Recovery Coordinator

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Recovery Coordinator serves on an Adult Recovery Team (ART) assigned to each patient and is the primary point of contact for ART participants. The role facilitates meetings and follow-up recommendations to support continuity of care and service delivery. It supports a patient-focused approach by providing personal assistance, skills training, and other supportive services to help patients improve behavioral health and wellness, and assists patients in finding and securing personal, organizational, and community resources. The coordinator supports wellness coaches, therapists, and other behavioral health staff. The role works with patients enrolled with the Regional Behavioral Health Authority and requires communication and coordination with crisis response, medical and inpatient behavioral health providers, law enforcement, courts, other behavioral health agencies, and county, state, and government agencies. Work is under the clinical supervision of a Behavioral Health Professional for at least two hours per week; assessments and progress notes must be approved by the licensed BHP team lead. The position is based at BUMG Alvernon Family Medicine in Tucson, Arizona. The schedule is Monday through Friday during normal business hours, with clinic hours listed as 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with flexibility.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
Either 18 credit hours of post-high-school education in a behavioral-health-related field completed no more than four years before beginning behavioral health services, plus two years of full-time behavioral health work experience; or four years of full-time behavioral health work experience.
Peer Support Certification or Recovery Support Certification is required.
For employees in the specified Banner behavioral health clinical settings serving children, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained during employment; an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
Ability to accurately read, record, and interpret information, including assessments, measures, and diagnostic criteria.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree and at least one year of full-time behavioral health experience, or an associate degree and at least two years of full-time behavioral health work experience.
Additional related education and/or experience.
Experience in care coordination, extensive knowledge of community resources, clinical experience, and a strong wellness orientation, including stress and anxiety management, wellness coaching, and physical wellness knowledge.

Responsibilities

Conduct ongoing assessments of members’ needs and service intensity using identified tools.
Help patients and ART participants develop service plans; coordinate service scheduling and availability; and support continued engagement in services.
Motivate and educate members to take charge of their wellness and make lasting lifestyle changes.
Attend and participate in team meetings, clinical staffing as needed, court hearings, and other meetings relevant to patients’ treatment needs.
Refer patients to outside providers and community resources in accordance with HIPAA policies.
Complete progress notes and other patient records, and prepare comprehensive, timely reports in accordance with agency and funding-source guidelines.
Assist with coordinating and planning out-of-home placements and discharges.
Read, record, and interpret assessments, measures, diagnostic criteria, and other information accurately.
Complete required training and participate in individual and team clinical supervision.
Coordinate and communicate with crisis response, medical providers, behavioral health inpatient providers, law enforcement, courts, behavioral health agencies, the RBHA, and county, state, and governmental agencies.