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Peer Support Specialist
Axiom Care     Apache Junction, AZ 85120
 Posted 18 days    

Axiom Care is a fast-paced, rapidly growing substance abuse treatment and sober living housing provider with locations in the Phoenix metro area and Apache Junction. We primarily serve low-income and justice-involved individuals who are seeking to change their life for the better. We achieve this by offering multiple levels of care along with medical services, evidence-based professional counseling, case management, housing assistance, employment assistance, and more.

Job Summary
Peer Supports work closely with the entire treatment team to provide high quality services to the clients we serve at Axiom Care. Those in this role provide direct services including psychoeducational group counseling, conduct biopsychosocial assessments and other assessments, safety planning and crisis intervention as needed, relapse prevention planning, discharge planning, and other therapeutic interventions within their scope. Indirect service includes attending clinical oversight, staffing, other meetings as needed, and completing all clinical documentation by the end of each shift.

Duties/Responsibilities
· Provide ongoing encouragement, validation, and support to clients to aid them in working toward their individualized recovery goals.
· Complete Biopsychosocial assessment, Patient Centered Assessment Method, and Relapse Prevention Plan as well as any other necessary paperwork upon admission.
· Facilitate psychoeducational groups.
· Facilitate discharge planning, make appropriate referrals, complete all discharge paperwork on the day of discharge, and arrange transportation.
· Intervene with de-escalation, AMA blocking, safety planning, and emergency response protocol to crisis situations.
· Utilize CBT, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, trauma informed care and other evidenced based techniques within scope to help clients achieve their treatment goals.
· Educate clients on harm reduction strategies.
· Collaborate with all other departments to assess client progress, needs, and barriers.
· Always maintain strict adherence to all ethical standards and legal requirements.
· Challenge individuals to explore their strengths and overcome obstacles.
· Secure client information per HIPAA and CFR42 part 2 standards
· Attend mandatory clinical supervision twice per month.
· Attend mandatory treatment team staffing daily or other meetings as requested.
· Perform other related tasks and projects as assigned by management.

Required Skills/Abilities:
· Demonstrate strong active listening skills to ensure people feel heard.
· Identifying needs and recovery goals
· Lessening feelings of isolation
· Proficient in computer applications and electronic medical record systems
· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software.
· Ability to communicate effectively with clients, their loved ones, and other professionals.
· Ability to make sound decisions in emergency situations.
· Ability to write business correspondence, and analyze policies and procedures
· Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public
· Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
· Working knowledge of twelve step programs of recovery
· Understanding, training, and application of evidence-based practices
· Strict adherence to ethical treatment standards
· Strong time management skills

Qualification Preferences
· Current and valid Peer Support Certification (Required)
· Minimum of one year of clinical experience with the AHCCCS insured population, justice involved adults, chronically underhoused individuals, and adult substance use treatment
· Experience with group facilitation
· Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Counseling, Counseling or relative field, from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience.
· Two years of experience working in behavioral health or substance abuse field preferred.
· Lived experience and at least 1 year in recovery

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Job Details


Industry

Healthcare

Employment Type

Full Time

Number of openings

1


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