Peer Specialist

1 day ago


Bronx, New York, United States Essen Medical Associates Full time
Job Summary

Essen Health Care is seeking a certified Peer Specialist to join our team. As a Peer Specialist, you will provide support and guidance to individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide health education and support to members on effective coping and life skills, stress reduction, and problem-solving skills.
  • Engage clients in shared decision-making around service and recovery planning.
  • Assist members with their person-centered service plan and engage with family and significant others in the service plan.
  • Document progress with members using the DAP note model.
  • Perform face-to-face encounters with members at their residence or a convenient location and accompany members to medical and psychiatric appointments to increase treatment adherence.
  • Collaborate with the care team and member to identify and connect member to community and outpatient services based on the stages of change, immediate needs, and recommended treatment objectives.
  • Provide linkages and referrals to external social and support services, advocating and liaising with members' providers and family to increase access to community and health resources.
  • Use harm reduction techniques such as motivational interviewing, recovery, and trauma-informed care when delivering peer services.
  • Provide individual peer support, wellness counseling, harm reduction counseling based on motivational interviewing to assigned members.
  • Participate in Crisis Intervention and Crisis Support Services.
  • Conduct outreach and in-reach activity for all disengaged members enrolled in care management services.
Requirements
  • High school diploma required and currently certified as a Peer Specialist.
  • A minimum of 2 years of work experience providing peer support to individuals with serious mental illness and criminal justice involvement.
  • Lived experience using mental health and/or substance use treatment services.
  • Graduate of a recognized peer specialist training program such as the Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy and Training Center Peer Specialist Program.
  • Proficiency in Spanish language preferred.
  • Literacy skill in computer, Microsoft, and electronic health records.
Equal Opportunity Employer

Essen Health Care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and seeks candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.


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