What are the responsibilities and job description for the Peer Support Specialist - Behavioral Health Urgent Care position at Southeastern Integrated Care LLC?
Summary:
The Certified Peer Support Specialist – Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) provides coaching, mentoring, and consultation in a Tier IV BHUC for adults 18 with mental health or substance abuse disabilities, promoting recovery, self-advocacy, and integration while supporting the therapeutic milieu. This position is critical to supporting the mission and vision of Southeastern Integrated Care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintains ratio in facility; provides wellness self-management, recovery, supports, coping, advocacy, independent living skills.
- Assists self-determination/decision-making; teaches functional skills (meds, finances, daily living).
- Models recovery; promotes advocacy/rights; develops/modifies crisis plans, advance directives, relapse prevention.
- Supports stable housing, education/job training, community linkages; provides case management.
- Instills hope using personal recovery experience; engages/serves consumers; promotes recovery culture.
- Reports to QP on goals; completes PSS documentation per NC 8A/8G, LME requirements.
- Participates in 24/7 on-call; coordinates first response.
- Ensures HIPAA/CFR-42 confidentiality; maintains records/progress notes; documents billable encounters in EMR within 24 hours.
- Attends meetings/trainings; collaborates on needs; other duties to support quality services/mission.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position does not oversee staff.
Qualifications:
Education/Experience
- Minimum High School Diploma/GED
Required Skills/Abilities
- Collaborate 5 days/week
- Document per Medicaid/SEIC standards
- Read/write service notes
- Present info effectively.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- NC Certified Peer Support Specialist (maintain)
- Valid driver's license.