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Lead Peer Recovery Specialist - Full Time
JFK University Medical Center Edison, New Jersey
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Overview
Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives - and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It's also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.
A Lead Peer Specialist assists in the provision of Behavioral Health Services to clients and families. A Lead Peer specialist works as a role model and mentor in the recovery process for both clients and other Peer Recovery Specialists.
Responsibilities
A day in the life of a Lead Peer Recovery Specialist at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:
Assists clients in choosing, obtaining and keeping wellness and healthy lifestyle related goals and in developing self-management skills.
Compiles and shares self-help, wellness and recovery, and healthy lifestyle resources for clients, families, and team members. Selectively uses self-disclosure to inspire, support, and motivate others.
Assists in scheduling integrated health care appointments. Provides assistance and advocacy at appointments and with all follow-up needs.
Provides supervision and mentoring to Peer Recovery Specialists.
Teaches and assists clients, families, and significant others based on client needs.
Assists in the development and facilitation of individual and group-based wellness and recovery activities.
Assess crisis situations, intervenes as necessary. Informs supervisor and other team members of any crisis.
Serves as a mentor and role model.
Participates as a treatment team member. Collaborates from a peer provider perspective.
Provides individualized services through face to face contact onsite or in the community and/or through telephone/video contact or telehealth.
Attends supervision as scheduled, with agenda, and follows through with agreed upon recommendations.
Collaborates with other providers to identify and monitor needs and outcomes related to integrated health care.
Participates in the Plan Do Check Act process.
Assists with data collection, statistics and reporting requirements.
Follows policy for all clinical documentation and completes within the required timeframe.
Ensures critical judgement and decision making reflects professional guidelines, code of ethics, and utilization of available resources in a collaborative approach.
Adheres to HIPPA standards and maintains client confidentiality.
Attends training and ongoing staff development opportunities to enhance skills.
Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
Bachelors Degree
Experience in the substance use and/or mental health field
Peer specialist/provider training
Personal lived experience with substance use and/or mental health recovery
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
Licenses and Certifications Required:
National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) and/or Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS)
Valid NJ driver's license
Licenses and Certifications Preferred:
If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!
Compensation
Minimum rate of $25.38 Hourly
HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market-competitive total rewards package.
The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to:
Some jobs may also be eligible for performance-based incentives, bonuses, or commissions not reflected in the starting rate. Certain positions may also be eligible for shift differentials for work performed on evening, night, or weekend shifts.
In addition to our compensation for full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.
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