Recovery Assistant PRN " As Needed "

Cumberland Heights Foundation•Pegram, TN

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Recovery Assistant monitors an assigned group or population of patients and helps maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. The role supports clinical staff in meeting patients’ daily needs and assists with campus orientation, patient community activities, recovery programming, recreation, and patient transportation. The position also includes documenting relevant information, participating in team and quality activities, protecting confidential information, and responding calmly and supportively to people in crisis. This is a PRN, as-needed position with shifts that may vary and may include weekends.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Ability to problem-solve, analyze, and interpret information.
Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and patient needs in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to be open and culturally sensitive to a wide variety of patients’ experiences.
Excellent written and oral communication skills; ability to effectively speak, read, and write in English.
Ability to interact collaboratively and courteously with patients and coworkers while providing guidance, instruction, or training.
Ability to model and teach 12-step programs and philosophy.
Ability to de-escalate a person in crisis calmly and supportively, work professionally under stress, and ally with people in crisis.
Ability to present to hostile or disinterested groups.
If recovering, one year of verifiable abstinence is required.
Ability to lift up to 20 pounds and/or push or pull up to 40 pounds; move around campus over uneven and rural terrain; and speak, hear, see, sit, walk, stand, reach, and use fine and gross motor skills.
Position requires CPR/First Aid certification or eligibility for certification.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
One year of experience in addictions treatment preferred.
CPRS certification preferred but not required.
Valid Tennessee driver’s license preferred; may use company van to transport patients.
For recovering candidates, two years of verifiable abstinence preferred and active participation in a 12-step program preferred.

Responsibilities

Welcome new patients and family members to campus and assist with orientation as directed.
Help manage the patient community as a therapeutic milieu, reinforce community guidelines and recovery-oriented behavior, and consult clinical staff as needed.
Assist with community groups, in-house and outside 12-step meetings, and 12-step discussion or study groups as assigned.
Monitor patients, conduct rounds and bed checks as assigned, and help maintain a safe treatment environment.
Transport patients to 12-step meetings and other therapeutic recreation activities as assigned, following the Fleet Management Safety Program and monitoring patients’ safety.
Assist Activities Services staff with recreation, art, music, and adventure-based therapies as assigned.
Use Handle with Care techniques to de-escalate potential or actual crisis situations as needed.
Perform CPR and First Aid as needed.
Participate in team meetings, treatment plan reviews, staff meetings, and quality management activities as assigned.
Document pertinent information in the electronic patient record.
Recommend ways to improve service quality and delivery.
Handle and distribute company funds properly.
Maintain confidentiality of company and patient information.
Respond productively to change and perform other duties as assigned.