Peer recovery specialist

Concerted Care Group (CCG) Outpatient Recovery Centers is seeking a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) in our Dover, DE Office - Grand Opening June 1, 2024!

Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS)

• Start Date : June 1st (Tentative)!
• Dover, DE
• Full Time Position
• 1st Shift / 8 hours daily (Mon-Fri)
• Hours between 5AM - 4PM
• Must have CPRS Certification in DE

A few things that CCG offers :

• Competitive Pay & Benefits Package (for Full Time Employees)
• Professional Leadership Development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mentorship Support

CCG Outpatient Recovery Centers is a leading outpatient treatment provider in the Mid-Atlantic region. Patient care is at the heart of everything we do.

We want your experience and expertise on our team! When you join us, you are connecting to a committed and caring group of colleagues.

We are seeking a talented, committed, and dedicated Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) to join our dedicated Team.

Job Overview :

The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) at Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health and all its subsidiaries ("Kolmac" or the "Company") provides peer recovery support services in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of providers that comprehensive and integrated treatment to individuals with substance use disorders.

The CPRS serves as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator to recovering individuals to help prevent disengagement from treatment, relapse and promote long-term recovery.

PRS is invaluable for Kolmac-CCG patients at times of crisis, return to use, disengagement and work alongside the clinicians to intervene and prevent discontinuation of treatment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

Establish authentic peer-to-peer relationships with patients enrolled in Kolmac’s and CCG’s addiction treatment services;

providing recovery education and support as patients move through the various phases (pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization and sustained recovery maintenance)

• Facilitate weekly peer support groups that promote self-advocacy and allow patients a voice and a forum in which they can express their point of view, share experiences, and communicate their preferences
• Collaborate with the program’s leadership, providers, and support staff to develop a culture where patient’s point of view and experiences are respected and understood
• Facilitate through personal coaching the development of a self-directed recovery plan that assists in identifying the patient’s strengths and recovery goals for opioid addicted individuals that results in a transition to community supported recovery maintenance
• Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self-help, professional services, etc.

that support the recovering of personal goals and interest.

• Collaborate with the Center Directors and Clinical Supervisors to develop a peer informed strategy to provide effective outreach that result in improved patient recruitment and fosters a congenial relationship between Kolmac & CCG and community residents and works to decrease stigma associated with drug treatment for individuals
• Participate in planning and implementation activities to assure that Peer Recovery Support Services are an integral part of the planning, implementation, and delivery of treatment services
• Work in collaboration with the Admissions / Intake team to support, monitor and advocate for patients, promote self-advocacy, and identify barriers during the Intake and Orientation process
• Provide peer recovery support services to patients referred who are demonstrating signs of disengagement, a need for enhanced support and those who are interested in strengthening their recovery
• Communicate effectively with staff, leadership, patients, and the community at large
• Document all services in an accurate and timely manner and within standards and regulations required
• Ensure that documentation is completed thoroughly and in a timely fashion as indicated by CARF and state standards
• Every contact interaction is documented in Credible (Kolmac) or SAMMS’s (CCG) within 24 hours of the service
• Conducts evidence-based programming for prevention and resilient families onsite and virtually. Conduct workshops and education seminars
• Connects patients and their families with community resources for recovery support
• Ensure all patients at risk for overdose complete naloxone training during treatment
• Ensures patients complete their routine BAM, SNAP, and / or other assessments
• Serve as liaison between Alumnus, Clinical Supervisors, Center Directors, and Practice Managers
• Meet new patients during their first week of treatment
• Expectation is a 70% utilization contact / productivity
• Conduct brief 1 : 1 session
• Attend Clinical Team Meetings
• Facilitates 45-minute, weekly education sessions in-person or via zoom webinar (known as third hour ), including but not limited to topics like : transitioning from IOP to OP, importance of ongoing treatment, building recovery capital, importance of connecting with recovery support
• Calls to patients when they are a no show to scheduled clinical or medical services to foster re-engagement in the treatment program.
• Contacts patient alumni for the first 90 days post-treatment and documents contact
• Attends daily IOP groups to support clinical group process, focusing on recovery tools and resources, and demonstrating a lived recovery experience
• Maintain a list of Alumnus willing to meet patients at sober support meetings
• Administers lifesaving NARCAN in the event of an overdose episode. Utilizes CPR / AED in the event of cardiac arrest
• Completes continuing education as required to acquire and maintain certification as a Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist.

Maintains current, accurate knowledge of trends and issues related to wellness and recovery

• Assist in linking patients to community recovery resources
• Conduct phone contacts and schedule times to meet with Kolmac patients who reside at sober living homes to assist with providing additional community resources
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications - Education and Experience :

• Must Haves :
• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Worked for at least 1-year, full time, or part time, paid or voluntary work experience
• Must understand and respect for everyone’s unique path to recovery and must have a working knowledge of the drug and alcohol treatment system and demonstrated commitment to the recovery community
• Must have 3 years of continuous abstinence

Qualifications - Licenses and Other Required Credentials :

Completed training requirements for a Certified Peer Specialist. Peer Recovery Specialist Certification is preferred and if not certified at hiring, must become certified within 18 months of their hire date

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Last updated : 2024-04-23