Substance Use Navigator

4 weeks ago

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States University of Pennsylvania Full time
Job Title: Substance Use Navigator

We are seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Substance Use Navigator to join our team at the University of Pennsylvania. As a key member of our interdisciplinary care team, you will play a vital role in providing accessible site-based care services to individuals residing in recovery residences.

Job Summary:

The Substance Use Navigator will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients, conducting thorough assessments to understand patient needs, challenges, and goals related to their care plan. You will assist patients in identifying their personal interests, goals, and strengths regarding recovery and link them to needed resources. Daily duties will include developing patients' care plans, facilitating appointments for patients needing social support services or medical care, and engaging patients both in person and virtually to navigate them to appropriate resources.

Responsibilities:
  • Maintain a vast understanding of multiple pathways to wellness, including harm reduction and harm reduction resources.
  • Provide recovery education for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
  • Accurate documentation of encounters in data collection systems and the electronic medical record.
  • Understanding of the Philadelphia treatment system, evidence-based care for opiate use disorder (MOUD/buprenorphine), and navigating a patient through the various barriers and facilitators to care.
  • Virtual support for patients' initial call to engage in substance use care, immediate connection to resources, assessment of patients' needs, support, and follow-up.
  • Facilitation of appointments for patients' community buprenorphine care.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree and 2 to 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
  • Prior harm reduction and substance use experience and knowledge of available resources.
  • Ability to work in person in Philadelphia area up to 5 days/week on site.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting.
  • Ability to quickly assimilate new information in a fast-paced work environment with enthusiasm.
  • Well-organized and demonstrates skill in prioritizing competing job duties.
  • Ability to multi-task.
  • Ability to utilize computer software (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva) and website updates in WordPress.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bilingual: English and Spanish preferred.
  • Special interest in those who have previous experience working in underserved community-based settings.
What We Offer:

The University of Pennsylvania offers a competitive benefits package, including excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others and have the skills and experience to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.

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