Recovery Specialist, Brockton Behavioral Health Center (Per Diem)
Boston Medical Center
- Brockton, MA
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Engage patients in a residential setting and explain role and services of recovery specialist;
- In collaboration with the behavioral health counselor, assist patients in the development and implementation of a recovery plan, adults struggling with SUD, MH or Dual Diagnoses;
- Provide appropriate recovery information, referrals and linkages to help individual improve recovery and reduce risk behaviors., including, but not limited to, healthcare support services, social work, financial assistance, child-care, housing, food, financial entitlements, clothing, transportation food pantries, and appropriate community resources;
- Provide on-going support and follow up as necessary to support recovery and healthy life style; support and understand different paths to recovery;
- Provide peer recovery support groups on weekly basis;
- Use language that conveys caring and is non-judgmental and utilize motivational enhancement techniques and motivational interviewing that helps encourage patients to identify and prioritize their personal needs;
- Gain and share information about specific health topics most relevant to the population being served;
- Documents patient encounters, resource development efforts, and other interventions for each patient, including date, time, and signature in the electronic medical record.
- Conforms to hospital standards of performance and conduct, including those pertaining to patient rights and privacy
- Utilizes hospital’s policies and standards as the basis for decision making and to support the hospital’s mission and goals.
- Performs other duties assigned or as necessary.
- Associate's degree (or equivalent combination of formal education and experience in community health) plus a minimum of 2 years in healthcare/substance use treatment field is required. May waive experience requirement for candidates with Bachelor's degree or higher.
- None
- At least 2+ year of experience working in a health care/substance use treatment setting required; preferably with adolescents/young adults and/or individuals with substance use disorders preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, e-mail, and the internet. Requires ability to research community resources independently. Understanding of recovery and principles of recovery, lived experience preferred.
- Knowledge of community, social, and health resources, particularly substance use-related resources.
- Empathic understanding of patients and skilled in performing multicultural needs assessments and developing concrete service plans.
- Expertise in establishing working relationships with patients, their family, professionals, and the community, including the ability to collaborate with a multidisciplinary health care team.
- Computer competency, inclusive of the ability to access and enter data.
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment, inclusive of organizational skills, critical thinking, and problem solving abilities.
- Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills to facilitate interactions with various members of the health care team, patients, and their families.
- Bilingual or multi-lingual skills (beyond that of English) appropriate to the patient population served, is preferred.
- Demonstrated flexibility with client’s priorities, evolving needs, and goals.
- Sensitivity to ethnic, cultural, gender, and sexual orientation diversity; values; beliefs; and behaviors.
- Demonstrated critical thinking and problem solving ability.