Job Description Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Duchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time Senior MAT Peer Adherence Worker to support our Brentwood site. The MAT Senior Peer Adherence Worker provides guidance and support to peer workers promoting consistency in collaboration of recovery support services. Has lived experience and knowledge of recovery support community resources. Provides direct recovery support services to individuals with substance use disorders including engagement, retention, and provides evidenced based interventions. Facilitates harm reduction training, and distribution of harm reduction materials. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide outreach and engagement support to people who have substance use disorders.
- Supports orientation and ongoing training for MAT peers.
- Submits requested reports completed and on time.
- Maintains professional competence through participation in staff development and educational programming.
- Conducts chart review to verify accuracy of reporting.
- Completes recovery support plans with patients.
- Facilitates Harm Reduction Trainings including but not limited to Opioid Overdose Prevention, Fentanyl Test Strips, Xylazine Test strips and other harm reduction aspects to care.
- Completes care plans with patients.
- Knowledge of and linkage to recovery support services
- Participation in quality improvement projects to enhance peer and program services.
- Provides guidance and support to peer workers ensuring consistency in recovery support tailored to the unique needs of each individual patient.
- Maintains visibility and positive relationship with site staff promoting increased interdepartmental collaboration of care for patients who have substance use disorder.
- Provides direct recovery support utilizing the eight dimensions of wellness and evidenced based models of care.
Minimum Education: High School Diploma/GED Preferred Education: Associate's degree, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) Salary Range: $17.75- 20.25 Responsibilities Relation to Mission The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Equal Employment Opportunity Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function. Americans with Disabilities Act Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law. Job Responsibilities The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.