Peer Support Specialist / BH Crisis Assessment - Casual

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

Basic computer skills
Effective communication skills
High School Diploma or GED Required
Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges Required
Minimum of 18 years of age Required
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

Nice To Haves

Healthcare student or comparable work experience in a health care environment Preferred
Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety
Ability to problem solve
Ability to document per regulatory guidelines

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.