Recovery Support Specialist

Responsibilities

• Maintain complete hourly (or specialized) observation checks on a patient assigned to the Recovery Support Specialist.
• Ensure proper location number is recorded in the proper time slot.
• Complete EMR notes during the proper shift location in a clear and timely manner.
• Encourage patients to attend all groups, medical appointments, and clinical appointments.
• Guide the patient in appropriate behaviors.
• Ensure patients are acting appropriately and respectfully during groups and are not leaving groups for unexcused reasons.
• Remove patients' names from the attendance sheet if they have attended the majority of the group or had an appointment.
• Monitor group members and ensure copies of group sign-in sheets are being made and given to the facilitator and the original being filed in the Recovery Support Specialist office.
• Complete daily room checks.
• Perform room searches when requested by the Director of Operations, medical or clinical staff, or any other safety reasons.
• Conduct bag searches upon new admits.
• Review patient handbooks and orient patients to the program.
• Complete a daily room search for detox patients.
• Process intakes and discharges along with their paperwork.
• Transport patients to the hospital and stay with them.
• Monitor all residential and detox phone calls and record these calls in the call logbook.
• Stock the supply closet.
• Provide educational and support groups for patients.
• Assist with the transport of patients to ER, outside appointments, and off-site activities.
• Support patients with crisis intervention, assist with getting to groups, meeting their appointments, joining in on campus activities, and removing barriers to treatment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to work in and adapt the culture of a multi-cultural, community-based organization.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality.
• Understanding of the Agency’s mission and culture and the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with staff and clients in all circumstances.
• Previous experience working with substance abuse and co-occurring disorders preferred.
• Good inter-personal skills.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and access to reliable transportation, along with current auto liability insurance that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements set by the State.
• Satisfactory references from employers and/or professional peers.
• Satisfactory drug screening and criminal background check.