Peer Support Specialist

Adapt Integrated Health Care is looking for a Peer Support Specialist to join their team! This position works Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The Peer Support Specialist (PSS) offers peer support to individuals as someone who has shared similar life experiences and can act as a positive role model. The PSS supports clients with creating their own personally directed wellness plan and connects them with a full range of resources within the community.

Qualifications:

• Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Eligibility to register as a Peer Support Specialist is required. Participation in Peer Support training along with follow through to THW certification will be required once hired.
• Must be 21+ and possess a valid driver's license.
• Lived experience with a mental health diagnosis is required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Meets with peers in the community and/or their homes to establish and maintain positive, trusting relationship.
• Meets with peers in medical clinic setting; attends group sessions for clients to support patient growth.
• Assists clients in identifying their personal goals through the development of a Personal Wellness Plan.
• Assists peers in exploring strategies that increase satisfaction and wellness with SAMHSA's eight dimensions of wellness: Emotional, Environmental, Financial, Intellectual, Occupational, Physical, Social, and Spiritual.
• Assists clients in working on overcoming barriers to maintaining independence and help clients practice skill building in budgeting, setting up transportation, making health care appointments, and connecting with benefits.
• Models and practices communication skills, recovery-oriented living skills, effective coping skills, and self-help strategies with individuals and groups.
• Assists peers with identifying and engaging various community resources and supports.
• Reflects positive peer values and appropriate/professional boundaries.
• Documents peer support work, including up-to-date documentation associated with assessment, treatment, patient's progress and other activities.
• Respects and honors client rights and responsibilities and demonstrates professional boundaries and ethics. Adheres to mandatory abuse reporting laws and HIPAA requirements.
• Assists in crisis situations as appropriate, following emergency protocols/procedures and coordinating with the treatment team with interventions which support a trauma informed environment for patients and staff.
• Practices and is competent in preventing escalation, and works to prevent physical and mechanical restraint techniques, avoiding crisis situations or neutralizing crises in progress. This position will not participate in mechanical restraint or restraint training.
• Emergency Response: This employee has been identified as a staff member expected to report for duty following activation of a public health emergency response plan.

Come join our progressive team and make a difference in the lives of others! For more information on our organization, please visit our website at www.adaptoregon.org.

We Offer:

• Medical insurance options for employees and their families, with a cash waiver option
• Dental, Vision, and Pet insurance options
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer contribution
• In-house training, on-site professional development, and tuition assistance for new certifications

Our priority is to be a workplace that offers employees a rewarding work-life and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, and we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work in 2024 and 2025!

Adapt Integrated Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including for those with disabilities and veterans. Adapt Integrated Health Care does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. Adapt will not tolerate unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation and is committed to preventing or stopping them whenever they may occur at the organization or in its programs.

For anyone needing assistance or accommodations with Adapt's application process, please call (541) 672-2691 and ask for our Talent Acquisition team.