Crisis Certified Peer Support Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Cummins Behavioral Health Systems is seeking a full-time Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) to be part of our mobile crisis team in Greencastle, Indiana within Putnam County.   

Certified Peer Support Professionals are so valuable to the people we serve.  At Cummins, we believe in the value of lived experience and how those unique skills and life wisdom are helpful to guide others in their own recovery journey.  As a CPSP, we celebrate your unique recovery experience and know that your story makes a difference in bringing hope to others.   

This position shall serve the mental health and addiction treatment population experiencing crisis.  This position works closely with local community crisis systems including but not limited to law enforcement, emergency medical technician systems, and hospital emergency rooms.  This position is mobile when necessary and in coordination with other community safety response systems. 

*Orientation and training will be daytime hours during the weekday during the first 90 days of employment. 

Responsibilities:

• We have various crisis shifts including daytime, evening, overnight, and weekends available. Open for discussion about the shift times.
• The Crisis Peer will be responsible for managing communication around a range of crisis situations, including telephone responses, in person care, and when deemed necessary become part of a mobile crisis response team.
• A Crisis Peer will assist in providing risk assessments and de-escalation interventions for both existing Cummins' consumers and those not yet engaged in Cummins' services.
• When deemed necessary, crisis team members go mobile within Hendricks County and surrounding areas. What does this mean? At minimum, a pair of providers go to the home, school, or community to provide thorough crisis assessments and actionable steps to bring safety to the person in need. The mobile teams use contemporary and evidence-based practices (training is provided) to bring those in crisis to recovery.
• Maintain positive, ethical, and professional working relationships with community, government agencies, and other professionals. Ability to effectively maintain work relationships.
• Promotes a healthy work environment by demonstrating collaborative decision-making and team-building behaviors; provides peer support and motivates staff to outstanding performance.
• Coordinate care with a variety of professionals and the consumer's natural support during and after assessments.
• Ability to write notes in an Electronic Medical Record to update the consumer's treatment team concerning Crisis Intervention Therapist's contacts. Ability to operate PC-based programs including Microsoft Word, Teams, and Outlook.

Education and/or Experience : 

• Completion of state-approved Certified Peer Support Professional (CPSP) training program with a passing score on the certification exam and supporting verification documentation; or
• Current ICAADA Peer Recovery Coach certification WITH the Mental Health (MH) Endorsement, with support verification documentation
• Require candidates who have lived experience with mental health and/or addictions. 
• Minimum of a high school diploma or GED is also required. 
• Must possess a valid Indiana Driver's license.

Benefits Include:

• Competitive salaries.
• Bilingual pay bonus.
• Excellent work life balance (paid time off and holidays).
• Professional training, leadership training, and advancement available.
• Comprehensive insurance package.
• Clinical support from leaders in field.
• Matching contributions to your 401K program.

As a proud recipient of Platinum level certification for Mental Health America's Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health , Cummins Behavioral Health Systems puts mental health at the forefront of employee health and well-being.

Cummins is one of the State's top-rated community behavioral health and addiction providers in Customer Satisfaction as recognized by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction.

Learn about the many rewards of a career with Cummins! Apply today!

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

This Rural Health Transformation Program is supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $206,927,896.80 with 100 percent funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS, or the U.S. Government