Recovery Support Specialist

Job description

Position Overview: The Recovery Support Specialist (RSS) assists patients with substance abuse and mental health disorders, working under the direction of the Program Director and/or Assistant Program Director and in collaboration with clinical, nursing, and medical staff. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting patients with daily schedules, leading patients in educational and recreational activities, facilitating psychoeducational groups, and accompanying patients to and from examinations and treatments. The primary role of the RSS is to support the delivery of individual client care through a focus on safety and engagement. Specific Responsibilities: Monitors patient activities, provides security checks throughout shift, completes documentation to include, but not limited to, rounds sheets, therapeutic activities notes, and End of Shift reports; records patient behavior. Participates in direct patient care including ensuring patient safety and interacting therapeutically. Assists in the activities of patients' daily schedule. Assists with de-escalation. Performs all aspects of patient belongings processing for new admissions and resulting from visitations, including sear...