Certified Peer Specialist - Crisis Walk In Gettysburg - Eves

Responsibilities

• Draws on common experiences as a peer to provide guidance and encouragement to patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
• Assists designated peers with rehabilitation social support, advocacy, educational and vocational mentoring, and self-maintenance.
• Serves as a role model for recovery for both staff and peers and partners with peers in developing recovery tools and building support networks.
• Supports patient participation in community self-help groups.
• Coaches or teaches basic individual living skills, such as food preparation, meal planning, laundry, bill payment and personal hygiene.
• Provides education about symptoms of mental illness to assist patients in understanding their mental illness and identifying relapse symptoms.
• Works with patients in supporting their individual choice and preference regarding medications, under the direction of the physician and nursing staff.
• Promotes participation in Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and Psychiatric Advance Directives (PAD) planning among peers.
• Partners with peers to create, review and attain goals on the Individual Recovery Plan.
• Completes necessary documentation for each peer encounter (i.e. service activity, contact sheets, etc.) within 48 hours of encounter.
• Completes monthly log of services provided.
• Acquires knowledge or resources in assigned county/counites while maintaining an excellent working relationship with all providers.
• Participates in the on-call system according to WellSpan Philhaven ACT policy.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Work Experience: 1 year General work/volunteer/credit hour experience.
• Preferred and Professional Office Work Experience.
• Licenses: Certified Peer Specialist upon hire.
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills; Knowledge of and ability in the care and support of individuals in a specific age group.