Tieh 2 Peer Specialist

Job Description Primary Duties : Takes direction from experienced staff members in methodology for carrying out peer counselor interventions identified on the recovery / service plans.Provides case management services, especially in terms of escorting consumers to indicated resources and ensuring that the linkage is made.Escorts consumers on field trips of a recreational nature, emphasizing that recovering alcoholics and drug addicts can have fun in sobriety and can enjoy the constructive use of drug-free leisure time.Visits consumers while they are in detox units, recovery homes, and sober living homes.Shares his / her experience with mental illness and substance abuse in a manner which communicates hope; this individual will be a “program of attraction” as he / she relates their own experience—what it was like, what happened, and what it is like now.Is involved in presentations to drug treatment programs, which are reluctant to accept consumers who are psychiatrically impaired.Participates in selective in-service training, sharing his / her experience in living with a mental illness and achieving and maintaining sobriety.Attends DMH trainings related and other meetings as assigned.Complies with all protected health information about any member of other party in accordance with South Central Health Rehabilitation Program policies related to state or federal laws such as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).Uses appropriate safeguards to protect the confidentiality of such information.Reports to South Central Health Rehabilitation Program management any use or disclosure of protected health information not permitted by South Central Health Rehabilitation Program policies related to state or federal laws such as HIPAA.Participates in South Central Health Rehabilitation Program training or briefings on HIPAA information as scheduled.Consults with supervisor on any issue or questions about compliance under South Central Health Rehabilitation Program policies related to state or federal laws such as HIPAA.Maintains a close working relationship with county, state, and federal financial funders, as well as major third-party payers.Company Description Founded by two African American psychiatrists who were disillusioned with the traditional services provided to severely and persistently mentally ill individuals who are members of minority groups, they targeted this population, along with homeless mentally ill and homeless dually diagnosed. The SCHARP mission is to provide quality mental health and social services to vulnerable populations in South Los Angeles.All employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.#J-18808-Ljbffr