Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (Full-Time, Days)

About the role

The overall purpose for this position is to provide support, advocacy, outreach, and education to primarily engage pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in St. Lawrence Health System’s M-WRAP program with their recovery from opioid use disorder. The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate will work as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team and in conjunction with the patient will develop a patient centered Recovery Plan to help initiate and sustain an individual in their recovery from substance use or addiction.

Responsibilities

• Works with the women and their families to teach and reinforce skills necessary to remain in recovery
• Mets regularly with the patient 1:1 to provide direct coaching, education and advocacy in linking, engaging and retaining patients in services identified in the Recovery Plan
• Acts as a role model, mentor, advocate and motivator to recovering patients in order to promote long term recovery
• Ability to share personal recovery experiences and to develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships while maintaining healthy boundaries and ethical standards at all times
• Serves as a point of contact when patients are at risk for relapse
• Participates in On Call Services as needed

Requirements

• 2 years supervisory experience
• Associate or Bachelors Degree preferred
• Experience managing registration/ admitting/ billing practices preferred
• Preference to applicants who are OASAS fully licensed and or provisional peer advocates
• Some experience or education related to working with populations with substance use disorder
• Training or education in trauma-informed service

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications
• Preferred Qualifications

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Work effectively with patients, their families, community organizations, and staff members at all levels
• Demonstrates responsibility for ongoing personal development, professional growth and continuing education
• Performs duties in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision or direction
• Creates and maintains detailed, accurate and timely documentation
• Indicates appreciation of population differences (cultural, ethnic, orientation, religious)
• Works and/or be on call during evenings or weekends
• Complies with laws, rules, regulations and hospital policies
• Protects from unauthorized and inappropriate disclosure, all confidential patient and hospital information in accordance with HIPPA regulations and hospital policies
• Reports privacy issues through the chain of command, to the compliance officer, or the hotline

Physical Conditions / Physical Demands

• Able to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time
• Occasional stooping, bending, reaching, lifting and pushing up to 20 pounds
• Close visual acuity, read charts, analyze and prepare data, transcribing, viewing a computer screen, dials, equipment settings, literature and other printed or handwritten materials
• Work with equipment and manipulate equipment settings, computer keyboard, etc.

Environmental

• OSHA Category III: Little, to no risk of exposure to blood or body fluids
• Regular and on-time attendance
• Hours regularly exceed 40 hours per week
• Office environments
• Individual may be required to work non-standard shifts as needed (weekend, evenings, swing shift, or some combination)
• Occasional travel by conventional means to other locations as required
• Incumbent may perform work virtually, as pre-approved or directed by leadership

Pay

The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.