Crisis Response Peer Support -PRN

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc.; Kansas; On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Holiday premium pay

Shift and weekend differential pay

401k with a 6% employer match

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System seeks a Crisis Response Peer Support Specialist to deliver direct supportive services to individuals with mental health needs in the Horizons Reno County area. The role emphasizes recovery-oriented care, triage of crisis calls, and collaboration with clinicians and community partners.

This full-time on-site position involves evening, overnight, and weekend shifts with a focus on stabilizing clients in the community.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills.
• Peer status per KDADS guidelines; minimum one year in stable recovery.
• Familiarity with Community Mental Health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supportive mental health services to individuals in the community.
• Assist clients in generating proactive solutions to barriers to recovery.
• Conduct trauma-informed risk assessments with guidance from a mental health professional.
• Collaborate with community partners, caregivers and treatment providers.
• Coordinate and monitor services; document timely and accurate records.
• Work 4 or 3 days per week with 12-hour shifts, evenings/nights, on-site for FT or on-call for PRN.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

KDADS guidelines

Familiarity with CMH services

Integrity

Compassion

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

A brief summary of what's ahead

Location:

Horizons Reno County

Full Time Equivalent (FTE):

0

Job position summary:

As a self-identified individual who has received mental health services, the Peer Support Specialist provides direct supportive mental health services to individuals in the community. Services provided focus on rehabilitation and recovery. Peer Support Services are designed to promote skills for coping with and managing psychiatric symptoms while facilitating the utilization of natural resources and the enhancement of community living skills. Mobile Peer Support Specialists provide intensive, goal directed services to support individuals who have a mental health crisis and substance use concerns that result in the need for crisis stabilization. The team works closely with all Horizons clinical staff and community partners to provide services at a higher level of intensity or frequency with the goal of stabilizing the client in the community setting. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. This position will require crisis management response to 5 counties in our catchment area during the evening and nights. This position will work in tandem with a secondary response person as a teammate.

The benefits have never been more rewarding. Here are a few things we offer:

• Paid Parental Leave

• Tuition reimbursement

• Paid time off

• Holiday premium pay

• Shift and weekend differential pay

• 401k with a 6% employer match

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

• Employee assistance program

Here is a look at the full job description:

Crisis Response Peer Support -PRN

Essential Functions:

• Support crisis call triaging

• Provide direct supportive services to individuals struggling with mental health symptoms.

• Assist clients in generating proactive solutions to barriers regarding their recovery.

• Conducts trauma-informed risk assessments as needed with the guidance of a Qualified Mental Health Professional to address safety concerns

• Collaborates with community partners, caregivers, family members, physicians and other treatment providers regularly until the crisis episode is complete

• Participates in care coordination services with providers to request and arrange services; coordinate and monitor services rendered.

• Schedule to include working 4 or 3 days per week with 3 or 4 days off at 12 hours per shift. Shift will include evenings, overnights and possibly weekends. FT position will be on site for the duration of their shift, while PRN position will be the same hours but on-call. PRN staff can be called in as needed for the duration of their on call hours.

• Complete documentation in a timely and accurate manner.

• Complete Trainings and attend meetings as directed

• Other job tasks as assigned by the supervisor, manager or director.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Strong organizational skills

• What does "Peer" Mean? This unique position requires that a Peer Support Specialist self identify as a present or former primary consumer of mental health services and per KDADS guidelines, establishes a minimum of one year in stable recovery.

• Familiarity with Community Mental Health services

Preferred Knowledge and Skills Required:

• N/A

Required Behavioral Skills:

• Integrity:

• Compassion:

• Accountability:

• Respect:

• Excellence:

Minimum Education and Experience Required:

• High School Diploma or equvilant

• Must be 18 years of age and at least three years older than the youth.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Two years' experience working with adults and children in a health-related field.

Required License/Registration/Certification:

• State trainings as identified

• Valid Driver’s License, insurance and dependable vehicle.

References:

• Kansas Department of Aging and Disability (KDADS) document "BHS Certification for Peer Support Specialist in Kansas".

We provide equal employment opportunities

Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind.

We participate in E-Verify

We will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before we can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. We will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed form I-9.