Peer Specialist I
3 days ago
UPMC Life Changing Medicine is seeking a Peer Specialist I to join our team. As a Peer Specialist I, you will provide non-clinical support as a fully integrated treatment team member and educator for staff. You will be a role model of recovery values and principles, helping to identify and remove barriers and triggers to treatment for individuals receiving services from inpatient or outpatient programs.
Responsibilities- Provide feedback to clients, family members, and clinical staff as appropriate.
- Assist clients/patients in recovery management, including identifying recovery goals, barriers to achieving goals, and strategies to meeting goals.
- Assist clients/patients in identifying natural supports and resources in the community and educate individuals on how to utilize them in the recovery process.
- Advocate for clients/patients by actively participating in staff meetings, treatment team meetings, etc. and appropriately voicing the clients'/patients' viewpoint and recovery goals while maintaining alignment with the team.
- Accompany clients/patients to various community engagement and reintegration activities as appropriate; provide follow-up services to clients/patients in a 1:1 or group setting, by phone, virtually, or by mobile visits; facilitate recovery and wellness-related groups; provide individual support.
- Monitor progress with completing goals and provide feedback as appropriate to clients'/patients', family members, and clinical staff.
- Utilize crisis support to help individuals develop and use action plans for prevention and recovery, wellness recovery action plans, mental health advanced directives, and other crisis and crisis prevention plans.
- Maintain all required paperwork and documentation in a timely manner, as directed by Supervisor.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Certified Peer Specialist or Certified Recovery Specialist certification is preferred.
- Have lived experience in one or more of the following areas: mental health, substance use disorder, the recovery process, and willing to share experiences to the benefit of clients/patients served.
- Progressed in own recovery and have basic understanding of the recovery principles: Hope, Personal Responsibility, Empowerment Skills, Self-Advocacy, Educational Opportunities, and the importance of using personal and community Supports.
- Able to articulate to clients/patients, families, and to interested stakeholders that peer support is a non-clinical service to promote recovery and wellness.
- Basic understanding of mental health, wellness, and resiliency.
- Familiar with Office e.g., Microsoft Word, Outlook.
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
- Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.
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