Peer Support Specialist / BH Crisis Assessment

Children's Nebraska • Omaha, NE

3d

About The Position

Provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. Helps maintain a safe environment and advocates for patients’ needs and rights through empathic active listening, engagement, support, and case management. Promotes a recovery-oriented environment throughout the unit and provides indirect unit support related to supplies and equipment.

The role partners with individuals to identify their hopes, goals, and desired solutions; teaches recovery and life skills; and models hope, personal responsibility, and self-advocacy. It also helps individuals develop natural supports and community living, fosters connectedness, and coordinates with clinical teams and other supports to arrange services and resources. The specialist completes required clinical documentation and follows the organization’s compliance standards.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges.
• Certified Peer Support Specialist within 180 days.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association upon hire.
• Safety-Care Specialist certification within 60 days.
• 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

• Provide peer support and help individuals identify their hopes, goals, and desired solutions.
• Teach recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Model hope, personal responsibility, and self-advocacy.
• Assist individuals in developing natural supports and community living.
• Cultivate connectedness with self, others, the environment, and meaning and purpose.
• Coordinate with the individual’s clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources.
• Complete clinical documentation as required.
• Adhere to the organization’s Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Help maintain a safe environment and advocate for patients’ needs and rights.
• Provide indirect unit support related to supplies and equipment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED