Peer Bridger

Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington • Wenatchee, WA • 21h ago

Description
Position Summary:
The Peer Bridger will serve Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan, and Grant Counties to attempt to engage individuals in psychiatric hospitals on a voluntary basis to support the discharge and community reintegration process. The Peer Bridger supports clients by connecting them to community supports and resources across the region for ongoing assistance. This position supports clients from their initial crisis contact, through hospital admission and discharge, and return for establishment of care for ongoing mental health services. The role may also provide follow-up support if requested for up to 120 days. This position requires extensive travel throughout the state to meet with clients in behavioral health hospitals and psychiatric units.
Responsibilities:
Provides outreach to individuals in the hospital setting and support with community reintegration and connection to services, including attending appointments as requested
Provides time limited peer services and related services to or on behalf of the persons served
Provides services in community settings, inpatient psychiatric facilities or community behavioral agencies, including crisis follow-up and support, helping clients to navigate the mental health system, and appropriately sharing personal recovery experiences to engage clients
Assists in referral and provision of:
Intake and psychological assessments
Family treatment
Medication management
Therapeutic psychoeducation including Illness Management and Recovery
Referrals to ITA or LRA services
Provides continuity of care in support of established client/therapist relationships and best practices, coordinates care with providers internally and outside of the agency with a Release of Information.
Establishes and maintains working relationships with Catholic Charities staff and community resources, coordinates client treatment with other providers, and initiates referrals to medical providers and other community resources when appropriate.
Works with the Program Manager to ensure quality assurance reviews are conducted on client files and related services
Reports and documents all services in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) as well as other contractually required systems within required timeframes
Attend all required individual supervision, group supervision, all staff meetings, clinical training, community meetings, and other trainings asked to attend by management and supervisor
Promote Catholic Charities programs while meeting with other resources while in the community
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled applicant or incumbent who does not meet one or more of the physical requirements, but who can perform the essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.
Physical Requirements:
This position normally requires that physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking and hearing on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time. Position also requires ability to drive with adequate vision and skill.
Long Distance Driving
Ability to drive six to eight hours in any given day to provide outreach services to clients detained to psychiatric hospitals throughout the State of WA
Non-Physical Requirements:
Education
High School Diploma or GED
Experience
Preferred: At least two years' experience providing peer services
Must be a self-identified consumer of mental health or substance use disorder treatment services in stable recovery for at least one year
Special Skills

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