verified completion of a state [1] approved Certified Recovery Specialist training program and passing score on certification exam. Or Completed Addiction Peer Recovery Coach Certification.
1+ years: Experience in a human service recovery field
Ability to collaborate with others in a team setting
Excellent communication skills
Positive attitude toward problem-solving
Ability to work with clients in various stages of change who need assistance regulating thoughts and emotions
Ability to acknowledge, value, and celebrate collective experiences and differences of patients, other caregivers, and the communities we serve
Actively involved in professional development and education, including mandatory training

Responsibilities

Conducting crisis response with a trauma-informed approach during a crisis event
Providing support and assisting with de-escalation to individuals in the community and via the crisis response hotline
Performing a wide range of tasks to assist consumers engagement in treatment, in regaining control over their lives and recovery process
Modeling competence in recovery and coping
Utilizing his/her/their own story of recovery to assist consumers toward their own recovery goals
Partnering with first responders and community partners to reduce arrests and the need for support from emergency departments
Supporting the comprehensive psycho-social assessments
Helping clients regulate emotions
Documenting services provided in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based on policies and procedures
Assisting with crisis and emergency departments when not responding to off-site crisis calls
Complying with all applicable Behavioral Health Care Service policies and procedures
Completing timecards, PTO requests, mileage reports, and other documentation per Community Behavioral Health policies and procedures