Peer Specialist - PACT Outreach

Where Kids and Families are Always First

MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital is the state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center and the only pediatric hospital in Washington's South Sound Region dedicated to a comprehensive network of health services for children and adolescents. Our vision is to be the highest quality and safest place for children to receive care, where every child has a medical home and is supported by nationally recognized services and experience. Mary Bridge Children's multi-disciplinary approach to care includes pediatric experts for emergency services, inpatient care, and outpatient specialty clinics, all specializing in kids and their unique needs.

FTE: 1.0 Shift: Day/Swing Schedule: Varies

The position will begin with a standard Monday through Friday dayshift. However, as the program grows and needs evolve, candidates will need to adapt to a schedule that provides adequate coverage, including evenings and weekends, that meets requirements of fidelity. More information on this will be discussed at interview.

PACT (Program for Assertive Community Treatment) is an intensive and highly integrated approach for community mental health service delivery. The multidisciplinary team shares a caseload of individuals who experience symptoms of the most serious forms of mental illness, predominantly but not exclusively the schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Many individuals also experience substance abuse, victimization and trauma, psychiatric hospitalizations, arrests and incarceration, homelessness, and additional significant challenges. The symptoms and complications of mental illnesses lead to serious functioning difficulties in several areas of life, often including work, social relationships, residential independence, money management, and physical health and wellness.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team including mental health professionals, nurses, prescribers, peer counselors, SUD specialists, and vocational staff.
• Deliver recovery-oriented services such as case management, treatment planning, resource assistance, crisis intervention, and group/individual services.
• Assist clients in identifying and accessing resources and collaborate with community resources on behalf of clients.
• Assist clients in the development of healthy coping mechanisms in individual or group settings.
• Conduct risk assessments, develop and implement safety plans, and provide crisis intervention and stabilization services as needed, including facilitating access to inpatient facilities for behavioral health care.
• Provide ongoing support to clients in their homes and community environments.
• Participate in the 24/7 on-call rotation and deliver after-hours support as needed.

This position requires regular driving and mobility in community settings.

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• You will assist clients in a wide range of services to regain control and success in their own lives, such as developing supportive relationships, self-advocacy, stable housing, education, and employment.

• You will provide peer counseling and support, drawing on common experiences as a peer, to validate patients' experiences and to provide guidance and encouragement to patients to take responsibility and actively participate in their own healthcare and wellness

• You will serve as a mentor to patients to promote hope and empowerment

• You will provide consultation from a mental health consumer perspective to the entire team concerning patients' experiences on symptoms of mental illness, responses to and opinions of treatment, and experiences of recovery

• You will assist in the provision of direct clinical services to patients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in community settings to teach symptom/behavior-management techniques, support skill-building, and to strengthen skills to cope with internal and external stresses

• You will encourage consumer self-help programs and consumer advocacy organizations that promote recovery

Requirements

• High school diploma preferred OR two years paid or volunteer work experience with individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses

• Successful completion of assigned training

• Counselor Agency Affiliated Registered within 90 days of hire

• Washington state Peer Counselor certification, or the ability to acquire that certification within one year of date of hire

• Drivers License/Abstract

• Experience as a recipient of mental health services for severe and persistent mental health illness

Why Mary Bridge Children's?

• Mission-driven:Partnering for healing and a healthy future for the patients and communities we serve

• Award-winning:Named 'Top Children's Hospital' for five years by the Leapfrog Group; physicians consistently named on 'Top Doctors' lists by Seattle Magazine, Seattle Met and the Tacoma News Tribune

• Growing: New pediatric hospital facility and medical office building opening in 2026

• Leading research:MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation partners with our pediatric providers, offering ground-breaking research and clinical trials

• Employee-centric:MultiCare is consistently ranked among "America's Best Employers by State" by Forbes

• Lifestyle:Live and work in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by breathtaking mountain, forest and water views

• Explore our services at marybridge.org

Pay and Benefit Expectations

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.