Peer Specialist

MultiCare Health System•Lakewood, WA

13d•$25 - $35

About The Position

Greater Lakes Mental Health is a key component of MultiCare’s Behavioral Health Network, providing mental health and substance use disorder treatment for over 10,000 individuals annually across Pierce County. Providing services for adults, children, and families with Medicaid coverage, Greater Lakes offers 6 convenient mental health care locations including a 16-bed inpatient facility covering medically necessary voluntary and involuntary services to adults. Our experienced teams, veteran nurses, and robust training plans are designed to support your success and growth in facilitating recovery-oriented and trauma-informed treatment. FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm This is an Outreach Peer Specialist role and the work is conducted in the community with a team. Position Summary The Peer Specialist is a key multidisciplinary team position at MultiCare. Providing peer viewpoints about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses to maintain a healthy lifestyle, you will collaborate to promote a team culture of respect, empathy and understanding.

Requirements

High school diploma preferred OR two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses
Successful completion of assigned training
Counselor Agency Affiliated Registered within 90 days of hire
Washington state Peer Counselor certification , or the ability to acquire that certification within one year of date of hire
Drivers License/Abstract
Experience as a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental health illness

Responsibilities

Assist clients in a wide range of services to regain control and success in their own lives, such as developing supportive relationships, self-advocacy, stable housing, education, and employment.
Provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to validate patients’ experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own healthcare and wellness
Serve as a mentor to patients to promote hope and empowerment
Provide consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team concerning patients’ experiences on symptoms of mental illness, responses to and opinions of treatment, and experiences of recovery
Assist in the provision of direct clinical services to patients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach symptom/behavior-management techniques, support skill-building, and to strengthen skills to cope with internal and external stresses
Encourage consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery