Peer Support Specialist, Pueblo

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Peer Support Specialist, Pueblo Position #:  

– Requisition #: 40804

Job Summary:

The CU College of Nursing is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) University Staff (non-classified) Peer Support Specialist for the Recovery Coach Doula Program. The position will support the grant-funded Recovery Coach Doula Program in the Pueblo, CO area. Standard working hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and this position may be required to work on some Saturdays/Sundays and evening/nights (for events/clinic coverage).

The position is hybrid, including some job requirements being completed remotely.

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of transformative science, medicine, education, and patient care. The campus encompasses the University of Colorado health professional schools, more than 60 centers and institutes, and two nationally ranked independent hospitals - UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital Colorado - that treat more than two million adult and pediatric patients each year.

Innovative, interconnected, and highly collaborative, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus delivers life-changing treatments, patient care, and professional training and conducts world-renowned research fueled by over $650 million in research grants. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Under general supervision, receive training and serve as a Peer Support Specialist to implement peer-led interventions for pregnant and postpartum clients with substance use disorder.
• Utilize motivational interviewing to assist clients in identifying goals and developing action plans.
• Mentor clients by providing guidance, education, and encouragement to facilitate personal growth.
• Conduct outreach activities in the community to engage pregnant and postgraduate clients with substance use disorder.
• Assist clients in navigating community resources and services that support recovery and well-being.
• Maintain a repository of resources and track demand/utilization of resources by clients, communicating with leadership/supervisor about action items, additional resources required, and partnerships.
• Collaborate with supervisor and team and coordinate efforts to ensure successful delivery of services.
• Attend and participate in training, team/staff meetings, and other events as needed.
• Identify any problems, challenges, or obstacles in the coordination of services, identify potential solutions, and work with your team to resolve such problems, challenges, or obstacles.
• Ensure all duties and responsibilities are performed for the effective and appropriate benefit of clients to whom care and/or services are being provided.
• Ensure confidentiality of client health information and/or health records.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create individualized comprehensive care plans.
• Participate in team, site, grant, and community meetings, gatherings, and trainings as assigned by your supervisor.
• Provide doula support during client labor admission.

• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide information on program services and respond courteously to queries.
• Work comfortably with clients who are referred from a wide range of referring agencies, including city and county parole/probation departments, the Department of Social Services, and other relevant agencies.

• Continuously maintain accurate and up-to-date records and/or notes as required by agency policy.
• Use electronic health record systems to ensure timely documentation, recording, and tracking of communications, interventions, and client data.
• Schedule and…