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    Peer Specialist - Dayton, United States - Veterans Health Administration

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    Description

    The Peer Specialist functions as an interdisciplinary team member, assisting physicians and other professional/non-professional personnel in a rehabilitation treatment program.

    Peer Specialists perform a variety of therapeutic and supportive tasks that include assisting Veterans in articulating their goals for recovery and personal wellness, learning, and practicing new skills, helping them monitor their progress, assisting them in their treatment, modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies based on the peer specialist's own recovery experience, and supporting them in advocating for themselves to obtain effective services.


    Duties include, but not limited to the following:

    Participates in the service, training, consultation, and other professional activities of VA health care services and functions as a fully vested member of the multidisciplinary team.

    Uses personal recovery experiences to model coping techniques and recovery tolls to coach Veterans to relevant skills need for self-management of their health condition(s) and pursuit of their personal wellness.

    Observes behaviors that might indicate difficulty adapting or responding to treatment (e.g., missed assessment appointments, failure to attend or maintain abstinence, risk to self or others, disruptive behavior), completes appropriate documentation, and reports concerns to the treatment team in a timely manner.

    Uses ongoing individual and group meetings to teach Veterans how to identify and combat negative self-talk and overcome fears by providing a forum that allows Veteran to share their experiences.

    As necessary, handles crisis interventions for Veterans and addresses other emergent situations without the benefit of specific instructions.

    Informs Veterans about VA and community supports and resources, including how to effectively utilize them in the recovery and wellness process.

    Maintains a working knowledge of current trends and developments in holistic approaches in wellness and recovery by reading books, journals, and other relevant materials.

    Performs other related duties as assigned.


    Work Schedule:
    Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm


    Telework:


    VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies.

    This position may be authorized for telework on an Ad-Hoc basis. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.


    Virtual:
    This is not a virtual position.


    Position Description/PD#:
    99702-5, 99702-S, 99697-S, 99701-S, 99696-S


    Financial Disclosure Report:
    Not required


    Promotion Potential:
    This position involves a multi-grade career ladder.

    The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met.

    Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.


    State-certified peer specialists who wish to relocate will need to check their current state and the new state to verify certification requirements.

    This should be completed before applying to peer specialist positions in a different state. Verification must be made that the peer specialist possesses a valid certification before being appointment to the position.


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