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Company

Nebraska Medicine
Address , Omaha, Ne
Employment type PART_TIME
Salary
Expires 2023-07-30
Posted at 11 months ago
Job Description
Serious Medicine is what we do. Being extraordinary is who we are. Every colleague plays a key role in upholding this promise to our patients and their families.
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)
Nebraska Medicine is seeking a talented individual to join us as a Peer Support Specialist for our Psychiatric Emergency Services unit!
Shift Details:
Days: Typically (8:00-4:30)
Includes every other weekend
Part-Time; 2 Shifts/Week ; 8 Hour Shifts
Why Nebraska Medicine:
Our shared values reflect who we are and why we’re here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing.
  • Lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care
  • Competitive Benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement
  • Forbes Magazine recognizes us in their list of American’s top employers and the best employer in Nebraska
Position Highlights
PES- Psychiatric Emergency Services is a unique unit at Nebraska Medicine in that its primary focus is to help individuals experiencing a mental health crisis/emergency.
Please see video at this link to hear from the unit on KETV:
Emergency psychiatric unit filling need in Omaha (ketv.com)
Contribute lived experience, perspective, knowledge, and skills to the rehabilitative and recovery process. Responsible for facilitating effective system navigation, empowerment, hope, resiliency, voice and choice. Provide service that is person/family centered, promotes self-directed recovery and supports self-advocacy and empowerment through interventions that emphasize safety, self-worth, growth, connection to community, planning and social supports.
Required Qualifications:
  • High school education or equivalent required.
  • Self-Identifies as having lived experience as an individual with a mental health/substance use disorder or as a parent/care-giver to a child with a mental health/substance use disorder required.
  • Certificate of successful completion of Nebraska approved Peer Support Core Curriculum Training required.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Demonstrated successful full or part time, paid or voluntary work experience within the past 12 months preferred..
  • Post-secondary education preferred.
  • Certified Peer Support Wellness Specialist (CPSWS) or Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) in accordance with the certification described by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health preferred.
Recruiter Contact
Katy Dyer
Nebraska Medicine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and protected veterans’ status.