Peer Support Specialist / BH Crisis Assessment - NIGHTS

Children's Nebraska; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Nebraska seeks a dedicated Peer Support Specialist to provide recovery-oriented peer support to patients across our pediatric health services. You will engage individuals in recovery partnerships, teach recovery and life skills, and coordinate with clinical teams to ensure comprehensive support.

Strong communication and documentation skills are essential. Applicants should have lived experience with mental health or substance use challenges and a High School Diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges required.
• Healthcare student or related health care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide peer support and engage individuals in recovery partnerships.
• Teach recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Model hope, responsibility, and self-advocacy to support recovery goals.
• Assist in developing natural supports and community living.
• Foster connectedness in the individual's life and environment.
• Coordinate with clinical teams to arrange services and resources.
• Complete required clinical documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Active listening

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Basic computer skills

Job description

Job Description

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Job Description

At Children’s, the region’s only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion, purpose and professional development in an environment of excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring team—and join us in providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we serve.

Children's is committed to diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer including veterans and people with disabilities.

A Brief Overview

Provides support and recovery training to individuals receiving services. Assists in maintaining a safe environment, acts as an advocate for the needs and rights of patients, provides empathic, active listening skills, engagement and support, case management and ensures a recovery-oriented environment throughout the unit. In addition, provides indirect unit support needs related to supplies and equipment.

Essential Functions

• Provides peer support to engage individuals in a recovery partnership and assists in identifying participant’s hopes and dreams and the solutions they are seeking.
• Teaches recovery and life skills using recovery tools.
• Models hope, personal responsibility and self-advocacy to demonstrate how recovery goals can be respectfully met and how a belief in self is maintained.
• Assists in developing natural supports and community living.
• Cultivates connectedness in the person’s life (self, others, the environment, and to meaning and purpose).
• Coordinates with the individual’s clinical team and other supports to arrange services or resources to help the individual achieve their goals.
• Completes clinical documentation as required.
• Understands and adheres to organization’s compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Required

Experience Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental health and/or substance use challenges Required and
• Healthcare student or comparable work experience in a health care environment Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communication and behavioral management skills that promote safety Basic computer skills Ability to problem solve Ability to document per regulatory guidelines Effective communication skills

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Peer Support Specialist within 180 Days Required and
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association through the American Heart Association Upon Hire Required and
• Safety-Care Specialist within 60 Days Required

Children’s is the very best for kids and the very best for your career! At Children’s, we put YOU first so together, we can improve the life of every child!