Pottstown Hospital - Tower Health
Grant Peer Recovery Specialist
Pottstown Hospital - Tower Health, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Grant Peer Recovery Specialist
Pottstown Hospital - Tower Health
Job Summary Functions as a clinical member of the multidisciplinary team and provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services. Has experience as a recipient of behavioral health services and is willing to share personal and practical experience and knowledge, and first hand insight to benefit the team and its participants. The Peer Specialist functions as a fully integrated team member to provide expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by clients to have a satisfying life. Collaborates to promote a team culture and recognizes, understands, and respects each client’s point of view, experiences, and preferences. Responsible to maximize client choice, self‑determination and decision making in the planning, delivery and evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation and support services. Provides peer counseling and consultation to individual clients, family, and team staff. Acts as a liaison with community resources, carries out rehabilitation and support functions, and assists in treatment, substance abuse services, education, support and consultation to families, and crisis intervention under the clinical supervision of staff with professional degrees. Reports to and works under the direction of the Director and Team Leader.
Benefits
Generous time off, tuition assistance, and comprehensive benefits
Instant access throughout the pay period with Tower Advance Pay, ensuring financial flexibility and convenience
Employee Assistance Program, Retirement Savings Program, Life Insurance, and more
Qualifications
Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.
High School Diploma - OR - GED - OR - Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Required Skills
Excellent Communications Skills
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Microsoft Office Applications
We believe in the power of people to create great care. Pottstown Hospital is a 213‑bed facility with a full range of health services, including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few. We deliver compassionate, safe, quality care. And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.
Awards
Healthgrades® Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2023)
Lown Institute Hospitals Index: Grade A Cost Efficiency, Grade A Inclusivity
The Pottstown Mercury Readers’ Choice Award – Best Hospital
Get With The Guidelines Stroke SILVER PLUS
Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure GOLD PLUS
Accreditations
Accredited by The Joint Commission
Certified Primary Stroke Center
Certified in Hip/Knee Replacement, Heart Failure
Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons
Commission on Cancer
Accreditation with the American College of Radiation Oncology
American College of Radiology Accreditation
CT Scan, MRI, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, and PET Scan
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing
Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology
Video link: https://youtu.be/y1hCdgU8F9M
Overview Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.
Seniority Level
Not Applicable
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Other
Hospitals and Health Care
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Job Summary Functions as a clinical member of the multidisciplinary team and provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services. Has experience as a recipient of behavioral health services and is willing to share personal and practical experience and knowledge, and first hand insight to benefit the team and its participants. The Peer Specialist functions as a fully integrated team member to provide expertise about the recovery process, symptom management, and the persistence required by clients to have a satisfying life. Collaborates to promote a team culture and recognizes, understands, and respects each client’s point of view, experiences, and preferences. Responsible to maximize client choice, self‑determination and decision making in the planning, delivery and evaluation of treatment, rehabilitation and support services. Provides peer counseling and consultation to individual clients, family, and team staff. Acts as a liaison with community resources, carries out rehabilitation and support functions, and assists in treatment, substance abuse services, education, support and consultation to families, and crisis intervention under the clinical supervision of staff with professional degrees. Reports to and works under the direction of the Director and Team Leader.
Benefits
Generous time off, tuition assistance, and comprehensive benefits
Instant access throughout the pay period with Tower Advance Pay, ensuring financial flexibility and convenience
Employee Assistance Program, Retirement Savings Program, Life Insurance, and more
Qualifications
Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.
High School Diploma - OR - GED - OR - Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Required Skills
Excellent Communications Skills
Excellent Interpersonal Skills
Microsoft Office Applications
We believe in the power of people to create great care. Pottstown Hospital is a 213‑bed facility with a full range of health services, including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few. We deliver compassionate, safe, quality care. And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.
Awards
Healthgrades® Patient Safety Excellence Award™ (2023)
Lown Institute Hospitals Index: Grade A Cost Efficiency, Grade A Inclusivity
The Pottstown Mercury Readers’ Choice Award – Best Hospital
Get With The Guidelines Stroke SILVER PLUS
Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure GOLD PLUS
Accreditations
Accredited by The Joint Commission
Certified Primary Stroke Center
Certified in Hip/Knee Replacement, Heart Failure
Accreditation by the American College of Surgeons
Commission on Cancer
Accreditation with the American College of Radiation Oncology
American College of Radiology Accreditation
CT Scan, MRI, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, and PET Scan
Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC)
Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing
Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology
Video link: https://youtu.be/y1hCdgU8F9M
Overview Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.
Seniority Level
Not Applicable
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Other
Hospitals and Health Care
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Pottstown Hospital – Tower Health by 2x
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