Addiction Response Team Member

6 days ago


Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States North Colorado Health Alliance Full time
Job Description

Job Summary:

The North Colorado Health Alliance is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Peer Care Coordinator to join our Addiction Response Team. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals seeking recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) by utilizing your lived experience to provide guidance, education, and connection to treatment and recovery services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as a member of the Northern Colorado Health Alliance and the Addiction Response Team to help design and implement community events and participate in community workgroup meetings.
  • Participate in family support programs to increase knowledge of opioid/naloxone, assist in moving loved ones towards treatment, and advocate for their own health amidst their loved one's recovery.
  • Help plan and implement community events that raise awareness about Addiction, Treatment, Recovery, and Overdose (i.e. Opioid Awareness Day, Harm Reduction Symposium).
  • Attend a variety of community workgroup meetings and help connect community members to supportive services.
  • Present and share at meetings and events, engage in outreach to persons in the community for involvement and input in grant strategies, and participate in monthly social networking responsibilities to recruit event attendees and promote training and events.
  • Act as an ambassador to people currently experiencing SUD by connecting them to the CO-SLAW network and other relative supportive/harm reduction measures.
  • Complete a 40-credit hour course as a Peer Recovery Coach to provide the experience necessary to support the traumas of other community members, navigating other's recovery while also living out the Peer Specialist's own.
  • Advocate for people struggling with SUD or in recovery, share resources, assist in building strength-based skills, help build community and relationships, mentor and assist in setting goals, help remove barriers and obstacles to recovery, and learn the roles of a Recovery Coach – Motivator/Cheerleader, Ally/Confidante, Truth Teller, Role Model/Mentor, Problem Solver, Advocate, Community Organizer, Lifestyle Consultant, Friend/Companion.
  • Enroll members using appropriate assessment tools and complete the GPRA Survey at enrollment and then at 6-month follow-up.
  • Support persons enrolled in Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) to continue engagement with both medical and behavioral health treatment plans.
  • Participate in telephone contacts, office/hospital visits, and other means of connecting with members to reach identified goals.
  • Attend member appointments with providers and community resources as needed.
  • Assist members in scheduling appointments, follow-up care, referrals, medication refills, etc. to coordinate for the member's Care Plan.
  • Enter all documentation, contacts, and assessments into required databases.
  • Regular Case Review with Supervisor.
  • Transport members to and from MAT appointments in NCHA company vehicle across the region.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 2 years in active personal recovery.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong decision-making skills.
  • Experience with persons who have an addiction, experience with opioid use disorder is especially preferred.
  • Experience partnering with local and regional health and human services resources.
  • Cultural Competence especially as concerns substance-related stigma and poverty (Medicaid, Medicare, uninsured populations).
  • Honesty with one's own experience and ability to empathize with others' addiction and recovery process.
  • Ability to maintain non-reactive and calm when engaging with individuals who may or may not be intoxicated, belligerent, or have a history of behavioral health issues.
  • Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances and needs dictate for member success.
  • Ability to build relationships with those with a substance use disorder, including but not limited to those who are justice-involved and those with complex medical and/or mental health issues.
  • Strict Confidentiality.
  • Basic Computer Skills preferred for navigation through multiple Electronic Medical Record Systems and data collection tools as determined by organizational needs.
  • Willingness to partner with local and regional health and human service resources.
  • Ability to work independently and within a team.
  • Reliable transportation.
  • Valid Driver License.
  • HS Graduate or GED required.

Working Environment:

  • Primary Job Location is Sterling with up to 80% travel to other parts of the region.
  • Contact with the public by phone and in person.
  • Sitting.
  • Standing.
  • Walking.
  • Climbing up and down stairs.
  • Bending and reaching.
  • Must be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment.
  • Annual Influenza vaccine.
  • Lifting up to 30 pounds.


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