Overnight Recovery Support Specialist

About the role

The Overnight Recovery Support Specialist works shifts from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10:45pm to 7:15am.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient supervision in a safe, therapeutic setting.
• Utilizes and promotes the appropriate treatment model with all patients.
• Conducts appropriate interventions and provides support.
• Observes and documents relevant patient information and behaviors.
• Ensures communication lines between all departments (clinical, medical, culinary, administrative, etc.).
• Ensures patients adhere to the day-to-day program schedule.
• Maintains accurate documentation in electronic healthcare record, staff log, charts, facility forms, and/or other reports in a timely manner.
• Provides safe, timely, and supervised transportation of patients to off-site appointments or activities.
• Conducts and documents patient checks and counts.
• Conducts and documents routine facility checks to ensure facility safety and security, including patient and property searches.
• Conducts and documents urine testing.
• Attends all required staff training sessions in accordance with Phoenix House and state licensing requirements, completes all training on time.
• Attends and participates in program and all staff meetings.
• Adheres to and promotes the Phoenix House Mission, Vision, and Values while acting as a role model for others.
• Assumes lead duties for shift(s) as assigned.

Requirements

• Active and valid RADT/SUDRC or RAC certification, or active and valid AOD Counselor Certification.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Registered as an Alcohol and Drug (AOD) Counselor recognized by The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
• Minimum of six months prior experience in a related field.
• Valid California Drivers' License, proof of automobile insurance, and a safe driving record based on Phoenix House policy.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in MS Office systems.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing.
• Work effectively in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Establish and consistently enforce appropriate boundaries with patients.
• Model positive behavior and demeanor.
• Understand addiction, co-occurring models, and treatment modalities.
• Understand patient development and family systems.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Be flexible; problem solver, self-directed; customer service-oriented, and collaborative.
• Engage and develop a rapport with patients and families of various backgrounds.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.