Peer Specialist I - Horizon

UPMC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Peer Specialist to provide non-clinical peer support within inpatient and outpatient settings at UPMC Horizon hospital. This role involves frequent travel between buildings and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to promote recovery-oriented care.

The position focuses on serving as a recovery role model, helping patients identify barriers, navigate supports, and achieve personal recovery goals, while engaging with families and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience as a peer specialist or recovery coach.
• Ability to travel between hospital buildings.
• Strong communication with clients, families, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide feedback to clients, families, and clinical staff.
• Assist clients in recovery management, including goal setting, identifying barriers, and strategies.
• Help clients find and use community supports and resources.
• Advocate for clients in meetings, voicing their viewpoints and goals.
• Accompany clients to community activities and provide follow-up services.
• Facilitate recovery and wellness groups; offer individual support.
• Monitor progress and provide feedback.
• Use crisis support to develop and implement action plans.
• Maintain required paperwork and documentation promptly.

Skills

Peer support

Communication

Advocacy

Job description

This is a fast-paced and dynamic position that works with the Consult Liaison team. This role requires a self-motivated individual who provides non-clinical peer support to patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, while frequently traveling between hospital buildings. Drawing from their own lived experience, Peer Specialists serve as recovery role models and educators, helping individuals identify and overcome barriers to treatment, navigate recovery supports, and achieve their personal recovery goals. They also promote recovery-oriented values and principles while collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to enhance patient engagement and support successful treatment outcomes.

This position based at UPMC Horizon hospital.

Responsibilities

Feedback and Communication

• Provide feedback to clients, families, and clinical staff.

Recovery Management

• Assist clients in recovery management, including goal setting, identifying barriers, and strategies.
• Help clients find and use community supports and resources.

Advocacy

• Advocate for clients in meetings, voicing their viewpoints and goals.

Community Engagement

• Accompany clients to community activities and provide follow-up services.
• Facilitate recovery and wellness groups; offer individual support.

Progress Monitoring

• Monitor progress and provide feedback.

Crisis Support

• Use crisis support to develop and implement action plans.

Documentation

• Maintain required paperwork and documentation promptly.