What are the responsibilities and job description for the PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST (94000052) Job Details | HHC position at Wishard-Eskenazi Health?
Division:Eskenazi Health
Sub-Division: SEMHC
Req ID: 21763
Schedule: Full Time
Shift: Varied
Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services.
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt
Job Role Summary
The Peer Recovery Specialist assists clients to access recovery-oriented substance use and mental health treatment, resources and community recovery supports. This position bridges the fragmented treatment system into a more holistic care model through providing support across multiple systems and frameworks of care across the community. The Peer Recovery Specialist maintains ongoing client support regardless of the stage of recovery and serves as a motivator, ally, role model, problem solver and advocate for patients who are seeking assistance. The Peer Recovery Specialist possesses a thorough understanding of community culture and is able to address the barriers of successful recovery, including decreasing stigma related to mental health and substance use while linking individuals to community resources and treatment options.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
Job Requirements
- Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent required
- Peer Recovery Certification, Community Health Worker Certification or Certified Recovery Specialist credential required and based on needs of the service area
- Minimum one (1) year in recovery required except as noted below:
- Narcotics Treatment Program Only: Three (3) years in recovery required
- Crisis Service Areas Only: Minimum one (1) year of experience required
- Strong customer service skills
- Outpatient Service Areas Only: Valid Indiana driver’s license that meets Eskenazi Health’s driving policy requirements.
- Preferred: Ability to meet the Indiana Medicaid requirements as an Other Behavioral Health Professional (OBHP) or Qualified Behavioral Health Professional (QBHP)
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
o Basic first aid/CPR
o Mental health and addictions
o Documentation and billing practice
o CPI
o Confidentiality process and procedure
o Annual education
o Legal issues
o OBHP eligible, preferred
Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center's primary mission is to serve individuals with serious mental illness and chronic addiction as well as seriously emotionally disturbed children and their families. Patients of all ages are welcomed, from children to seniors, with a philosophy of care that stresses strength-based and family- and community-centered treatment utilizing the Recovery Model of treatment.
