Community Support Specalist

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Inspire hope that addiction is not a moral failing but a mental disease that can be overcome
• Employ an individualized and multidisciplinary approach to care with all medical staff, supporting the “shared” patient with hope, respect and care
• Help patients identify and seek treatment for underlying mental and physical health conditions that perpetuate addictive behavior with a focus on progress and recovery
• Aid patients in attaining independent functioning and rehabilitation using a community-based model and an individualized treatment plan
• Employ evidence-based interventions to develop interpersonal/social, family, community and independent living skills
• Provide patient care with an emphasis on personal strength, skills, and harm reduction while using motivational approaches that promote self-advocacy and participation in a patient’s recovery
• Facilitate and support recovery through activities including defining recovery concepts in order to develop and attain recovery goals
• Identify needs, strengths, skills, and resources while teaching patients how to use them, identify obstacles to recovery and find ways to overcome them
• Provide education for substance use disorders that include symptoms, triggers, cravings, and the benefits and side effects of prescribed medications; Provide individual assistance to patients adhering to their prescription medication regimen
• Encourage and promote recovery efforts, independence, self-care, and responsibility
• Participate in the ongoing development of specific individual treatment rehabilitation plans for each patient on his/her/their caseload
• Provide individual support to patients who need emergency services such as, but not limited to, financial, medical, and housing assistance and follow up with referrals provided to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts when appointments are missed
• Use advanced knowledge of psychological concepts, evidence-based interventions, coordination of mental health services and/or other services provided by practitioners and community partners
• Made ongoing assessments of the status of all patients assigned to his/her/their caseloads that include personal strengths, progress, and barriers to meeting their individual treatment goals
• Clearly document the services provided to each patient including the patient’s need for services, all interventions provided, any progress or lack of with their treatment plan, a list of all providers, dates and times of all services, and the patient’s response to each service provided
• Identify risk factors related to relapse and develop a plan with strategies to support recovery and prevent relapse

Qualifications

• An Associate of Applied Science in Human Services or Behavioral Health from an approved institution is required
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or other related human service fields of study is recommended