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Peer Support Specialist Field - Orlando

CVS Health
place Orlando, 32886
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Full Time
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Spanish
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Coping Skills
Trauma
Individuals
Peer Support
Individuals with Addiction Issues

About Job

Using lived experience associated with barriers experienced when navigating the mental health and substance use system of care and in achieving their own personalized recovery, Peer Support Specialists (PSS) guide, coach, and mentor assigned members who are seeking to achieve their individualized recovery goals. In this capacity, the employed PSS will utilize their personal experience of recovery to help the Aetna team understand best how to coordinate care for members. Share coping strategies, wellness tools and other resources with care managers and coordinators. Conduct field-based visits with member to support them in their personalized recovery journey. Required Qualification: 1-2 years’ experience in community/outpatient setting working with members in a mental health or substance use capacity is required. Ability to travel to multiple office and home locations with personal vehicle, reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and automobile insurance is required. Must have current Peer Support Specialist Certification in Florida. Possession of a High School Diploma or GED. Experience using a computer and strong keyboard navigation skills including the use of MS Office Suite, Word, Teams and Excel applications. Preferred Qualifications: Bilingual(Spanish) skills desired. Experience in serving the Medicaid Populations in urban or rural environments with familiarity of local formal and informal resource networks preferred. Exceptional communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, with attention to detail. Preferred skills: Wellness Recovery Action Plan trained, Trauma Informed Care, HIPPA, C.L.A.S. Standards, Motivational Interviewing, and specialized training in medical terminology and practices for designated health conditions. Education: Possession of a High School Diploma or GED. Associates Degree preferred.

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Coping Skills
Trauma

Therapeutic Approach

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Peer Support
Individuals with Addiction Issues
Aviation/Transportation

Settings

Milieu
Partial Hospitalization (PHP)
Home Health/In-home