Registered Peer Recovery Specialist

Responsibilities Licensed : Registered Peer Recovery Specialist Poplar Springs Hospital is a bed acute care and residential facility.

For more than 30 years Poplar Springs Hospital has been guided by its mission of helping those who need the full continuum of behavioral health services.

Our facility offers behavioral and psychological treatment for adults and adolescents through our acute programs, adolescent residential programs, as well as programs for active duty military.

Poplar Springs Hospital is located in Petersburg, Virginia, 20 minutes south of Richmond and 50 minutes north of North Carolina.

Situated on 25 acres, our serene, nature-like setting offers our patients a sense of calm and peace. We offer families hope through a nurturing environment for adults and adolescents to flourish in their environment.

Much more online at : We have a new opening for a Registered Peer Recovery Specialist. The primary role of the Registered Peer Recovery Specialist is to help Engage in a wide range of activities, including advocacy, linkage to resources, sharing of experience, community and relationship building, group facilitation, skills building, mentoring, goal setting, etc.

This is a person-centered process which is driven by an individualized treatment plan that functions to maintain the individual’s well-being and prioritize treatment goals and objectives.

The Clinical Case Manager will familiarize him / herself with community resources and draw upon them through linkages and referrals to assist patients in accessing the network of resources that will help maintain their community and promote further growth to maximize functional independence.

The Registered Peer Recovery Specialist completes all processes, procedures, and case management activities directly related to admission, treatment and discharge from the program.

The Registered Peer Recovery Specialist will work collaboratively with the Director of Clinical Services to ensure timely communication with stakeholders and referral sources.

They will ensure all documents are sent to the appropriate team or agency and all follow-up appointments are annotated on the patient’s discharge instructions.

The Registered Peer Recovery Specialist also works with the clinicians, nurses, psychiatrists, patients, families, and community agencies as needed, with the goal of linking patients to appropriate continuing care resources.

The Registered Peer Recovery Specialist acts as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team, and serves as an advocate for the patient.

The Registered Peer Recovery Specialist shall function in compliance with all organizational policies and observe ethical and confidentiality standards at all times.

This position will work closely with members of the therapeutic treatment team, external agencies, clients, families, and members of other departments.

Hours will vary and applicants need to have flexibility with his / her availability. Benefit Highlights : Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan (K) with company match and discounted stock plan SoFii Student Loan Refinancing Program Career development opportunities within UHS and its + Subsidiaries! Retention Bonus Program (if applicable) Loan Forgiveness Program (if applicable) As one of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune corporation, annual revenues totaled over $11.

6 billion in . In , UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in , UHS ranked # on the Fortune and listed # in Forbes ranking of U.

S. Largest Public Companies. With its headquarters in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89, employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.

S. states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. If this opportunity is of interest to you,