NAVIGATE Certified Peer Support Specialist

Why M Physicians?

The NAVIGATE program at M Physicians is affiliated with the University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, a leader in first episode psychosis care and research.

The NAVIGATE program started in 2017 with the support of grant funds from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. NAVIGATE is an evidence-based coordinated specialty care program to treat first episode psychosis in schizophrenia spectrum disorders.

This interdisciplinary team-based approach is resiliency- and recovery-focused. Team members work with individuals ages 15 to 40 years old, and their natural support persons, to help them understand their illness and develop skills that help them get back on track and live rich and meaningful lives.

NAVIGATE involves a number of different interventions including medication management, individual resiliency training (IRT), help getting back to work or school (Supported Employment and Education or SEE), peer support, case management and care coordination, and family support and education.

NAVIGATE team members are highly skilled at providing both clinical and non-clinical support and services to individuals and families impacted by a first episode of psychosis, whether that be in the clinic, community, or an individual's home.

Team members are highly collaborative, attend weekly team meetings to discuss patient care, and receive one-to-one supervision from the program’s director.

What you will do as a Certified Peer Support Specialist :

• Uses a non-clinical approach that helps recipients discover their strengths and develop their own unique recovery; models wellness, personal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness through appropriate sharing of their story
• Provides education and skill-building, including but not limited to wellness planning, crisis planning, Advanced Psychiatric Directives, and self-advocacy skills including connecting to professional services when appropriate
• Provides services that help recipients identify their strengths and to use their strengths to reach their treatment goals and identify and overcome barriers to participation in community resources
• Provides connection with resources, including visiting community resources to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities and teaching and modeling the skills needed to successfully utilize community resources
• Provides relationship building and encourages community-based activities, such as work, relationships, physical activity, and self-directed hobbies
• Leads peer support groups and illness management and recovery groups
• Completes self-paced training and orientation tasks specific to providing peer support on a coordinated specialty care team to treat first episode psychosis.
• Provides individualized ongoing peer support to patients
• Develops, recruits for, and co facilitates group interventions for NAVIGATE enrollees.
• Spends time in the department and community providing education about the value of including lived experience in mental health care, education, and research

What you will need :

Must be certifed as a Peer Support Specialist Level 1

Location : St. Louis Park Clinic - 5775 Wayzata Blvd Suite 200 St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Hours : 40 hours / week

Benefits : This is a fully benefit eligible position : Competitive wages, Healthcare (including vision & dental), 401K, parking & tuition assistance and more!

University of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians), a non-profit organization headquartered in Minneapolis, seeks motivated individuals for both clinical and non-clinical roles to drive innovation in health and medicine.

Our inclusive culture offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity for career development in the exciting field of health care to over 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers, and 2,200 health professionals and staff across Minnesota and beyond.

Join us on a mission to advance medicine.