Peer Specialist - Adult Psychiatric

MultiCare Health System • Auburn, WA • 11h ago

You Belong Here. At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve. FTE: 0.5, Shift: Day, Schedule: 20 hours / week Position Summary The Peer Specialist is a key multidisciplinary team position at MultiCare. Providing peer viewpoints about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by patients with severe and persistent mental illnesses to maintain a healthy lifestyle, you will collaborate to promote a team culture of respect, empathy and understanding. Responsibilities You will assist clients in a wide range of services to regain control and success in their own lives, such as developing supportive relationships, self-advocacy, stable housing, education, and employment. You will provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to validate patients' experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own healthcare and wellness You will serve as a mentor to patients to promote hope and empowerment You will provide consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team concerning patients' experiences on symptoms of mental illness, responses to and opinions of treatment, and experiences of recovery You will assist in the provision of direct clinical services to patients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach symptom/behavior-management techniques, support skill-building, and to strengthen skills to cope with internal and external stresses You will encourage consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery Requirements High school diploma preferred OR two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses Successful completion of assigned training Ability to obtain Agency Affiliated Counselor registration within 90 days of hire Peer Counselor certification, or the ability to acquire that certification within one year of date of hire BLS Certification and First Aid card due within 30 days of hire Valid WA driver's license or a valid out-of-state license with the ability to transfer to a WA driver license within 6 months of hire Experience as a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental health illness Depending on assigned area, proof of a safe driving record (which meets established MultiCare Standards) obtained by a motor vehicle report from the appropriate state may be required Our Values As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other. Why MultiCare? Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system Employee-centric: Named Forbes "America's Best Employers by State" for several years running Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northw

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