What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Recovery Specialist- Grant Funded position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Behavioral Health Services
- Salary Range: $17.06-$25.60/hr*
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.5
- Department: Crisis Services
- Shift: 2130-0800
- Job ID: 157996
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Overview
Peer Recovery Specialist
Part-Time; FTE 0.5
9:30pm-8:00am
Rock Island, IL
The Crisis Services Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) is supervised by the Manager, Crisis Services and provides care to patients in crisis utilizing the Robert Young Center principles of Trauma Informed Care in the community. The PRS provides acute care to individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric crisis and uses their own unique, life-altering experience in order to guide and support others who are in some form of recovery. The PRS promotes hope through positive self-disclosure, they role model self-care and the effective use of recovery skills, and they help patients overcome discrimination, stigma and/or trauma. They assist patients in obtaining resources, overcoming barriers, and building protective factors.
Responsibilities
- Uses their personal experiences to develop meaningful and trusting relationships with patients and set an example of what patients can strive for in their recovery. They provide crisis
- Handles some of the logistics of patient arrival and departure. This includes arranging transportation for the patient, managing follow-up appointments, and facilitating transfers to outside hospitals. They may also assist with obtaining insurance authorizations.
- Works to build a community of both patients and staff that is supportive and conducive to patient growth and recovery. Through mentoring, they help patients regain a sufficient level of functioning so that they are able to resume advocating for themselves.
- After an assessment by a crisis clinician, the PRS helps facilitate referrals for the patient to the appropriate resource for continued assistance and treatment. They link patients with RYC services and various community organizations to provide support, particularly during transition from recovery back into the general community. This can include continued healthcare, housing, job assistance, and additional treatment services as well as support in the task of finding or re-integrating with friends, family, and outside communities.
Qualifications
Education:
Eligibility as determined by the Illinois Register Department of Healthcare and Family Services 89 Ill. Adm. Code 140 by at least one of the following qualifications:
- Requires a high school diploma or GED
AND
- Minimum of five years documented clinical experience in mental health or human services
OR
- An individual possessing a certificate of psychiatric rehabilitation from a DHS-approved program within 6 months of hire,
PLUS
- a high school diploma or GED, plus two years' documented experience in providing mental health services.
Experience:
- Must able to read, write, and communicate effectively.
- Must have a lived experience with mental illness.
License(s)/Certification(s):
CPR, within 6 months of hire
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), within 6 months of hire
First Aid Training, within 6 months of hire
Valid driver’s license required
Annual education as assigned, within 6 months of hire then, annually
*Specific offers are determined by various factors, such as experience, skills, internal equity, and other business needs. The salary range listed does not include other forms of compensation which may include bonuses/incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits that may be applicable to this role.
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Salary : $17 - $26
