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AltaPointe Health Systems is Hiring a PATH Certified Peer Specialist, Part Time (Adult Outpatient) Near Mobile, AL
Essential Functions
- Promotes self-determination, recovery, self-advocacy, and self-direction; assisting individuals in identifying strengths; wellness goals; setting objectives and identifying barriers
- Conducts outreach to engage adults who are homeless and have a mental illness
- Assist consumers with accessing AltaPointe Health Systems Intake and follow up appointments.
- Assists consumers with transportation needs through linkage and/or teaching methods
- Transports consumers when appropriate and necessary.
- Offers short term support (2-4 months) to clients as they transition to new temporary or permanent housing situations while working on their mental health recovery goals.
- Becomes SOAR certified in an effort to assist homeless adults in applying for income and health care coverage such as SSI or SSDI.
- Offers hope and encouragement by serving as a role model in recovery.
- Effectively collaborates with the treatment team members and outside sources in the delivery of case management services
- Makes multiple contacts to consumers per week as needed
- Collaborates with other local housing agencies to ensure that wrap around services are present, as necessary to develop a plan to end consumer’s current homelessness episode
- Assists with CCN referrals as needed and provided by Housing First
- Attends various area breakfasts, at least once weekly, in the morning to build rapport with the members of the target population
- Will go to at least two area shelters and/or camps in the afternoon weekly.
- Will document contacts, outreach and enrollments in HMIS program as per grant requirements
- Will document contacts, outreach and enrollments in both HMIS and Avatar to manage consumer contact
- Seeks supervision and consultation as needed
- Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement
- Actively works to enhance skills
- Attends and participates in staff meetings as required
- Treats patients with care, dignity and compassion
- Respects patient’s privacy and confidentiality
- Is pleasant and cooperative with others
- Assists patients and visitors as needed
- Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
- Is sensitive to the patient’s needs, expectations and individual differences
- Is gentle and calm with patients and families
- Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
- Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required
- Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
- Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures
- Attends appropriate in-services training and other workshops
Must be a current or former recipient of mental health services for no less than one year with a significant mental health disorder as defined by the DSM-V
Must be well grounded in one’s own recovery; Be willing to share one’s own recovery story and have an awareness of the issues surrounding mental health, substance abuse and homelessness preferred
Peer Specialist Certification (AltaPointe provides certification class upon being hired) within 12 months of hire.
Must be 23 years of age or older, maintain a valid Alabama driver's license, and must have proof of current liability insurance
Job Summary
Part Time
Ancillary Healthcare
$60k-74k (estimate)
06/22/2024
07/19/2024
altapointe.org
MOBILE, AL
500 - 1,000
1957
AIMEE COLEMAN
$10M - $50M
Ancillary Healthcare
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About AltaPointe Health Systems
AltaPointe Health is a large healthcare system providing primary and behavioral healthcare. Each year it provides more than 1 million services to 45,000 patients across Alabama. A national leader in behavioral health for over 60 years, AltaPointe expanded its service array in 2018 to include primary care. Now focusing on the patient's whole health, it operates Accordia Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center with four clinic sites. Rounding out the continuum, AltaPointe operates two psychiatric hospitals serving children and adults, 20 outpatient behavioral healthcare clinics, and BayView ...Professional Associates, its private practice arm serving southwest Alabama. Its team of 28 physicians and 16 physician extenders renders the medical care services throughout the organization and serves as the administration and faculty for the University of South Alabama, College of Medicine-Department of Psychiatry.
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