Peer Recovery Specialist- Grant Funded
About The Position
This position, funded through the ED Bridge Peer Expansion Grant, involves providing peer recovery services to individuals and groups within Carilion Clinic's inpatient settings, outpatient clinics, emergency departments, and throughout the surrounding communities. The role focuses on supporting individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders through their recovery journey. This includes providing recovery education, identifying and supporting linkages to community resources (educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual, mutual self-help groups, professional services), and maintaining contact with recovering persons after they leave the program to ensure ongoing success and provide re-engagement support. The specialist will also attend periodic meetings for identified service lines, treatment professionals, community coalitions, or outreach activities, and provide crisis intervention support as defined within the Peer Recovery Specialist Scope of Practice. Both group and individual recovery coaching are integral to this role. Carilion Clinic is a not-for-profit, mission-driven health system headquartered in Roanoke, Va., with a robust system of award-winning hospitals, trauma centers, and multi-specialty physician practices spanning southwestern Virginia. The organization values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning for its employees.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- Completion of Virginia Department of Behavioral Health Peer Recovery Specialist 72-hour Training.
- Be in recovery from a mental illness and/or substance use disorder for two or more years.
- Must be comfortable with disclosure of own recovery story and willing to use it within the Peer Recovery Special Ethical Guidelines
Responsibilities
- Provide peer recovery services to individuals and groups within Carilion Clinics inpatient settings outpatient clinics, emergency departments and throughout the surrounding communities.
- Maintain necessary documentation, patient health records and reports and records in appropriate files and database(s).
- Provide recovery education to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey from utilizing knowledge of the stages of change and the recovery processes.
- Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering persons goals and interests.
- Maintain contact by phone with recovering person after they leave the program to ensure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the agency if needed.
- Attend periodic meetings for identified service lines, treatment professionals, community coalitions or outreach activities as necessary.
- Provide Crisis Intervention Support as needed and as is defined within the Peer Recovery Specialist Scope of Practice.
- Provide both group and individual recovery coaching to individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
- Employer Funded Pension Plan, vested after five years (Voluntary 403B)
- Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
- Onsite fitness studios and discounts to our Carilion Wellness centers
- Access to our health and wellness app, Virgin Pulse
- Discounts on childcare
- Continued education and training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
