Certified Peer Specialist - IRTS
US-MN-MINNEAPOLIS
BrightSpring Health Services
Req #: 173933
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: The Certified Peer Support Specialist works as part of the Intensive Residential Treatment Service team, which provides care and treatment for persons who are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms, who are demonstrating significant functional impairments, and who may have co-occurring chemical dependency and or personality disorder. Peer Specialists are fully integrated team members who provide individualized and group services in the residence and the community and promote client self-determination and decision making. Peer Specialists also provide essential expertise and consultation to the entire team to promote a culture in which each person's point of view and preferences are recognized, understood, respected, and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. Responsibilities: * Willingness to provide peer-recovery education * Assist peers with assessing their unique strengths and abilities * Help peers with identifying, developing and working towards recovery goals * Assist peers with developing self-advocacy skills * Help peers identify and access appropriate professional resources * Act as a community liaison * Provide education for team members regarding the recovery process * Assist in implementing and developing treatment goal plans * Sit in case management meetings * Provide care and resources for clients and staff on culture * Serves as a link to community resources, teaches and models client self-advocacy and acts as a community liaison/educator * Reports significant/major incidents or accidents * Medication administration * Adheres to data privacy practices/HIPAA * Writes progress notes and assists in summaries and discharges. * Monitors and records, medication administration activities. * Provides objective verbal and written critical incident analysis. * Documents essential activities related to licensure, welfare and safety Qualifications: * Must be at least 21 years old. * Have a GED or high school diploma, associate of arts degree in one of the behavioral sciences or human services preferred * Have or had a primary diagnosis of mental illness * Be current or former consumer of mental health services * Demonstrate dedication to promoting recovery opportunities in lives of peers * Demonstrate ability to utilize own lived experience of recovery to inspire recovery in the lives of peers * Successfully complete the MN Department of Human Services approved Certified Peer Specialist training and certification exam * Excellent communication skills both verbal and written * Excellent customer service skills * Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multitask * Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel)
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