This position is designated Mandatory and must report or stay over during adverse weather events.
Cherry Hospital A Place of Hope, Care, and Recovery
Cherry Hospital’s Hope & Wellness Center (HWC) uses the “treatment mall” model of service delivery. The treatment mall is a centralized programming area away from each patient’s hospital residential unit where recovery-oriented treatment and rehabilitative services are made accessible to all of the facility’s adult patient population (geriatric, adult acute, independence transition) in an integrated program design. Ultimately, the vast majority of adult patients from throughout the hospital receive services at the Hope & Wellness Center. HWC programming offerings include, but are not limited to, psychotherapy and educational groups, skill building groups, individual counseling services, peer support services, work therapy, and special activities. All patients and staff re-locate to this centralized programming area as do all patient services such as meals, snacks, medication administration, nursing care, medical treatments, charting, and treatment team meetings.
This position is responsible for the administration and supervision of the Peer Support Specialists that are part of the Peer Support Program at the hospital. This position will oversee the Peer Support Program and the day-to-day responsibilities of the Peer Support Staff. This position is also responsible for direct patient services such as facilitating groups including Peer Support classes within the treatment mall program. It also provides 1:1 peer support interventions for individual patients as requested by the treatment team. The individual in this position serves as a member of the hospital’s Hope & Wellness Center Design Team and a variety of other hospital committees and work groups as needed.
The NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, with approximately 18,000 employees. DHHS manages the delivery of health- and human-related services for all North Carolinians, especially our most vulnerable citizens – children, elderly, disabled and low-income families.
Cherry Hospital (CH) is a State-of-the-Art psychiatric hospital located in a beautiful rural area of Goldsboro, NC. Although rural, Cherry Hospital is convenient to the Triangle Area (Raleigh/Durham) and the coastal region of the state. It is about an hour's drive to the heart of Raleigh or the beautiful coastal town of New Bern.
Mission Statement
To provide excellent psychiatric care to individuals with the greatest need and the least resources.
Cherry Hospital serves the 38 most eastern counties of North Carolina with a mission to serve those with the greatest need and the fewest resources. In earnest efforts to follow our mission, we strive to create a healing environment in which every team member has opportunity to positively impact the lives of those around them and the individuals we serve. Learn more about our facility at: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/dsohf/cherry-hospital.
In addition to a very competitive salary, this opportunity offers an excellent benefits package, loan repayment opportunities, employment stability and rewarding professional opportunities.
* Knowledge of mental health and/or substance use recovery principles, trauma-informed care, crisis intervention strategies, and person-centered approaches
* Ability to facilitate peer support groups, advocate for peers, and assist individuals in navigating healthcare and social service systems.
* Certified as a Peer Support Specialist.
* Ability to train, supervise, and evaluate the work of others through effective communication.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Positions in the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities shall be subject to pre-employment drug testing and criminal record background checks. Also, the use of tobacco products of any kind including vapor products are prohibited from our campuses. All employees are required to adhere to the facility's Vaccination Policy.
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