Wellness & Recovery Specialist - Peer Support Specialist Certified

Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office).Candidates must live within 50 miles of our Baton Rouge, LA PulsePoint location.

Hours: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm CST and 10:00 am - 6:30 pm CST

The Peer Support Specialist Wellness & Recovery Specialist is responsible for follow up on crisis call activities focused on the Wellness and Recovery for the Louisiana Crisis Hub callers.

How you will make an impact:

• Identifies opportunities for engagement of callers and their families in forming a supportive, recovery network.
• Acts as a resource for callers, their families and other community members on decision making and problem solving.
• Initiates and maintains contact with assigned individuals and providers to determine member's response to services.
• Follows up and supports callers who after an assessment, present with serious and/or urgent risk factors which reach the level of an agreed upon risk rating.
• Follows up and supports callers who has mobile crisis had been dispatched, but the dispatch was canceled for any reason (person no longer present, person is sleeping, etc.)
• Follows up and supports callers who presented to the emergency department (ED), but are discharged or leave before placement is found.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires AA/AS and minimum of 2 years of experience in health services or behavioral health field or in a peer support services role; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Peer Specialist Certification in Louisiana is required.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Prior experience in Crisis Work and call center environment is strongly preferred.
• BA/BS or MBA preferred.
• Experience within the community and knowledge of local resources is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience as a Peer Specialist is strongly preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.