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PEER ADVOCATE

Full-Time

Join Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center  in collaboration with the Mobile Outreach is seeking a compassionate and motivated full-time Peer Advocate to join our team.

As a Peer Advocate, you will provide peer mobile outreach support services to individuals experiencing serious mental illness and/or substance use challenges. Under the supervision of the Director, you will serve as a role model, using your lived experience to offer guidance, advocacy, and support to help clients navigate their own recovery journeys.
In this role, you will be an integral part of the client’s treatment team, helping to facilitate recovery plans and promote independence within the community. You’ll also play a key role in engaging clients in early stages of treatment and assisting with transitions as they progress through their recovery and remaining abstinent.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Actively participate in client treatment teams, including team meetings and treatment planning.
  • Assist clients in developing recovery plans, including crisis plans.
  • Provide psycho-education focused on illness management and peer support through one-on-one sessions.
  • Share your own recovery experiences to serve as a role model, teaching coping techniques and self-help strategies.
  • Offer case management support by coordinating services, resourcing, and collaborating with external providers.
  • Maintain accurate and thorough records on all assigned clients, using documentation to track and support progress.
  • Advocate on behalf of clients, ensuring their needs are addressed within the treatment team.
  • Facilitate outreach to clients who are struggling to engage in treatment, using early engagement strategies.
  • Lead outreach efforts and provide support to peers in early stages of recovery and treatment engagement.
  • Support and mentor other peers within the agency, helping Tier 1 peers grow into leadership roles.
  • Participate in required trainings to maintain certifications and improve skills.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

 

Tagged as: peer advocate, psych

Requirements
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
  • Valid NYS Driver’s License with the ability to use a personal vehicle for client visits.
    • Lived experience in recovery or experience caring for/supporting someone facing mental health or substance use challenges.
  • Interpersonal skills and Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CPRA) credentials are essential.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

  • Certification as a Certified Peer Support Specialist (NYCPS) through OMH or OASAS.

Excellent salary and benefits.
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