Recovery-Focused Inpatient Peer Specialist

UF Health; St. Augustine South (FL); Sur place; USD 18 000 - 30 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

UF Health in St. Augustine, Florida seeks a Peer Specialist to provide recovery-focused support and mentorship within the Behavioral Health Services team.

The role involves one-on-one and group sessions, documentation, and collaboration with the treatment team to support patient recovery goals. Responsibilities include facilitating peer-led groups, assisting with psychoeducation, and contributing to safety and quality improvement initiatives while participating in the Warm Line and community

Qualifications

• Must be in sustained recovery from a mental health condition for a minimum of two years.
• If recovering from substance abuse Peer Specialist must have a sustained recovery of at least 3-5 years.
• Experience with peer mentoring and working with at-risk populations or volunteering at a local crisis center or patient care at a hospital.
• State of Florida Certification as a CRPS (Certified Recovery Peer Specialist) or CRSS (cet Recovery Support Specialist is preferred and will be required within 18 months of stating the position).
• Additional trainings such as Motivational Interviewing, Mental Health First Aid, NAMI facilitator, WRAP, or Crisis Center Phone Counseling are beneficial.

Responsabilités

• Document in the patients’ chart, 1:1 monitoring, escorting patients off-unit/off-campus activity.
• Assist MHT with psychoeducation groups, provide peer-led groups, provide mentoring.
• Meet with patients and discuss available services with patients in the ER.
• Engage in therapeutic milieu monitoring and safety management.
• Monitor and answer incoming calls through Warm Line.
• Participate in Trauma Improvement Care Initiatives relating to patient care improvements.
• Participate in on-going Quality Improvement (QI) activities, including sitting on unit QI task force committees.

Connaissances

Peer mentoring

Recovery support

Group facilitation

Formation

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate’s Degree or equivalent

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Description du poste

UF Health in St. Augustine, Florida seeks a Peer Specialist to provide recovery-focused support and mentorship within the Behavioral Health Services team.

The role involves one-on-one and group sessions, documentation, and collaboration with the treatment team to support patient recovery goals. Responsibilities include facilitating peer-led groups, assisting with psychoeducation, and contributing to safety and quality improvement initiatives while participating in the Warm Line and community