Veteran Support Team Lead - BH Grants

Tampa General Hospital; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital in Tampa offers a Veteran Peer Support Specialist Team Leader role leading a dedicated team of veterans providing recovery-oriented behavioral health and SDOH support. Leverage lived experience to link patients to community resources, assist with housing and employment goals, and support medication management while maintaining strict confidentiality and accuracy in documentation.

The position requires strong communication, coordination with external stakeholders, and a

Qualifications

• Must have High School Diploma or GED.
• Certified Recovery Specialist certification required.
• Minimum 2 years experience with substance use and mental health.

Responsibilities

• Use own recovery experience to help others.
• Assist individuals in identifying and utilizing community resources for behavioral health, recovery, and SDOH support.
• Maintain confidential documentation of patient interactions and progress.
• Develop knowledge of local, state, and federal services for resources.
• Encourage self-advocacy and support personal recovery goals.
• Schedule, assign work to and evaluate staff performance.

Skills

Recovery support

Rapport building

Communication

Team collaboration

SUD/MH experience

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Description - Veteran Support Team Lead - BH Grants (2600044H)

Job Description

Veteran Support Team Lead - BH Grants - (2600044H)

Description

The Veteran Peer Support Specialist Team Leader is a veteran responsible for leading and overseeing a team of veteran peer support specialists tasked with providing compassionate, recovery-oriented support services to individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use concerns, based on their own lived experience. The Veteran Peer Support Specialist Team Leader will assist with providing support services and with linking the individual to resources that will address both their behavioral health needs, as well as their Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) needs including but not limited to, housing and employment and medication management.

Essential Functions

• Use own experience of recovery to help others.
• Assist individuals in identifying and utilizing resources in the community for additional behavioral health, recovery, and SDOH support.
• Maintain accurate documentation of patient interactions and progress and maintain confidentiality of all personal information.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of local, state, and federal services that may provide resources to patients and families.
• Encourage self-advocacy among individuals to help them achieve their goals.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Assist patients in identifying and achieving their personal behavioral health goals, including recovery.
• Schedule, assign work to and evaluate the work performance of employees supervised.

Qualifications

Education

• High School Diploma or GED

Certifications

• Certified Recovery Specialist

Work Experience and Additional Information

• Minimum 2 years or more of experience working with individuals with substance use disorders and mental health disorders.

Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Assist patients in identifying and achieving their personal recovery goals.
• Skills and competence to establish rapport and supporting, trusting relationships and maintain healthy boundaries and respect for patient rights and personal preferences.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other team members and external stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Must be knowledgeable and have experience working with individuals with substance use and mental health issues.

Primary Location

Tampa

Work Locations

TGH Main Campus 1 Tampa General Circle Tampa 33601

Eligible for Remote Work : Hybrid Remote

Job

Ambulatory

Schedule

Full-time

Scheduled Days : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday