Program Coordinator and Recovery Specialist

About the role

The Program Coordinator and Recovery Specialist at Evolve Treatment Centers' San Diego Outpatient location is responsible for the administrative functioning of the Outpatient Program, which provides Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient treatment to teens struggling with mental health, behavioral, and substance use challenges. They also facilitate substance use recovery groups and provide additional support for clients with substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure program compliance with accreditation and program standards.
• Assist Clinical Program Director with ensuring the smooth operation of all administrative functions of the program.
• Provide administrative and operational support to program staff.
• Facilitate psychoeducational groups, as assigned by Clinical Program Director.
• Complete clinical documentation in the EMR for all groups facilitated.
• Oversee the client intake process, including assisting with the completion of intake paperwork, providing clients with a Program orientation, etc.
• Monitor client attendance, correspond with caregivers about attendance, and notify appropriate departments for billing and insurance purposes.
• Facilitate client outcome assessments at the required timepoints.
• Oversee people operations standards, including maintenance of personnel files, ensuring staff have completed needed trainings, onboarding and offboarding procedures, etc.
• Purchase supplies for the program and track spending to ensure program spending is within the allotted budget.
• Ensure that the facility is properly maintained.
• Coordinate vendor contracts, invoices, and scheduling.
• Schedule psychiatry appointments weekly, and act as liaison between psychiatrist, nurse, and clinical team to ensure client medication needs are met.
• Facilitate client Urine Drug Screens, monitor results, communicate results, and document appropriately in the EMR.
• Facilitate weekly substance use recovery groups for the program, including Seeking Safety, Relapse, Prevention, etc.
• Facilitate weekly virtual SMART recovery meetings for Evolve clients.
• Provide substance use recovery coaching to program clients and their caregivers in collaboration with the Primary Therapist and Clinical Program Director.
• Complete clinical documentation for all groups and coaching meetings in the EMR.
• Cook up quarterly recovery panels for the program.
• Support clients with identifying community-based recovery resources, including 12-step or SMART Recovery meetings.

Qualifications

• Substance abuse experience preferred but not required.
• Completion of required SMART Recovery meeting facilitator training.
• A professional demeanor and demonstration of appropriate boundaries with clients.
• A strong desire to interact with teens and their families and provide support when needed.
• A BA in a related field preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in PC, Microsoft Word, Excel.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Able to multitask and coordinate productively with other team members.
• Punctuality; possesses good communication skills; works well collaboratively with supervisors, management, and colleagues.

Program Hours

We ask that candidates be available Monday–Thursday between 9am and 7pm. Your actual workday will be 8 hours within that time frame, and will be 9am - 5pm or 11am - 7pm. Fridays will be 9am - 5pm.

Pay

$28/hour

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• PTO, sick time, bereavement leave, paid community service, paid holidays
• 401k with company match
• EAP services
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

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