Responsibilities

Friends Hospital is the nation's oldest private psychiatric hospital, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA. Friends Hospital offers a continuum of care including level of care assessments; specially designed inpatient units for adolescents, adults, and older adults; and a private residential rehabilitation program. Friends Hospital is easily accessed via public transportation and has free, safe, on-site parking.

Visit us online at: https://friendshospital.com/

The Peer Support Specialist: performs duties and responsibilities as required in the delivery of patient care services on a patient unit under the supervision of the professional nurse; provides peer support services; serves as an advocate; provides information and peer support for patients in an inpatient setting; contributes to the development and implementation of treatment plans as determined by the treatment team; participates in Performance Improvement and in-service education; supports development, customer service and community relations activities.

As the Patient Service Coordinator (PSC), employee will be responsible for coordinating group supplies, certain aspects of therapy, and leisure material. PSC will be responsible for daily rounding to ensure all units are in compliance with active therapy and supervision of the milieu.

Benefit Highlights:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020. In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Graduate of accredited High School. 1-2 years’ experience in health care or mental health care setting preferred. Certified Peer Specialist through the Department of Behavioral Health.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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