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Project Nurture Peer Mentor (Midwifery)
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US-OR-PORTLAND
Job ID : 25-41812
Type : Part Time - Benefitted
Emanuel Medical Ctr campus
Overview
The Project Nurture Peer Mentor works as a Certified Recovery Mentor (CRM) / Peer Support Specialist (PSS) to offer peer support to individuals as someone who has similar life experiences in substance use and recovery, and who acts as a positive role model of a person in recovery.
The Project Nurture Peer Mentor is a member of an interdisciplinary team, collaboratively supporting an individual’s substance use recovery plan of care. This position maintains regular communication with team members and community providers, and links the client to needed services within the community. Client support is a combination of referral linkage, individual counseling, family support, group counseling and peer support services to assist a client's engagement in substance use treatment.
This position is cross trained as a doula to provide continuous and nurturing physical, emotional and informational support to the client during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and also in the first months after birth.
Responsibilities
GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Develops the service plan for program participant including a reporting plan. Works as part of an interdisciplinary team in implementation of the plan of care, maintaining regular communications with the team members, collateral providers, community corrections staff and linking the client system to needed services within the community. Following client intake into services, meets with client and (if appropriate) family members and team to develop a case management plan.
- Maintains regular contact with clients during the program, and following treatment helping with engagement in recovery support, family adjustment issues, medical and benefit issues. Frequency of contact should gradually decrease.
- Meets regularly with staff from social service agencies to update them on the plan; identifying unmet series / needs that may be able to be addressed for patient while in treatment.
- Attends informational and clinical meetings which may include team meetings, consultation with medical providers, intra-agency trainings as required.
- May include work in client’s home or offsite community meetings. Some evenings / weekends required.
- All services must be provided in a culturally appropriate manner.
- Comfortable working with diverse populations
SKILLS :
Qualifications
Education :
High School diploma or equivalent required.
Experience :
Compensation details : 24.83-35.5 Hourly Wage
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