Peer Support Specialist-PEH - RENEWAL CLINIC

Presbyterian Healthcare Services•Espanola, NM

50d•$17 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Peer Recovery Support Specialist will provide Recovery Coaching to patients struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. Recovery Coaching is a set of non-clinical activities based on shared lived experience that engage, educate, and support an individual to successfully recover from mental or substance use disorders. Peer Recovery Support Specialists act as a recovery and empowerment catalyst: guiding the recovery process and supporting individual recovery choices, goals, and decisions. They may assist the patient in identifying personal and environmental obstacles to recovery, link the recovering person to the recovery community, and serve as a personal guide and mentor in the management of personal and family recovery. A Peer Recovery Support Specialist does not serve the role of sponsor. A Peer Recovery Support Specialist models competency in resiliency and recovery and ongoing coping skills. Peer Recovery Support Specialists work closely with the patients treatment team and, when needed, works with patients family and community, as well How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. • Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities • Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern) • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions) • Malpractice liability insurance • Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department • EPIC electronic charting system

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED
Registrar for Peer Certification class within 6 months after hire
Current NM drivers license is preferred
Certified Narcan educator preferred
Trained in Motivational Interviewing Skills preferred
Previous experience working in hospital or ED setting preferred
Experience working with confidential medical records and documentation preferred
Knowledge of community resources required
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Computer skills, familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point
Familiar with readiness assessment tools and SBIRT

Responsibilities

Coordinates and communicates with hospital staff, funders and community partners as required.
Creates reports and presentations as required.
Works independently and with a multidisciplinary team to provide services and deliverables as required by PHS and/or funders.
Engages patient toward recovery using Motivational Interviewing Skills.
Provides patient assessment(s).
Provides Naloxone education in partnership with nursing and medical personnel.
Identifies and provides community resources.
Works with ancillary/community providers to ensure seamless transition for continuity of care.
Supports patient in linkage with community appointment prior to discharge.
Regularly contacts patient after discharge.
Manages and maintains patient tracking and outcomes.
Complies with hospital, funding, State and Federal regulations.
Support Patients, first and foremost uses their personal experiences to develop meaningful and trusting relationships with patients, acting as a mentor.
As someone who successfully managed their own recovery, the Peer Recovery Support Specialist provides patients an example of what they can strive for in their recovery.
Coordinate Patient Logistics, in order to support the facility, handles some logistics of patient arrival and departure; includes arranging transportation for the patient, managing follow-up appointments, and working with facility administrators and discharge staff members.
Build Community, works to build a community of both patients and staff that is supportive and conducive to patient growth and recovery.
May assist in the creation and implementation of social activities and help create a positive environment for everyone.
Identify Resources for patients; link up with various community organizations and resources to provide additional support for patients, particularly as they transition from recovery back into the general community.
Can include continued healthcare, housing, job assistance, and additional treatment services as well as support in the task of finding or re-integrating with friends, family, and outside communities.

Benefits

Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
Malpractice liability insurance
Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
EPIC electronic charting system
Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

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