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Peer Support Specialist Opportunity:
Full Time, Daytime Hours, Inpatient
Mental Illness is more prevalent than ever after all we have endured in 2020. As the only free-standing psychiatric hospital in the Central Kentucky area, we are here to help. Please join our team as we expand our services to meet the needs of our community.
Under the supervision of the Director of Clinical Services, the Peer Support Specialist engages patients in a wide range of activities, including advocacy, linkage to resources, sharing of experience, community and relationship building, group facilitation, skill building, mentoring, goal setting, and more. They also plan and develop educational groups, services or activities, and gather and provide information on resources. The Peer Support Specialist coordinates their activities with and attends treatment team. Provides milieu management and routine non-acute physical care for the patient.
The Ridge Behavioral Health System is a 110-bed hospital located in the heart of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY. The Ridge provides psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment for children, adolescents, and adults. The Ridge offers Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Individual Counseling, as well as Medication Management for all ages. We have provided behavioral health services to over 92 Kentucky counties for more than 39 years.
What We Offer You:
Attributes of a successful employee:
If you would like to learn more about this position, please contact Human Resources at 859-268-6458
QualificationsWe train you to be the best, but there are a few minimum requirements for this position:
Education
Experience
Certifications/Licensure
Other Skills
We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team as we set out to be the provider of choice for psychiatric care!
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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Full Time
Hospital
$65k-84k (estimate)
01/28/2023
02/11/2023
uhsinc.com
SAN CARLOS, TX
>50,000
1979
DOUG MATNEY
$10B - $50B
Hospital
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