Overview

Terros Health is pleased to share an exciting and New Opportunity for 40 hour, Forensic Peer Support Specialists at our Stapley location.

The individual will need to be professional, friendly, a self-starter, organized, and compassionate.

Terros Health is a healthcare organization of caring people, guided by our core values of integrity, compassion and empowerment. For more than 50 years, the heart of everything we do is inspiring change for life. We help people manage addiction and mental illness, provide primary medical care, restore families, support our veterans, and connect individuals to the care they need. Our mission is to provide extraordinary care by empowered people through exceptional outcomes.

 If you are interested in working for one of the State's Leading Healthcare Organizations that promotes Integrity, Compassion, and Empowerment, we encourage you to apply!

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Responsibilities

We are currently hiring for 40 hour Forensic Peer Support Specialist position for our Mesa location.

Full-Time Employment

**Competitive Compensation!**

Offering a $2,000 Sign on Bonus for New Hires!!!

Required - Peer Certification

Bilingual in Spanish is a PLUS (Additional Language Differential is Available)

Terros Health offers an excellent benefit package including, but not limited to:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Group life and disability insurance

Employer matched 401(k)

Generous PTO/paid sick leave (4 weeks in year 1)

Wellness and employee assistance plan

Position Summary: The Forensic Peer Support works with the FQ clinics justice involved patient population to improve engagement in treatment and encourage positive outcomes. The peer support shares their own experience and connects with justice involved patients to help patients navigate the justice system, promote recovery community engagement, and bridge any gaps in patients care. Forensic Peer Support Specialist works with individuals experiencing a substance use and/or mental health concern that are involved in the TIP justice program as an added support to their clinical team and acts as a support for coordination with probation and court system. Utilizing best practices in peer support for substance abuse patient including motivation interviewing, is able to work with clients in the community, home and office setting to assist with living skills, meet patient where they are at in their stage of change and recovery process through peer support skills and any added case management and coordination that patient needs to be successful in treatment.

Your duties would include but are not limited to:

• Engages in mobile crisis response, brief psychotherapeutic intervention, and immediate treatment/safety planning in a variety of settings including but not limited to public areas, individual residences, and businesses.
• Works effectively and respectfully with clients, fire department personnel and other first responders, families, health professionals, and all partners involved.
• Develops short-term crisis management/safety plans with clients or families including having knowledge/understanding of the involuntary petition process.
• Makes appropriate referrals to other agencies and/or long-term counseling when appropriate.
• Supports psychiatric hospital placements by providing coordination, planning and facilitation with hospital staff.
• Maintains client records and completes required documentation in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner,
• Displays flexibility and ability to adapt to change.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• GED/High school diploma with a minimum of 1.5 years of behavioral health experience, or-

• A bachelor's degree (not in the field of behavioral health) and 1 year of behavioral health experience, or

• A bachelor's degree in the behavioral health field (e.g. Psychology, Social Work, Counseling) 
• Required - Peer Certification within 6 months of hire date
• The applicant must have self-identified, first-hand experience with family members with serious mental illness and/or a chronic disease, utilize a recovery approach and philosophy, be able to liaison between multiple parties, and exemplify great customer service and motivational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have or be able to attain CPR/First Aid Certification within 60 days of assuming role.
• Must have a valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance card (Level 1) or apply for an Arizona fingerprint clearance card within 7 working days of employment
• Must have valid Arizona driver’s license, be (21 years of age) with minimum 4 years driving experience and meet requirements of Terros Health 

• If serving as PRN/On-Call staff, must be able to commit or make an effort to fill at least two 2) shifts per month.

• Ability to perform physical duties associated with this role.

Physical demands of this position are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions