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Full-time, Days

Monday through Friday 8 to 4:30

Rotating on-call schedule, including some evenings and working every 6th weekend (approximately)

80 hrs/2 weeks

General Summary

Facilitates recovery and enhances wellness by sharing his/her personal/practical experience and first-hand knowledge to the team and clients. Provides expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by patients to have a satisfying life. Serves as a role model for recovery for both staff and peers and partners with peers in developing recovery tools and building support networks in a community setting.

As a member of the ACT Team, you will:

+ Be a member of a trans-disciplinary team that provides community-based services for adults living with serious mental illness.

+ Work alongside team members from psychiatry, nursing, addictions counseling, therapy, and case management.

+ Provide person-centered, recovery-oriented behavioral health care that focuses on helping individual clients achieve improvements in daily functioning, symptom management and independence in the community.

+ Continuing education and training available.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

+ Draws on common experiences as a peer to provide guidance and encouragement to patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own recovery.

+ Assists designated peers with rehabilitation social support, advocacy, educational and vocational mentoring, and self-maintenance.

+ Provides side-by-side support and coaching to help patients socialize, such as going with a patient to the grocery store, drop-in centers, libraries, community events, etc. during program hours of operation which requires use of staff's personal vehicle.

+ Supports patient participation in community self-help groups.

+ Coaches or teaches basic individual living skills, such as food preparation, meal planning, laundry, bill payment and personal hygiene.

+ Provides education about symptoms of mental illness to assist patients in understanding their mental illness and identifying relapse symptoms.

+ Works with patients in supporting their individual choice and preference regarding medications, under the direction of the physician and nursing staff.

+ Promotes participation in Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) and Psychiatric Advance Directives (PAD) planning among peers.

+ Partners with peers to create, review and attain goals on the Individual Recovery Plan.

+ Completes necessary documentation for each peer encounter (i.e. MA 91's and contact notes , etc.) within 48 hours of encounter.

+ Completes all other required documentation required for the Peer to maintain services (ie POC, ORS, C-SSRS, Initial Engagement and other clinical documentation).

+ Acquires knowledge or resources in assigned county/counites while maintaining an excellent working relationship with all providers.

+ Acts as a liaison with other community agencies/groups, funding sources and businesses that relate to the services provided to peers.

+ Participates in training as needed/assigned to Maintain CPS certification through PCB.

Common Expectations:

+ Attends all meetings with supervisor, staff, and team meetings as well as trainings and in-services.

+ Reinforces hope and the potential for recovery to peers and others.

+ Encourages and provides support for peers to advocate for themselves.

+ Models coping techniques and self-help strategies.

+ Completes yearly annual safety education modules in compliance with WellSpan Philhaven policy.

+ Performs and participates in outcome measurement, performance improvement and customer satisfaction studies designed to measure and improve the quality of services delivered.

+ Contributes to a safe work environment through knowledge and practice of safe behavioral management practices, fire safety, physical plant safety, safe emergency practices, and universal precautions for bodily fluids.

+ Provides after hours telephone support to enrolled peers as assigned (On-Call position rotated among staff).

+ Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through achieving a rate of 70% billable time on a weekly basis.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

+ High School Diploma or GED Required

Work Experience:

+ Experience in navigating/personal knowledge and experience in the mental health system. Required

+ 1 year General work/volunteer/credit hour experience. Preferred and

+ Professional office work experience. Preferred

Licenses:

+ Certified Peer Specialist Upon Hire Required

Driver's License Statement:

Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence. Driving record must meet requirements established by WellSpan Risk Management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

+ Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills.

+ Knowledge of and ability in the care and support of individuals in a specific age group.

+ Microsoft office experience (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Benefits Offered:

+ Comprehensive health benefits

+ Flexible spending and health savings accounts

+ Retirement savings plan

+ Paid time off (PTO)

+ Short-term disability

+ Education assistance

+ Financial education and support, including DailyPay

+ Wellness and Wellbeing programs

+ Caregiver support via Wellthy

+ Childcare referral service via Wellthy

WellSpan Health's vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region's largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

Quality of Life. Founded in 1741, the city of York is considered by many as the first capital of the United States. The Articles of Confederation were signed by the Second Continental Congress here in 1777. Its beautifully restored historic district is an architectural treasure. While York retains its farming and manufacturing heritage, at its heart York is a thriving cultural community that has attracted creative talent and innovative entrepreneurial investors from across the nation. Life in York County offers affordable housing, options for higher education, a thriving arts and cultural community, historical attractions, parks and recreational resources, semi-professional baseball team, fine dining and more - within an easy drive of major East Coast cities. York County residents can find local employment in healthcare, manufacturing, technology, agricultural and service sectors. (Patient population: 445,000)

WellSpan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy and intention of the System to maintain consistent and equal treatment toward applicants and employees of all job classifications without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.