Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

Job Description

CERTIFIED PEER RECOVERY SPECIALIST

We have an exciting opportunity for a certified peer recovery specialist at Foundations Health in High Point, NC. The Peer Recovery Specialists will work with other providers to ensure implementation of the Individualized service plan (with active patient involvement) through appropriate linkages, referrals, coordination, follow-up to needed support services, and direct care services.

Responsibilities :

• Provide service activities to include the following interventions :
• Education and training of clients and others who have a legitimate role in addressing the needs identified in the Individualized Service Plan
• Preventive, and therapeutic interventions designed for direct individual activities
• Assist with skill enhancement or acquisition and support ongoing treatment and functional gains.
• Develop interpersonal and community relational skills, including adaptation to home, school, work and other natural environments.
• Therapeutic mentoring and Support
• Symptom monitoring and self-management of symptoms
• Inform the client about benefits, community resources and services.
• Assist the client in accessing benefits and services.
• Arrange for the client to receive benefits and services.
• arrange, link or integrate multiple services as well as assessment and reassessment of the client’s need for services.
• Provide coordination of movement across levels of care, directly to the person / family, Referral linkage and Person-Centered Planning
• Coordinates community re-entry following hospitalization, residential services and other levels of care.
• Service coordination activities within the person-centered plan
• Daily and Community Living Skills including Skill building, Socialization skills, Adaptation skills, Symptom monitoring and management skills.
• Education substance abuse
• Other duties as assigned.

Horizon’s programs have dedicated marketing support and outstanding resources from the nation’s largest psychiatric contract management company. Excellent opportunity for growth with this national company whose philosophy and track record is to first try to promote from within. For more information about Horizon, please see : www.horizonhealth.com.

Benefit Highlights :

for more information, email Courtney Eble, healthcare recruiter at courtney.eble@horizonhealth.com

Requirements :

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