What are the responsibilities and job description for the CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST position at University of New Mexico - Hospitals?
Sign-on Bonus and Relocation Reimbursement available Department : Directed Pmt CAMINOS Program FTE : 1.00 Full Time Shift : Days Position Summary : Coordinate and provide services and resources to individuals / families necessary to promote rehabilitation, recovery, and resiliency.
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Identify and address the strengths, which will aid the individual or family in the recovery and resiliency process, as well as the barriers that could impede the development of skills needed for independent functioning in the community.
Support the individual and the family in crisis situations; provide personalized interventions to develop, facilitate, or enhance an individual’s ability to make informed and independent decisions.
The patient care assignment may include children who are at risk of / or experiencing serious emotional, neurobiological, and / or behavioral disorders; adults with severe mental illness (SMI), individuals with chronic substance abuse, and / or individuals with co-occurring disorders.
Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures.
Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.
Detailed responsibilities : PATIENT SAFETY 1
- Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols PATIENT SAFETY 2
- Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes PATIENT SAFETY 3
- Identify and report / correct environmental conditions and / or situations that may put a patient at undue risk PATIENT SAFETY 4
- Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and / or near misses in a timely manner PATIENT SAFETY 5
- Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right" PATIENT CENTERED MED
- Adhere to and promote the core expectations of the Patient Centered Medical Home or Patient Centered Specialty Practice as applicable NAVIGATION / PATIENT ADVOCACY
- Work to eliminate barriers to access to culturally competent medical services for all patients.
Assist patients to access community resources, and financial assistance programs and services that are needed COLLABORATION
Based on the needs of the individual, this function could include facilitating adaptation to the home, school, work, recreational, and social environments; pro-active self-care, nutrition, & money management DEVELOPMENT
The plan will include a recovery / resiliency management plan, crisis management plan and if requested, advanced directives concerning the individual’s behavioral healthcare RESOURCE COORD
Identify & encourage use of alternatives to hospital emergency departments and inpatient hospital services TRACKING
Conduct post discharge follow-up contact as appropriate DOCUMENTATION
Files may contain documents held for safe keeping on behalf of a client STATISTICS
Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work.
May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and / or pulling of arm or leg controls; and / or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and / or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.
Working conditions : Essential : Med Haz : Dirt, dust, fumes, odors, bad weather, noise Subject to random alcohol and substance testing Department : Behavioral and Mental Health
