POSITION PURPOSE:
The Peer Enrollment Navigator position is responsible for welcoming individuals who are interested in receiving care from any Pittsburgh Mercy family of services. They are to utilize their shared lived experienced to assist those in need of identifying their needs and ensuring the person’s voice and choice are communicated. Peer Enrollment Navigators assist in engagement, awareness, support, and community integration skills. They work on identifying and removing barriers to access the treatment systems and providing screening to coordinate their care needs to get an individual immediate access to crisis services, treatment services or linking them with already established or needed to be established resources. Enrollment Navigators utilize Wellness Coaching techniques and Shared Decision-Making model techniques to achieve meeting the needs of those served. They are responsible for documenting service provided.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
Promotes the language of recovery, empowerment, and choice.Provides Supportive intervention as needed.Maintenance of day-to-day operations, including tracking, monitoring, and rooming individuals for screening and assessment.Attend and participate in internal and external committees, meetings, task forces, work groups, etc., as requested and required.Other duties as assigned.MINIMUM QUALILFICATIONS:
High School Equivalency and 1 year of related or personal Mental health experience. Computer skills are preferred. Lived experiences or familiarity with mental health and/or drug and alcohol difficulties is preferred.Pre-Employment Drug ScreenClearances: Acts 33/34/114POSITION HIGHLIGHTS AND BENEFITS:
Work Schedule: Primarily Monday through Friday, 3-4 days per week, primarily daytime with one evening, with flexibility of further possible evenings depending on population needs
Comprehensive Benefit Package starts Day 1 of employment: 403B with employer match; Paid Time Off (PTO); Medical, Dental, Vision; Life Insurance; Paid Holiday Days; plus more………
ABOUT PITTSBURGH MERCY
We’re a health and human services organization serving the community using person-centered care to treat our area’s most vulnerable populations. We work with those we serve and their families to provide care that strives for a welcoming and safe environment for them, and view them as equal partners when planning, developing, and monitoring care. Our mission is to be a compassionate, transforming presence within our communities. We reach out to offer help – and hope – to people who are experiencing: mental health and substance use disorders; physical health needs; intellectual disabilities; traumatic events or circumstances, including homelessness and abuse.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.