MMC Southern Campus
Location
Lakewood, NJ | United States
Job description
The Peer Specialist will provide support to select consumers and their families and will work in conjunction with a certified mental health screener,
The Peer Specialist s primary role will be to engage and support those consumers identified as high utilizers of the psychiatric screening services with the goal of decreasing emergency room visits and inpatient hospitalizations,
The Peer Specialist will be available to consumers both on-site at the designated screening center and off-site,
The off-site work includes being stationed alongside a certified mental health screener who is housed at a local police department in addition to accompanying the certified mental health screeners on mobile outreaches into the community,
The Peer Specialist will both help to identify those individuals who would benefit from face-to-face follow-ups and then participating in that face-to-face follow up,
The Peer Specialist position requires a High School diploma or equivalent and one-year involvement in mental health advocacy,
RWJBarnabas Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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