Peer Support Center Specialist

Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm

Full-time (40/hour per week)

Locations available: Functions of this position will be completed at our Newport and Morristown, TN

Cherokee Health Systems is seeking compassionate, service-oriented individuals to join our team! Do you enjoy helping others? Giving back to the community? There is nothing more rewarding than knowing what you do at the end of the day matters to someone.

Who we are:

Cherokee Health Systems is a comprehensive healthcare organization caring for over 70,000 patients across 13 counties in Tennessee. We provide integrated primary medical, behavioral, dental, optometry, and clinical pharmacy services through our nationally recognized integrated model of care. Cherokee Health Systems is a unique “hybrid safety net”, holding designations as a Federally Qualified Health Center, Licensed Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facility, and Licensed Community Mental Health Center. We are committed to serving our mission to care for all, regardless of ability to pay, through innovation, excellence, and teamwork. We are a resilient organization, strengthened by collaboration across all functions of the system, including clinical care, finance, human resources, information technology, and operations.

Why work with us?

We understand our employees need a great life/work balance which is why we are not open on weekends, major holidays, or nights. We also offer these benefits for our incredible employees:

• Competitive PTO package with paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Teledoc
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching
• Advancement opportunities

About our Peer Support Center Specialist:

Our Peer Support Center Specialist is an integral part of our Peer Support team. The Peer Support Center Specialist has lived experience with behavioral health issues and uses the experience to provide services to our behavioral health patients. The services include social, educational, and recreational activities that promote behavioral health recovery for patient in the community.

What we are looking for:

A compassionate patient-focused individual that has a high school diploma or equivalent and possess or be able to pursue a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Certification. The individual must possess a valid TN driver license and be able to some travel, mostly local or regional, with occasional extended travel for training purposes.

What you will do:

• Maintains or is prepared to pursue becoming certified as Peer Recovery Specialist with the TN Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services within one year of hire.
• Provides support, mentoring, education, and person-centered assistance to promote recovery and wellness
• Provides information about skills related to health, wellness, and recovery
• Coaches individuals about how to access treatment and services and how to navigate the health care system
• Documents information and data components as required by program/agency policies and procedures
• Ensures compliance with all HIPAA regulations according to Cherokee Health Systems policy and procedure.
• Attend required trainings and agency meetings
• Attend clinical supervision meetings as scheduled
• Helps individuals to function as a member of their treatment/recovery support team
• Works collaboratively with other members of the treatment team
• Reaches out to engage patients throughout the recovery process
• Use Motivational Interviewing techniques and Active Listening skills to work with individuals toward successful and lasting behavioral change
• Promote successful self-management skills
• Assist the patient with skills for setting goals, solving problems, and making decisions
• Recognizes signs of distress and threats to safety among service recipients and in their environments and responds appropriately
• Assists individuals in developing harm reduction and other crisis prevention tools
• Uses respectful, person-centered, recovery-oriented language in written and verbal interactions with peers, family members, community members, and others
• Maintain a positive standing in peer/professional communities
• Other duties as assigned.

Submit your resume or apply on our website today! We can't wait to hear from you!

Please note to be considered for this or other positions with Cherokee, we do require a completed application (www.cherokeehealth.com/careers). Candidates who complete the company's application will be given first consideration for an interview.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice.

Cherokee Health Systems provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics, or status as a protected veteran.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Newport, TN: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Per CMS guidelines, all employees are required to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Do you have any discrepancies with that?

Work Location: In person

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