Recovery Peer Advocate

3 weeks ago

Buffalo, New York, United States Evergreen Health Full time
Job Description

Evergreen Health is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Recovery Peer Advocate to join our team. As a Recovery Peer Advocate, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals who are seeking recovery from substance use. Your expertise and lived experience will enable you to provide peer support services, outreach, advocacy, mentoring, and recovery support to those seeking or sustaining recovery.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Engage with individuals who are considering changing behaviors and/or entering treatment, both onsite and in the community.
  • Provide outreach, advocacy, mentoring, and recovery support services to those seeking or sustaining recovery.
  • Engage with patients to attend treatment or other healthcare services as well as navigating treatment options. Raise awareness of existing social and other support services.
  • Provide non-clinical crisis support.
  • Develop recovery plans in collaboration with patients and complete all documentation required to meet standards and regulation.
  • Provide additional referral options as appropriate (i.e., primary care, testing, mental health counseling, case management, housing information, social services).
  • Model healthy coping skills for patients.
  • Assist patients in transitioning from low threshold programs to outpatient programs.
  • Participate in individual and/or group supervision. Coordinate with treatment teams as appropriate to provide comprehensive services.
  • Provides outreach to collateral contacts by telephone with patient's family members and/or treatment providers.
  • Conducts role-appropriate brief screenings and interventions with patients, as appropriate and requested.
  • Facilitates referrals for patient care to providers inside and outside of Evergreen Health, as requested by a member of the CBH treatment team.
  • Facilitates data collection and report generation related to patient care, as requested.
  • Completes required documentation into electronic charting systems in a timely manner.
  • Conducts interviews and completes the initial and follow-up GPRA tool and other required paperwork for patients per grant requirements.
  • Identifies and develops relationships with community agencies that can assist with promoting programs and services targeted to high-risk communities.
  • Provides a positive, welcoming, harm reduction, trauma-informed, and customer service-oriented experience for patients.
  • Provides direct care services within the scope of practice as needed (CRPA, CASAC).
  • Other duties as requested.

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • CRPA certified or willing to complete CRPA-P requirements within 60-90 days.
  • Familiarity with the targeted communities (people who use substances that may or may not be in treatment).
  • Experience working with diverse patient populations, including but not limited to people with mental health and/or substance use concerns and individuals who are racial/ethnic minorities, women, LGBTQ+, and individuals living with HIV.
  • Working knowledge of electronic medical records software (Medent), knowledge of medical terminology preferred, but not required.

What Evergreen Health Offers You:

  • Multiple comprehensive medical health insurance plans for you to choose from.
  • Dental and Vision coverage at no cost to you.
  • Paid Time Off package that equals 4 weeks of time in your first year.
  • 403b with a generous company match.
  • Paid parking or monthly metro pass.
  • Professional development opportunities.

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