Certified Peer Support- Sign on Bonus

Summit BHC; New Mexico; On-site; USD 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit BHC in Las Cruces, NM, seeks a Certified Peer Support Specialist to support patients from initial referral through discharge, helping develop skills and promote relapse prevention within the continuum of care.

The role emphasizes advocacy, mentoring, and coordinating with clinical teams, community resources, and support groups, with an on-site, non-remote work arrangement.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a behavioral health setting.
• 2+ years in an acute inpatient behavioral health setting preferred.
• Certification as a Peer Specialist is required.
• CPR, de-escalation and restraint certification required.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a mentor to individuals to promote decision making, empowerment and engagement.
• Acts as liaison between individuals, clinical team and community resources.
• Takes role of advocate for patients.
• Engages individuals at initial contact to expedite screening for appropriate level of care.
• Provides peer support and guidance to promote recovery and engagement.
• Provides peer support knowledge related to treatment including MAT options.
• Assists individuals in seeking housing and daily living supports.
• Assists in establishing relationships with primary care providers and medical care.
• Serves as subject matter expert in MAT and community support groups.
• Links patients to employers to aid in obtaining and maintaining employment.
• Develops life and social skills and facilitates access to services.
• Acts as role model sharing coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Promotes positive health, wellness and lifestyle choices.
• Communicates patient status regularly regarding mood, medical issues and safety.
• Documents no shows and difficulties contacting patients per policy.
• Documents services provided concisely and on-time per standards.
• Attends trainings and supervision sessions with assigned supervisor.

Skills

Behavioral health experience

Inpatient behavioral health

Advocacy training

Addiction awareness

Community resources understanding

Education

Peer Specialist Certification

CPR certification

De-escalation certification

First aid certification

Job description

Certified Peer Support- Sign on Bonus | Summit Healthcare Mgmt | Las Cruces, New Mexico

About the Job:

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The Peer Support Specialist enhances the full array of treatment services from initial referral to the patient’s discharge through professional treatment by assisting the patient in developing skills, and enhancing strengths to avoid relapse, and successfully navigate the full continuum of care and the road to long-term recovery.

Roles and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Acts as a mentor to individuals to promote decision making, empowerment and engagement.
• Acts as a liaison between individuals, clinical team and community resources.
• Takes role of advocate.
• Engages individuals referred to treatment at the initial point of contact, clinic or other community provider, to expedite screening for the appropriate level of care.
• Provides peer support to clinically complex patients, drawing on common experiences as a peer, validates individuals’ experiences and provides guidance and encouragement to promote individuals to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.
• Provides peer support knowledge related to treatment including methadone, buprenorphine or extended release naltrexone injection maintenance treatment.
• Assists individuals in seeking and receiving services to meet individual social needs and provide support to facilitate patient success to maintain recovery.
• Assists in the process of acquiring housing, necessities and skills needed to maintain daily and monthly household responsibilities and independent livings
• Assists the patient in establishing a relationship with a primary care provider or additional medical care in a coordinated/team approach.
• Serves as consultants and subject matter experts in MAT and patient participation in community support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous and Celebrate Recovery.
• Serves as linkage between patients and employers in the area to assist patients in obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.
• Assists with acquiring and developing life and social skills, education and other needs identified by the individual to promote quality of life after recovery.
• Acts as a role model for patients by sharing effective coping techniques and self-help strategies in promoting personal growth and development handling internal and external stressors.
• Assists and promotes positive health, wellness and lifestyle choices.
• Communicates patient’s status on a regular basis, including, but not limited to changes in mood or functioning, medical issues and all crisis and health and safety issues.
• Documents all “no shows,” and communicates all difficulties contacting patients with appropriate office staff.
• Documents services provided regularly, concisely, and completely in accordance with clinical standards by office deadline.
• Attends all office trainings as well as regular clinical supervision sessions with assigned supervisor.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Three or more years’ experience working in a behavioral health setting is required.
• Two or more years’ experience in an acute inpatient behavioral health setting preferred.
• Training on personal advocacy, engagement, recovery and resiliency principles, community supports/resources, effective use of sharing life experiences and parenting skills, as applicable.
• Understands general addiction, other substance-related problems and available treatment options.
• General understanding of community resources and how to promote linkage between the patient and resource.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Certification as a Peer Specialist required.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

WORK LOCATION:

This position is onsite and is not a remote position.

SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:

This position is an Individual Contributor.

Why Summit Healthcare Mgmt?

Summit Healthcare Mgmt offers a comprehensive benefit plan and a competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Summit Healthcare Mgmt is an EOE.

Summit BHC is dedicated to serving Veterans with specialized programming at our treatment centers across the country. We recognize and value the unique strengths of the military community in supporting our mission to serve those who have served.