Recovery Specialist - Per Diem

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: Reports To: Outpatient / Unit Director Training: American Heart Association BLS and HeartSaver First Aid (HSFA) required within 90 days of hire or transfer. CPI required within 90 days of hire or transfer. NCPRSS or CPRS required within 6 months of hire or transfer. The Recovery Specialist will engage individuals reversed from an opioid overdose and provide non-clinical assistance and recovery supports while maintaining follow-up with these individuals. Duties and Responsibilities: Educates survivors on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems. Acts as positive role model to survivors and their families, by sharing experiential knowledge, hope and skills. Maintains relationships with survivors, and families in order to assists individuals in the treatment engagement and retention process. Reinforces guides and ensures patients and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities, and resources of each individual. Assists survivors with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintains recovery. Assists in establishing and sustain a social and physical environment...