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Peer Recovery Representative M-F, Summit, NJ
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Summit, Union County, New Jersey, 07902, USA
Listed on 2026-02-17
Listing for:
Atlantic Health System
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-17
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Substance Abuse Counselor
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description:
The Peer Recovery Representative (PRR) is a key part of a multidisciplinary team assisting patients with acute mental health needs within our innovative Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment and Healing (EmPATH) Unit. The position utilizes the value of lived experience to instill hope, provide support and offer unique perspectives as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team. The PRR will provide individual support and group support on EmPATH, the inpatient voluntary adult behavioral health unit and the emergency department.
Job Functions:- Conduct individual meetings with patients in the EmPATH Unit and Emergency Department.
- Provide coaching to patients and their families pertaining to mental health wellness, recovery and strength‑based skill development.
- Organize and facilitate support and recovery groups on the EmPATH Unit and Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
- Complete strength‑based and recovery‑oriented groups
- Educate and collaborate with patients, family and the treatment team to assist in navigating entry and linkage to mental health and recovery resources
- Collaborate as an active member of a multidisciplinary team including psychiatry, nursing, crisis clinicians, social work and medicine
- Assist patients with connecting with appropriate recovery services as part of the interdisciplinary treatment team
- Enhance motivation for service engagement
- Educate patients and families on service linkage and needs.
- Collaborate with patients to identify recovery needs within the context of a multidisciplinary treatment team
- Accurately completes all required documentation in all departments
- Complete all required documentation in the established timeframe
- Complete and participate in education initiatives for the department, program and initiative.
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