Peer Specialist - Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital
About The Position
About Navos Navos, a partner within MultiCare’s Behavioral Health Network, offers a healing home for people of all ages to recover and reclaim their lives. Our teams are composed of hardworking and caring providers committed to helping people address mental illness and substance abuse by providing a broad continuum of care. For a deeply meaningful career, join this leading organization known for its innovation, expertise, and employee care. FTE: 1.0 Shift: Day, Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm 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
Benefits
- competitive salary
- medical
- dental
- retirement benefits
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
