Recovery Care Specialist- 2nd Shift

ODYSSEY BEHAVIORAL GROUP•Nashville, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Recovery Care Specialists work directly with clients throughout the day/night to provide emotional support, encouragement, empathy, and care. The RCS eat with clients, attend group with clients, process events/emotions with clients, and provide general structure to help clients refrain from eating disorder thoughts and behaviors. Aster Springs Nashville provides residential and outpatient eating disorder treatment in a safe and serene environment to heal. Our multidisciplinary treatment team provides tailored treatment plans designed to meet the unique needs of each client.

Requirements

Bachelors degree (mental health/social work field preferred)
Active First Aid/CPR/AED certification (American Red Cross/American Heart Association)
Documented proof of MMR and HEP B vaccinations
Valid Drivers License
Successful completion of Criminal Background Check through DBHDS, Background Investigation Unit, and VDSS Registry Searches.

Responsibilities

Correctly facilitate necessary shift communication with supervisor
Participate in on-call rotation for RCS position
Attend/incorporate training of de-escalation, grounding, processing, flashbacks, and other eating disorder associated issues into job performance.
Work with RCS/Treatment team to present one clear decision/voice/standard to clients
Able to recognize need of client to process/have ability and openness to engage/know limitations of ability to process at present time
Appropriately communicate information/concerns from processing to therapist/treatment team
Using empathy, sensitivity, and being genuine during processing times
Being physically available for clients to approach you
Build rapport/trusting relationship with clients while maintaining professional boundaries
Able to follow emergency intervention for self- harm
Follow house rules/set example
Encourage/direct clients to attend/participate in daily programming
Complete weekly affirmations for clients
Be alert/aware during extended periods of down- time (clients sleeping, working on projects, etc.)
Attend/participate in groups while on shift
Drive clients to appointments/outings/meeting in company vehicles
Eat/incorporate mealtime training with clients during meals/snacks
Encourage clients during meals/snacks using behavioral intervention as needed
Work 2-3 major and minor holidays each year
Complete understanding of activity/band levels and associated client rules/expectations
General understanding of Nutritional philosophy, Body image issues, and typical ED behaviors
Document meal/snack/beverage completion
Complete time sheets daily/sign weekly