Recovery Coach Internship | Part time - Days | Vanderbilt Health

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

13d•Onsite

About The Position

In your pivotal role of Recovery Coach Internship, with guidance from the Lead Peer Recovery Specialist, you will provide peer recovery support services to patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and will assist patients in achieving and sustaining recovery as defined by each individual patient. Your internship role will use a developmental learning approach to provide knowledge and skills for providing recovery support services. Initially, you will have limited responsibilities and close supervision, mentoring and intensive instruction. As you progress, you will gain autonomy while still receiving supervision. You will develop skills in facilitating patient access to recovery-oriented substance use disorder treatment, resources, and community recovery groups. You will maintain ongoing patient support regardless of relapse and will serve as a motivator, ally, role model, sounding board, and advocate for patients with substance use disorders. You also will gain experience providing one -on-one peer support, leading support groups and providing recovery education.

Requirements

Completion of Tennessee CPRS Training Part One (STRONGLY PREFERRED)
Experience working with Microsoft Office
Experience working with Epic is a plus
Reliable transportation
High School Diploma or GED
Less than 1 year of relevant work experience
Clinical Counseling (Novice)
Patient Assessment (Novice)
Peer Leadership (Novice)

Nice To Haves

Completion of Tennessee CPRS Training Part One

Responsibilities

Serves as a liaison between the recovery community, the addiction treatment system, the medical treatment system, and the patient’s community, family, and social context to facilitate connections across systems of care.
Meets with patients in clinical and community settings to understand their needs and personal goals, support the exploration of potential positive and negative consequences associated with personal goals, and work collaboratively with the patient to remove obstacles that might interfere with goal attainment.
Educates patients about addiction safe use practices, multiple pathways of recovery, and utilizes motivational enhancement techniques
Conducts active outreach efforts to encourage attendance and participation in recovery-oriented, self-help, and pro-social groups.
Works collaboratively with treatment team in support of evidence-based services to patients.
Assists with access to treatment for patients, understanding and using systems and procedures to rapidly support identified needs of the patient and assists with data collection for quality assurance and program evaluation.