Peer Specialist - Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital

MultiCare Health System; Al Khabisi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to mental health recovery. As a Peer Specialist, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals with severe mental illnesses, helping them regain control over their lives. This position offers a meaningful opportunity to make a difference through peer counseling, mentorship, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Enjoy a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits while working in a supportive environment that values innovation and employee care. If you are passionate about empowering others and fostering recovery, this is the ideal role for you.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Retirement Benefits

Paid Time Off

Qualifications

• Experience with severe mental illnesses preferred.
• Ability to obtain counselor registration within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in developing supportive relationships and self-advocacy.
• Provide peer counseling to validate and guide patients.

Skills

Peer Counseling

Empathy

Communication Skills

Self-Advocacy

Education

High School Diploma

Peer Counselor Certification

Job description

About Navos

Navos, a partner within MultiCare's Behavioral Health Network, offers a healing home for people of all ages to recover and reclaim their lives. Our teams are composed of hardworking and caring providers committed to helping people address mental illness and substance abuse by providing a broad continuum of care. For a deeply meaningful career, join this leading organization known for its innovation, expertise, and employee care.

FTE: 1.0 Shift: Day, Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Position Summary

The Peer Specialist is a key multidisciplinary team member at MultiCare. Providing peer viewpoints about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses to maintain a healthy lifestyle, you will collaborate to promote a team culture of respect, empathy, and understanding.

Responsibilities

1. You will assist clients in a wide range of services to regain control and success in their own lives, such as developing supportive relationships, self-advocacy, stable housing, education, and employment.
2. You will provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to validate patients' experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement for patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own healthcare and wellness.
3. You will serve as a mentor to patients to promote hope and empowerment.
4. You will provide consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team concerning patients' experiences with symptoms of mental illness, responses to and opinions of treatment, and experiences of recovery.
5. You will assist in the provision of direct clinical services to patients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and community settings to teach symptom/behavior-management techniques, support skill-building, and strengthen skills to cope with internal and external stresses.
6. You will encourage consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery.

Requirements

1. High school diploma preferred OR two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses.
2. Successful completion of assigned training.
3. Ability to obtain Agency Affiliated Counselor registration within 90 days of hire.
4. Peer Counselor certification, or the ability to acquire that certification within one year of hire.
5. Current BLS Certification.
6. Current Washington state driver's license.
7. Experience as a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental health illness.
8. Proof of a safe driving record may be required depending on the assigned area, obtained via a motor vehicle report from the appropriate state.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental, and retirement benefits, and paid time off. The pay scale is $22.97 - $33.05 USD, influenced by factors such as skill set, experience, certifications, and education. If associated with a union contract, pay will reflect the appropriate step on the pay scale based on experience.

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