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DescriptionAbout Astria The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington's wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you. Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health's unique view on what's important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.Astria Health is seeking a Peer Support Specialist to join our team! This position is located at our Toppenish Hospital in the Behavioral Health Unit. Shift: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday - FridayWhat you get to do every day!Peer Support Counselors use their own experiences with behavioral health issues, treatment, and recovery to encourage and support clients as they progress through their own recovery steps. You will:Assisting clients with discharge planning, applying for social services benefits, finding and maintaining housing, and other activities of daily living.Collaborating with each client in the development and implementation of individualized treatment plans and self-directed recovery action plans.Sharing personal experiences of recovery, as appropriate, to build motivation and encourage clients in their treatment.Partnering with clients to advocate for their needs & desires throughout treatment.Modeling ways to engage with others to increase social supports, develop meaningful relationships, and access & navigate community resources.Assessing clients for safety and risk to self or others, and taking appropriate crisis intervention measures when indicated.The person in this position must be able to participate in policy approved physical and mechanical restraint as trained with potentially dysregulated and/or combative patients and maintain personal, patient and staff safety without physical restrictions,Collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization.Performs other duties as assignedRequirementsHigh school diploma or GEDMust be a self-identified consumer of mental health services in stable recovery for at least one yearEligible for Peer Counselor certification provided by the Washington State Healthcare AuthorityMust maintain current BLS certificationMust be eligible for registration as Agency Affiliated CounselorMust have valid driver's license and vehicle liability insuranceThis position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.