Recovery & Resilience Peer Support Specialist

Jobtome; Placitas (NM); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Jobtome in Placitas, NM seeks a part-time Behavioral Health role to coordinate services and supports for individuals and families, promoting rehabilitation, recovery, and resiliency. The role involves crisis support, service planning, community referrals, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Essential qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, 1 year related experience, CPR/BLS, and NM driver's license; bilingual in English and local NM languages is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School or GED Equivalent.
• 1 year directly related experience.
• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days.
• Certified Peer Specialist recognized in State NM.
• Valid New Mexico Driver's License.
• UNM Vehicle Operator's Permit w/in 60 days.

Responsibilities

• PATIENT SAFETY - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• PATIENT SAFETY - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• PATIENT SAFETY - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• PATIENT SAFETY - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• PATIENT SAFETY - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
• PATIENT CENTERED MED - Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable
• NAVIGATION/ PATIENT ADVOCACY - Work to eliminate barriers to access to culturally competent medical services for all patients. Assist patients to access community resources, and financial assistance programs and services that are needed
• COLLABORATION - Collaborate with medical providers, multidisciplinary team members and community resource providers to assist patient to meet above described treatment goals
• LIFE SKILLS - Facilitate and encourage the development of skills in activities of daily living, interpersonal coping, socialization, & community functioning
• DEVELOPMENT - Plan for professional growth related to professional goals based on self-assessment, evaluation and feedback
• WELLNESS - Offer information and resources to provide patient information on their specific mental “condition”
• WELLNESS - Provide information about illnesses; assist individual with knowledge of their medication, discuss medication concerns with the provider
• SERVICE PLANS - Assist in the development and coordination of the individual’s service plan based on strengths and goals
• RESOURCE COORD - Assist the client in obtaining access to and coordination of necessary rehabilitative, medical and other services
• SUPPORT SERVICES - Encourage the development and eventual succession of natural supports in the workplace, school, family, and community environments
• ASSESSMENT - Work with the individual/family to identify personal strengths, needs and barriers
• CRISIS INTERVENTION - Assess, support and intervene in crisis situations including crisis management plans
• TRACKING - Coordinate and monitor use of services and post-discharge follow-up
• DOCUMENTATION - Document all client encounters and submit billing documentation

Skills

Bilingual English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, T

Education

High School or GED Equivalent

1 year directly related experience

CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days

Certified Peer Specialist recognized in State NM

Valid New Mexico Driver's License

UNM Vehicle Operator's Permit w/in 60 days

Job description

Jobtome in Placitas, NM seeks a part-time Behavioral Health role to coordinate services and supports for individuals and families, promoting rehabilitation, recovery, and resiliency. The role involves crisis support, service planning, community referrals, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.

Essential qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, 1 year related experience, CPR/BLS, and NM driver's license; bilingual in English and local NM languages is a plus.