Peer Recovery Specialist Driver (IL)
Additional Information About The Role
Alton Memorial Hospital seeks a Peer Recovery Specialist Driver to join our team. This role plays a crucial part in delivering high-quality patient care.
Responsibilities
- Provide SBIRT to patients identified with Opioid Use Disorders and Substance Use Disorders throughout the hospital.
- Build therapeutic alliances with each patient utilizing motivational interviewing techniques and working collaboratively with the medical staff, patient and family.
- Serve as a role model for individuals seeking recovery.
- Help individuals identify options and participate in all decisions related to his/her recovery goals.
- Utilizing a harm reduction model of care, the PRS will work with each patient in developing an individualized treatment plan which includes but is not limited to the induction of buprenorphine, ensuring its availability to patients until each patient is linked to a MAT provider and ensuring each patient is discharged with naloxone.
- Link patients to treatment and ensure a smooth transition to the next level of care.
- Follow-up to ensure that each patient attended his/her initial appointment to treatment.
- Following discharge from the hospital, contact the patients regularly to provide support, address barriers to treatment and facilitate further linkage to community organizations.
- Serve as an active member of the treatment team and will document service provision in the patient’s medical record.
- Provide addiction education to medical staff.
- Build relationships with both medical providers and community organizations to improve overall patient outcomes.
- Participate in data reporting to the state of Illinois.
Requirements
- Trained to incorporate their unique personal experience in their own recovery with a knowledge base in human services and addiction.
- Trained to utilize Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT).
- Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
Preferred Qualifications
- 2-5 years supervisor experience.
Overview
Since 1937, Alton Memorial Hospital has cared for residents in Alton, Illinois, and the surrounding communities in a five-county area. Alton Memorial offers patients a variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including surgery services, medical imaging, interventional and diagnostic heart services, cancer care, rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency care, ambulance services and more.
Minimum Requirements
- High School Diploma or GED.
Education
A valid driver's license in order to drive BJC vehicles is required.
Experience
- No Experience.
Benefits And Legal Statement
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