Peer Recovery Support Specialist – Intensive Services

Family & Children's Services•Oklahoma City, OK

27d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role supports and promotes a service environment for individuals in need of primary care, behavioral health, and/or co-occurring services. The focus is on creating a recovery-focused, welcoming environment attentive to the needs of individuals who may have experienced trauma. The specialist will attend annual core competencies training related to individuals with primary care needs or those who have experienced health difficulties. They will establish and maintain professional working relationships with supervisors and peers, working cohesively in team or group settings. The position involves teaching and mentoring the value of recovery experiences, modeling coping techniques, assisting service recipients in articulating recovery goals, and determining objectives to achieve those goals.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED
Demonstrated recovery from a mental illness, substance abuse disorder, or both.
Required to obtain certification for C-PRSS
Required to obtain training in health initiatives and annual updates.
Required to complete, Therapeutic Options, or approved safety training and annual updates.

Nice To Haves

May be required to obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR Certifications.

Responsibilities

Establishes rapport with clients, assessing client needs.
Organizes, plans, and delivers face-to-face client services.
Conducts follow-up on the outcome of services provided.
Provides intensive services for clients to assist in maintaining outpatient recovery.
Utilizes individual assessment to determine the frequency of services.
Assists clients in transitioning from a higher intensity level of services to lower levels of intensity services/appropriate other programs.
Provides and advocates for effective recovery-oriented services.
Assists with the referral process for each individual’s needs.
Participates in outreach and engagement efforts for clients and other professionals at inpatient levels of care to facilitate referrals and client participation in services.
Assists consumers in obtaining services that suit their individual recovery needs.
Informs consumers about community and natural supports and how to utilize these in the recovery process.
Maintains the strictest confidentiality guidelines for interactions regarding consumer and family information.
Provides a minimum of 85 hours of billable services with consumers per month.
Utilizes the philosophy of Collaborative/Therapeutic Documentation to meet clinical record-keeping documentation standards and ensures documentation is completed with the Consumer to the extent possible and all documentation is completed on the same day of the date of service.
Seeks supervisory assistance for additional training and to enhance skill set as needed.
Interacts with other professionals to discuss therapy or treatment, new resources or techniques, and to share information.
Works as a liaison between inpatient psychiatric facilities to assist in discharge planning and follow-up care from inpatient treatment.
Reports and documents services in accordance with agency policy and procedures.
Adheres to HOPE policy and procedure of having documentation completed by the end of the next business day.
May be required to work evening or weekend hours.
May be required to provide services in a community and/or primary care setting.
May be required to provide client transportation using personal vehicle or agency-owned van or small bus.
Performs other related duties as assigned.