Location: New Brunswick,NJ, USA
Job Overview:
The Recovery Specialist will assist individuals with a substance-use disorder by serving as a role model, advocate, and motivator. Through lived experience, the Recovery Specialist will provide non-clinical individual and group support to develop a recovery care plan, educate individuals on recovery models and cultivate supportive tools to enhance recovery. The Recovery Specialist will work closely with the individual s multidisciplinary care team and community-based organizations to connect patients with additional recovery support services that best fit their needs.
Qualifications:
Required:
* High School Diploma or GED equivalent
* A minimum of four (4) years of experience in the guiding principles of recovery that assist individuals to improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and reach their full potential
* Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) certification through NAADAC organization required at hire or must obtain certification within 6 months of employment
* Ability to travel within a 60-mile radius of the assigned hospital for cross coverage when needed
* Ability to utilize resources to advocate for patient/client while showing empathy and compassion
Preferred:
* Bilingual a plus
* Previous experience as a Recovery Specialist or other related position, strongly
* Strong organizational and communication skills (grammar, punctuation and sentence structure). Knowledge of computer skills: Microsoft Office, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
Certifications and Licenses Required:
* High School Diploma or GED equivalent
* Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) certification through NAADAC organization required at hire or must obtain certification within 6 months of employment
Scheduling Requirements:
* Shift working, (3) 12 hour shifts
* Full-Time
Essential Functions:
* Engage client/patient to provide non-clinical assistance and recovery support by creating connections and trust through the sharing of real-life experience(s) with the client/patient throughout their intervention.
* Conduct client/patient screening to collect all required information pertaining to client/patient history in all aspects of life. Input screening information into the electronic health record system in accordance with IFPR documentation guidelines.
* Ensures accurate and timely documentation, complete required patient follow up and provide necessary reporting data to ensure grant compliance.
* Create individualized recovery support plans based on patient needs discovered through the screening process and social determinants of health (SDOH) circumstances in accordance to grant requirements. Connect client/patient with non-clinical SDOH related services and resources.
* Establish and maintain a supportive relationship with client/patient and their families by being a positive role model and sharing experiential knowledge, hope, and skills.
* Educate individuals on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service(s) and recovery support systems by maintaining relationships with an IFPR Patient Navigator and/or hospital staff to ensure the navigation to treatment is successful.
* Empower individuals to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway to maintain recovery.
* Implement and facilitate recovery support meetings and groups that are designed to engage, motivate and empower the audience.
* Perform other duties as assigned
Benefits and Perks:
At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, social, and financial health.
* Paid Time Off (PTO)
* Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
* Dental and Vision Insurance
* Retirement Plans
* Wellness Programs
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Short & Long-Term Disability
* Life & Accidental Death Insurance
* Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
* Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
* Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!
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