Peer Support Specialist / BH Inpatient
About The Position
The Peer Support Specialist provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services in a behavioral health inpatient setting. The role helps maintain a safe environment, advocates for patients’ needs and rights, and uses empathic active listening, engagement, and support to foster a recovery-oriented unit. The position also provides indirect unit support related to supplies and equipment. The specialist partners with individuals to identify their hopes, dreams, and desired solutions; teaches recovery and life skills; models hope, personal responsibility, and self-advocacy; and supports natural connections and community living. The specialist coordinates with clinical teams and other supports to arrange services and resources, completes required clinical documentation, and follows the organization’s compliance standards. Other related duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
- Certification as a Peer Support Specialist within 180 days.
- Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association upon hire.
- Safety-Care Specialist certification within 60 days.
- Minimum age of 18.
- Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Ability to document according to regulatory guidelines.
- Effective communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Healthcare student or comparable work experience in a health care environment.
Responsibilities
- Engage individuals in a recovery partnership and help identify their hopes, dreams, and the solutions they are seeking.
- Teach recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
- Model hope, personal responsibility, and self-advocacy, demonstrating how recovery goals can be met respectfully and how belief in oneself can be maintained.
- Assist in developing natural supports and community living.
- Cultivate connectedness in the person’s life, including connection to self, others, the environment, and meaning and purpose.
- Coordinate with the individual’s clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources that help the individual achieve their goals.
- Complete clinical documentation as required.
- Help maintain a safe environment and advocate for patients’ needs and rights.
- Provide indirect unit support related to supplies and equipment.
- Adhere to the organization’s compliance standards, including the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
