Peer Support Specialist - BHUC - 7:00p-7:00a

Work Schedule: 7:00p-7:00a

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.

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.