Certified Peer Recovery Specialist 5008 - Meridian Health Services

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Focusing on “Whole-Person” Healthcare
Meridian Health Services is a progressive healthcare organization that believes in treating the “whole-person” integrating physical, mental and social well-being to help people achieve their optimum health. This approach connects treatments and doctors working together to heal both the body and mind for total well-being.

Meridian Health Services is currently seeking a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist for our location in Mooresville, IN. The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) will work to engage patients while providing peer support services, serving as a patient advocate and facilitating non-clinical skills/support groups under supervision of licensed clinician.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist patients in articulating personal goals for recovery
• Assist clinicians in the development of a treatment and discharge plan
• Identify barriers to recovery goals
• Assist patients in the identification of their personal strengths in daily living and recovery skills
• Facilitate non-clinical skills groups under supervision
• Teach patients how to identify and overcome fears of recovery
• Assist patients in building social skills by demonstrating and reinforcing proper conduct and respectful interaction
• Demonstrate appropriate self-care for sustained recovery
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• High School diploma or its equivalent required
• Completion of the DMHA state-approved training program plus passing score on state exam required
• Self-identification of a person in recovery of substance use required
• Minimum of two (2) years' experience in Human Services field required
• Associate's degree preferred

Meridian Health Services provides the following benefits:

• Health, dental, vision plans
• Merit based compensation plan
• Voluntary benefits, including critical illness, short term disability, etc.
• Generous PTO plan
• Wellness plan
• Life balance oriented organization

Drug screen, TB test, extensive background check, and fingerprinting are required of all Meridian employees. Meridian Health Services recommends that all individuals who join Meridian have a flu shot and Covid vaccination to further protect our staff and the patients we serve. We also adhere to Covid-related protocol including wearing masks, social distancing, and sanitizing.

Meridian Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V) and also participates in E-Verify.