MMV-Peer Specialist -

2020 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is seeking a Peer Specialist who will educate clients on coping strategies, share experiential insights, and help set rehabilitation goals under supervision of the Program Manager.

You will use your lived experience to support health and wellness, assist with community integration, coordinate referrals, and maintain accurate records while participating in trainings and rounds throughout the ACT program.

Qualifications

• Must have NYS provisional or permanent certification as a peer specialist.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Associate or bachelor's degree preferred.
• Must have a clean NYS driver's license.
• Good verbal, writing and computer skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as role model and mentor to clients.
• Assist clients in developing community support networks.
• Coordinate services, monitoring and follow-up.
• Refer to community providers (DSS, Housing, DCMH, Legal, Financial).
• Advocate for navigating social services to obtain entitlements.
• Promote self-help and independent living.

Job description

City/State: Mt Vernon, New York Grant Funded: No Department: MMV ACT Team Work Shift: Day Work Days: DAYS VARY Scheduled Hours: 9 AM-5 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS Hourly Rate: $25.41

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POSITION SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Program Manager, the Peer Specialist focuses on educating clients about effective coping strategies based on personal experience, teaching them symptoms management skills, and assisting them in clarifying rehabilitation and recovery goals. The Peer Specialist will utilize firsthand insight experience to assist clients in their effort to overcome barriers to Health & Wellness and provide them with skills development around community integration and linkage.

Job Functions Include

• Serve as role model and mentor to clients
• Assist clients in the development of community support systems and network
• Service coordination, monitoring and follow-up
• Coordinating of referrals to community/service providers (DSS, Housing, DCMH, Legal, Financial)
• Provide advocacy and assistance in navigating the social services system to obtain entitlements
• Promote and support self-help & independent living
• Assist clients, when necessary, by escorting them to appointments and interviews
• ACT as liaison with community agencies, hospitals for admission and discharge planning.
• Participate in morning round, case conference, staff meetings and training programs
• Maintain up-to-date records as required by the program procedures and regulatory agency requirements.
• Attend & complete ACT Core Trainings as required by NYSOMH

POSITION QUALIFICATION

• Must have NYS provisional or permanent certification as a peer specialist.
• High Scholl Diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Must have a clean current NYS driver’s license.
• Individual must possess good verbal, writing and computer skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.

SKILLS REQUIRED

• This position requires good interpersonal and organizational skills, with excellent reading comprehension, writing, and time management skills.
• Computer literacy is required including ability to use Microsoft Word & Outlook.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH) is a 121-bed, community-based teaching hospital that has been serving the medical needs of the community and region since its founding in 1891. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital provides inpatient, critical care and ambulatory services. The Hospital is part of Montefiore Health System, a premier academic medical center and the University Hospital system for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is a New York State-designated Stroke Center and HIV/AIDS Center, and it is home to the Beale Chronic Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Center and the Montefiore School of Nursing.

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