+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Summary: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Pine Belt Mental Healthcare | | | Resources, is actively seeking | | | a Peer Support Specialist for the | | | I-CORT Team to provide services | | | to adults who have a severe and | | | persistent mental illness. The | | | Peer Support Specialist position | | | will service in Franklin and | | | Lawrence counties.  The Peer | | | Support Specialist position will | | | provide peer services to | | | individuals enrolled in the | | | I-CORT program. Some on-call | | | duties required. | | | | | | | | | The Intensive Community Outreach | | | and Recovery Team (I-CORT) is a | | | recovery and resiliency-oriented, | | | intensive, community-based | | | rehabilitation and outreach | | | service for adults with a severe | | | and persistent mental illness. | | | I-CORT is a team-oriented | | | approach to mental health | | | rehabilitation intervention and | | | supports necessary to assist | | | individuals in achieving and | | | maintaining rehabilitative, | | | resiliency, and recovery goals. | | | | | | I-CORT services are provided | | | primarily in natural settings and | | | are delivered face-to-face, by | | | phone or video conference with | | | the individual and their | | | family/significant other as | | | appropriate, to the primary | | | well-being and benefit of the | | | recipient.  I-CORT assists in the | | | setting and attaining of | | | individually defined | | | recovery/resiliency goals.  | | | I-CORT primary treatment | | | objective is to assist in keeping | | | the individuals receiving the | | | service in the community in which | | | they live avoiding placement in | | | state-operated behavioral health | | | programs.  | | | | | | For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental | | | Healthcare Resources has served | | | individuals throughout the Pine | | | Belt.  Through an extensive | | | continuum of care, we strive to | | | enable adults with serious mental | | | illnesses, children with serious | | | emotional disturbances, and | | | individuals with an addiction or | | | developmental disability to live, | | | work, learn, and participate | | | fully in their communities. Pine | | | Belt Mental Healthcare Resources | | | is seeking a diligent and | | | motivated Pharmacist to help | | | provide services to the Pine Belt | | | Mental Health service area out of | | | the Hattiesburg, MS office.  The | | | Pharmacist position is a vital | | | part of Pine Belt Mental | | | Health's ability to ensure that | | | medications are properly | | | dispensed, procured and | | | controlled. The ideal candidate | | | will have developed a knowledge | | | in medication for children, | | | adolescent, adult and geriatric | | | populations.  | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Requirements: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - HS Diploma or equivalent | | | required | | | - Must be able to obtain Peer | | | Support Certification from | | | DMH | | | - Must have valid driver's | | | license with satisfactory | | | driving record | | | - Reliable transportation | | | needed to provide services in | | | the community | | | - Excellent communication | | | skills required | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | | | | Responsibilities: | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | - Assists individuals with | | | severe and persistent mental | | | illness to make improvements | | | in functioning, managing |