Recovery Specialist - Toms River, NJ

About the role

As a Recovery Specialist at RWJBarnabas Health, you will become part of a purpose-driven environment where lived experience, compassion, and peer support create meaningful change every day. Your role involves providing non-clinical individual and group support to develop a recovery care plan, educating individuals on recovery models, and cultivating supportive tools to enhance recovery.

Responsibilities

• Engage clients and patients with non-clinical support, building trust and connection by sharing your own lived experience with recovery.
• Conduct client and patient screenings to gather relevant history and document information within the electronic health record in accordance with IFPR guidelines.
• Create individualized recovery support plans based on patient needs, screening results, and social determinants of health.
• Connect clients and patients with non-clinical, SDOH-related services and community resources that support their recovery.
• Serve as a positive role model by establishing and maintaining supportive relationships with clients, patients, and their families.
• Provide education on how to navigate treatment, social services, and recovery support systems, while coordinating with IFPR Patient Navigators and hospital staff to ensure the navigation to treatment is successful.
• Empower individuals to make self-determined, self-directed choices about their recovery pathway.
• Facilitate recovery support meetings and groups designed to engage, motivate, and empower participants.
• Complete timely, accurate documentation and reporting to support grant compliance and continuity of care.

Requirements

• A High School Diploma or GED equivalent with a minimum of four (4) years of experience in guiding principles of recovery.
• The ability to travel within a 60-mile radius of the assigned hospital for cross coverage when needed.
• A Nationally Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS) certification through the NAADAC organization within 6 months of employment.
• Bilingual ability, previous experience as a Recovery Specialist or in a related role, and knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, and Outlook are preferred.

Qualifications

• Draw on your own lived experience with recovery to inspire hope and connection in others.
• Clear, compassionate communication defines how you interact with clients, families, and colleagues.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, including attention to grammar and detail, to help you deliver accurate documentation.
• Adaptability allows you to manage changing priorities while maintaining professionalism.
• Continuous learning and professional growth motivate you.
• Collaborative teamwork is something you value and actively contribute to as part of a multidisciplinary care team.

Skills

• Clear, compassionate communication.
• Building trust and rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds and circumstances.
• Organizational and communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Adaptability.
• Continuous learning and professional growth.
• Collaborative teamwork.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retail Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!