Peer Specialist

7 days ago

New York, New York, United States The Bridge Full time
About The Bridge

The Bridge is a leading mental health agency dedicated to providing innovative solutions for adults with serious behavioral health diagnoses, substance use issues, and co-occurring medical conditions.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Peer Specialist to join our Critical Time Intervention (CTI) team. As a Peer Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in community outreach, coordinating participants' needs, enhancing daily living skills, and advocating for them in cases of discrimination or healthcare inequities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Persistent and Assertive Outreach: Engage with participants using strength-based approaches, beginning during inpatient hospital admission or emergency department visit.
  • Health and Social Needs Assessment: Continuously assess participants' health and social needs through CTI's conversational and observational assessments and formalized risk assessments tools.
  • Discharge Planning: Participate in hospital discharge planning meetings to identify the best community resources for returning patients.
  • Data Collection and Reporting: Collect and report data, as required, and work with the team leader, data analyst, and other CTI teams to use data to inform future care delivery.
  • Appointment Navigation: Accompany participants to appointments, provide travel training, reengage them in community care, and address barriers to care.
  • Comprehensive Psychosocial Assessments: Review documentation and conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments to determine participants' medical, psychiatric, housing, and other social needs in the community.
  • Progress Monitoring: Monitor, evaluate, and record participants' progress with respect to care plan goals.
  • Team Collaboration: Attend and participate in team meetings and supervisory sessions.
Qualifications
  • Education: High School Diploma or equivalent; higher education preferred.
  • Certification: New York State Certified Peer Specialist preferred or required.
  • Experience: Completion of an internship or comparable training in peer advocacy, experience in providing advocacy services to individuals with mental illness and/or homelessness.
  • Skills: Knowledge of community and homeless resources, counseling principles and methods for mental illness and substance use disorders, treatment, rehabilitation, and community support programs.

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