Peer Recovery Representative (CRSP) - 10AM-6PM, Overlook Medical Center, NJ

Description: The Peer Recovery Representative (PRR) is a key part of a multidisciplinary team assisting patients with acute mental health needs within our innovative Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) Unit. The position utilizes the value of lived experience to instill hope, provide support and offer unique perspectives as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team. The PRR will provide individual support and group support on EmPATH, the inpatient voluntary adult behavioral health unit and the emergency department.

Job Functions:

01. Provide individual patient support:

a. Conduct individual meetings with patients in the EmPATH Unit and Emergency Department.

b. Provide coaching to patients and their families pertaining to mental health wellness, recovery and strength-         based skill development.  

02. Conduct group and support sessions: 

a. Organize and facilitate support and recovery groups on the EmPATH Unit and Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit

b.  Complete strength-based and recovery-oriented groups

03. Assist with navigating mental health and recovery resources

a. Educate and collaborate with patients, family and the treatment team to assist in navigating entry and linkage to mental health and recovery resources

04. Participate and collaborate in treatment teams:

a. Collaborate as an active member of a multidisciplinary team including psychiatry, nursing, crisis clinicians, social work and medicine

05. Coordination of services:

a.  Assist patients with connecting with appropriate recovery services as part of the interdisciplinary treatment team

b.  Enhance motivation for service engagement

c.  Educate patients and families on service linkage and needs. 

06. Advocacy:

 a. Collaborate with patients to identify recovery needs within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment team

07. Documentation: 

a.  Accurately completes all required documentation in all departments

b. Complete all required documentation in the established timeframe

08. Education: 

a. Complete and participate in education initiatives for the department, program and initiative.

Requirements:

HS Diploma

CRSP Certified Recovery Support Practitioner

Preferred:

CPRS Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities, will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of AllSpire Health Partners.

We have received awards and recognition for  the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

• 100 Best Companies to Work For ® and FORTUNE® magazine for 15 years 
• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold-Level "Well Workplace": Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennials” Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• One of the 20 Best Workplaces in Health Care: Great Place to Work® and FORTUNE® magazine
• Official Health Care Partner of the New York Jets
• NJ Sustainable Business 

Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World’s Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

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