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We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Recovery Support Specialist to join our team at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. As a key member of our recovery support services team, you will play a vital role in providing peer recovery support services to patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and assisting them in achieving sustained recovery.
Key Responsibilities- Serve 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.
- Engage with patients identified with SUD referred by UMMS and meet with patients with SUD prior to discharge to facilitate patient access to next stage of treatment.
- Conduct initial needs assessment, reviews the patient's SUD history, and identifies the patient's goals and expectations together with clinical staff, facilitate referrals to appropriate disposition options for individual patients.
- Work collaboratively with treatment team to implement evidence-based services to patients with SUD and help patients navigate the healthcare system and social service system.
- Provide peer counseling and support patients in establishing treatment goals and achieving and maintaining recovery.
- Address barriers to successful recovery and serve as role model and advocate.
- Conduct active outreach efforts to encourage attendance and participation in recovery-oriented, self-help, and pro-social groups.
- Assist with access to treatment for SUD and co-occurring conditions, creating systems and procedures to rapidly identify treatment needs and determine appropriate level of care.
- Assist with data collection for quality assurance and program evaluation.
- Current Certification as a Recovery Coach or Peer Specialist.
- Minimum of 3 years in sustained recovery.
- Reliable transportation and comprehensive insurance coverage.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, physicians, social workers, and nurses.
- Strong advocacy skills along with knowledge of community based services, resources, and local recovery community.
- Comfort with multiple pathways to recovery from SUD and willingness to embrace a patient-centered approach that recognizes an individual's preferences and autonomy.
- Comfort in working in both medical and social service settings.
- Clinical skills in motivational enhancement strategies.
- Ability to provide accurate feedback without judgment or discomfort.
- Flexibility to adapt to unforeseen needs or circumstances.
- Excels at problem solving and multi-tasking, organized, efficient and goal directed.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with patients/families and staff.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
- Effective use of the Internet and Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Ability to handle confidential information.
