Peer Recovery Representative (CPRS or PRSS) - Full Time - Monday - Friday 9AM-5PM- Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, NJ

Atlantic Health System•Morristown, NJ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Engage, motivate and support patients within various levels of recovery with potential substance misuse admitted to inpatient medical units, the emergency department and the inpatient behavioral health unit. The position operates both independently and as an integrated member of a psychiatric consult liaison team. At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care include: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ; Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ; Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ; Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ; Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ; Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ; Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ; Atlantic Medical Group; Atlantic Visiting Nurse; Atlantic Mobile Health; Atlantic Rehabilitation. We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades: Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For." Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026. Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings. Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026. Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026. Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026. Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025. Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired. Morristown Medical Center is a nationally-recognized leader in cardiology and heart surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, geriatrics, gastroenterology and GI surgery, pulmonology and lung surgery, and urology. We are the only hospital in New Jersey named one of America's '50 Best Hospitals' for six consecutive years by Healthgrades and one of the World's Best Hospitals by Newsweek. We were included on Becker's Healthcare 2020 list of "100 Great Hospitals in America". In addition, Leapfrog recognized us with an "A" hospital safety grade - its highest - twelve consecutive times, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded us again with its highest five-star rating in 2020. Morristown Medical Center is a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Service, the highest level of recognition achievable from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for facilities that provide acute care services. Our nonprofit hospital was also designated a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the State of NJ. At Atlantic Behavioral Health, we know behavioral health plays a significant role in the healing process – not just for patients dealing with mental health disorders or substance abuse, but also for those recovering from injuries, surgeries, diseases, and other conditions. We help them cope with the stress and emotional challenges caused by such physical ailments. Our behavioral health team features highly trained psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed clinicians. We provide a variety of mental health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis, including intensive outpatient programs.

Requirements

CPRS or PRSS certification

Responsibilities

Serve as a role model for individuals and their families by discussion of experiential knowledge and recovery skills
Educate and assist individuals and their families with navigating substance misuse treatment and resources
Coach individuals and their families about recovery regarding variations in coping styles, motivations, strengths and the resources of the individual
Identify, navigate and enhance motivation for engagement in various self-help and community recovery organizations
Advocate for individuals to ensure appropriate community-based treatment and recovery linkages and services
Maintain peer to peer relationships with individuals and family during their medical admission to foster motivation and continued engagement
Work collaboratively with other disciplines on the medical units to develop an understanding of the individual’s level of motivation, engagement and ongoing recovery needs
Empower individuals to make self -determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathway
Engage actively in weekly supervision meetings and case reviews
Complete necessary documentation and charting accurately and within the timeframe and guidelines as defined by the program
Collaborate with Psychiatric Consult Liaison Team working as part of a proactive CL model.
Provide referral and resource assistance to patients, care givers, social work and nursing.
Complete linkage and navigation assistance when needed and appropriate
Maintain requested program/department metrics in coordination with program leadership

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
Life & AD&D Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare
Well-Being Rewards
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance