Certified Peer Specialist

JOB DEFINITION:

The Certified Peer Specialist functions as a member of the Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center to assist with the outreach, support and coordination of care for those eligible Nassau County residents Peer Specialist will serve as a role model and/or health coach for clients.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Provisional Peer certification (NYCPS-P, CRPA-P, YPA-P, or FPA-P) required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Relevant life experience required: personal experience living with a disability and/or social/emotional challenge, and willingness to draw upon this experience to serve as a role model to support the recovery model within Health Home model.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide health coaching and recovery support, especially on issues of self-advocacy, wellness self-management, medication adherence, smoking cessation, entitlements, and daily living activities.
2. Maintains documents, records, statistics, and other related reports in an organized, timely and accurate manner as per policy and procedure.
3. Coordinates care planning with other providers of services/ resources to ensure goal directed, collaborative care, including care transitions.
4. Provides crisis intervention.
5. Facilitate sharing of data with the individuals to whom it applies to facilitate partnered decision-making and to keep clients informed of progress
6. Complete QI Training during onboarding and participate in QI refresher training as needed.
7. Ability to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views and experiences. A Culture that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.
8. Adherence to all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for all employees. Demonstrate a commitment to maintaining a safe work environment by following established safety guidelines.
9. Health and Safety Awareness: Include any relevant knowledge or experience regarding health and safety protocols to ensure a safe work environment for all employees.
10. Other duties as assigned.

BENEFITS:

We offer an attractive and competitive benefits package for full time employees which includes but not limited to:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• $0 Deductible Platinum Plus Medical Insurance Plan - 90% Employer Provided Benefit
• Flexible Spending