Mount Sinai Health System
Peer Bridger - Psychiatry - MSBI - Full Time/Days
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Job Description
- Req#: 3013220
- Hold current/active New York Peer Certification
- New York Certified Peer Specialist, Provisional (NYCPS-P)
- New York Certified Peer Specialist (NYCPS)
- New York Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA)
- Credentialed Family Peer Advocate (FPA-C)
- Credentialed Youth Peer Advocate
- Healthcare and/or Behavioral Healthcare experience preferred
- Formal training as Peer or equivalent work experience
- Offers hope through connection and engagement on what is possible
- Supports individuals in connecting or reconnecting to their community and relationships
- Connects to and support individuals in various stages of navigation from CPEP to community based on identified needs and requests for support
- Provides validation and support through person centered approaches and engagement
- Advocates when requested by the individual
- Assists in the development of comfort around self-advocacy
- Demonstrates personal self-help and wellness skills
- Shares known resources and knowledge on system navigation
- Serves as a mentor when appropriate on wellness and recovery
- Assists in the exploration of personal goals that lead to life satisfaction
- Engages in shared decision making with individuals to support voice and choice in all treatment decisions
- Utilizes evidence-based peer interventions such as Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery, Shared Decision Making, Psychiatric Advanced Directives, Building Recovery Capital, and the Eight Dimensions of Wellness
- Conducts informational groups for CPEP staff about the benefits of working with Peer Bridger
- Works collaboratively with the team to educate all involved on recovery, self-determination, shared decision making, dignity of risk, and peer values
The purpose of the Peer Bridger is to provide essential bridging between the Emergency services delivered during the crisis, a more lasting services over the longer term. Responsibilities for both these positions include participating in collaboration and coordination meetings, delivering recovery strategies, responding to patient emergencies as needed, as well as providing a direct link to service providers.
Qualifications
Non-Bargaining Unit, ASO - Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Cpep - BI, Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Responsibilities
- Hold current/active New York Peer Certification
About the company
The mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve.
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