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Provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services as a clinical member of a multidisciplinary team using personal lived experience with behavioral health. Acts as a liaison with community resources and assists in crisis intervention and substance abuse services.
Requirements summary
Requires a High School Diploma or GED, though relevant experience may be considered. Candidates must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office.
Functions as a clinical member of the multidisciplinary team and provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services.
Has experience as a recipient of behavioral health services and is willing to share his or her personal and practical experience and knowledge, and first hand insight to benefit the team and it’s participants.
The Peer Specialist functions as a fully integrated team member to provide expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by clients to have a satisfying life.
Collaborates to promote a team culture and recognizes, understands, and respects each client's point of view, experiences, and preferences.
Responsible to maximize client choice, self determination and decision making in the planning, delivery and evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation and support services.
Provides peer counseling and consultation to individual clients, family, and team staff.
Acts as a liasion with community resources, carries out rehabilitation and support functions, and assists in treatment, substance abuse services, education, support and consultation to families, and crisis intervention under the clinical supervision of staff with professional degrees.
Reports to and works under the direction of the Director and Team Leader.
Generous time off, tuition assistance, and comprehensive benefits Instant access throughout the pay period with Tower Advance Pay, ensuring financial flexibility and convenience Employee Assistance Program, Retirement Savings Program, Life Insurance, and more! #POTTS #LI-AH1
Qualifications
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.
High School Diploma - OR - GED - OR - Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education REQUIRED SKILLS Excellent Communications Skills Excellent Interpersonal Skills Microsoft Office Applications We believe in the power of people to create great care.
Pottstown Hospital is a 213-bed facility with a full range of health services, including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few.
We believe in the power of people to create great care.
We deliver compassionate, safe, quality care.
And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.
Index: Grade A Cost Efficiency, Grade A Inclusivity The Pottstown Mercury Readers' Choice Award - Best Hospital Get With The Guidelines Stroke SILVER PLUS Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure GOLD PLUS Accreditations Accredited by The Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center Certified in Hip/Knee Replacement, Heart Failure Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Accreditation with the American College of Radiation Oncology American College of Radiology Accreditation CT Scan, MRI, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, and PET Scan Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology https://youtu.be/y1hCdgU8F9M
Overview
Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania.
Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St.
Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University).
Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences.
Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.
