Recovery Specialist- EHN PHL

Jefferson Health Plans

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Outpatient Clinic Recovery Specialist (RS) is a member of the care team providing services for a diverse population seeking or receiving Outpatient Clinic where there is a substance use disorder with or without a co-morbid mental disorder. The RS improves the delivery of emergency service processes by providing targeted, immediate, and brief interventions including but not limited to: providing recovery education; supporting patients in crisis by identifying acute stressors and attempting to mediate them; advocating for patients to ensure their needs are adequately acknowledged and addressed; supporting families who present to the Outpatient Clinics requesting information about substance use disorders and co-morbid mental disorders. Schedule: M-F full time (40 hours per week)

Requirements

• Lived experience as a consumer of SUD services (required).
• High school diploma or equivalent (required).
• Maintained a job or volunteer position for at least 12 months within the past three years or earned 24 post-secondary education credits (required).
• Certification: Certified Recovery Specialist/ Certified Peer specialist- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (required).

Nice To Haves

• Certification: Psychological First Aid (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide recovery education for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible.
• Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, MOUD, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person’s goals and interests
• Provide vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, self-directed hobbies, etc.).
• Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in EHN
• Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in EHN or community resources and develop strategies to overcome those barriers.
• Maintain contact either in-person, by phone and/or e-mail with recovering person for 12 months once they engage in a recovery program to ensure ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the EHN if needed.
• Serve as an essential link between patients and all other care providers.
• RS is responsible for interacting with patient service representatives to expedite scheduling for follow-up and acute care appointments within EHN.
• Meet with patient at least monthly to assess compliance, address patient needs and gain insight into unmet needs.
• Coordinate information and patient needs (social service, health and medication) with appropriate interdisciplinary provider: PCP, social work, MOUD provider, D&A provider, etc.
• Follow patients throughout the care continuum, including inpatient admissions, discharges from all levels of care, and collaborate with inpatient care management resources.
• Track all data requirements related to client activity and requirements set within Emergency Medicine, Behavioral Health or other EHN key departments.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate flexibility and creativity, clinical expertise, initiative, leadership, and communication skills necessary to collaborate with a medical team in a fast-paced clinical setting.
• This position requires providing service to the following age population(s): children, adolescents, adults and older adults in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees