Peer Support Specialist / BH Crisis Assessment - Part Time Overnights

Children's Nebraska • Omaha, NE

7h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. Assists in maintaining a safe environment, acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of patients, provides empathic, active listening skills, engagement and support, case management and ensures a recovery-oriented environment throughout the unit. In addition, provides indirect unit support needs related to supplies and equipment.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED Required
• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges Required
• Basic computer skills
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to document per regulatory guidelines
• Peer Employment Training - Certification as a Peer Support Specialist within 180 Days Required
• BLS - Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association Upon Hire Required
• Safety-Care Specialist within 60 Days Required
• Minimum of 18 years of age Required

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare student or comparable work experience in a health care environment Preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participant’s hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
• Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Models hope, personal responsibility and self-advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
• Assists in developing natural supports and community living.
• Cultivates connectedness in the person’s life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
• Coordinates with the individual’s clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
• Completes clinical documentation as required.
• Understands and adheres to organization’s compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED