Reports To: Outpatient / Unit Director
Training: American Heart Association BLS and HeartSaver First Aid (HSFA) required within 90 days of hire or transfer. CPI required within 90 days of hire or transfer. NCPRSS or CPRS required within 6 months of hire or transfer.
The Recovery Specialist will engage individuals reversed from an opioid overdose and provide non-clinical assistance and recovery supports while maintaining follow-up with these individuals.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Educates survivors on how to appropriately navigate treatment, social service and recovery support systems.
Acts as positive role model to survivors and their families, by sharing experiential knowledge, hope and skills.
Maintains relationships with survivors, and families in order to assists individuals in the treatment engagement and retention process.
Reinforces guides and ensures patients and their families that recovery is possible, and is built on multiple strengths, coping abilities, and resources of each individual.
Assists survivors with gaining skills and resources needed to initiate and maintains recovery.
Assists in establishing and sustain a social and physical environment supportive of recovery.
Enhances identifies and participates in the recovery community.
Advocates for appropriate and effective community treatment and recovery.
Empowers individuals to make self-determined and self-directed choices about their recovery pathways.
Provides on-call coverage and goes to the emergency room to support the overdose victim when an alert is received.
Provides post-emergency department telephone follow up for at least 60 days to help the survivor navigate the early stages of seeking assistance and beginning a successful path towards recovery.
Minimal Qualifications:
Education: High school diploma required; Associate degree preferred.
Lic/Certifications: National Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist (NCPRSS or CPRS) credential required within 6 months of hire or transfer. CPI certification and American Heart Association BLS and HeartSaver First Aid (HSFA) certification must all obtained within 90 days of hire or transfer. Valid NJ Driver's License required.
Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience in guiding principles of recovery. Bilingual preferred.
The above statement reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent in the position
Total Rewards at AtlantiCare
At AtlantiCare, we believe in supporting the whole person. Our market-competitive Total Rewards package is designed to promote the physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being of our team members. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits and resources, including:
Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Insurance
Retirement Plans with employer contributions
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Tuition Reimbursement to support your educational goals
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
Wellness Programs to help you thrive
Voluntary Benefits, including Pet Insurance and more
Benefits offerings may vary based on position and are subject to eligibility requirements.
Join a team that values your well-being and invests in your future.
AtlantiCare is an integrated system of services designed to help people achieve optimal health. It does so by focusing on customer needs and expectations to provide accessible, comprehensive services of superior quality and value. AtlantiCare is comprised of AtlantiCare Regional Health Services including AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center with three locations, ambulatory services and AtlantiCare Physician Group; the AtlantiCare Foundation, and AtlantiCare Health Solutions, an accountable care organization.
The region’s largest healthcare organization and largest non-casino employer, AtlantiCare’s more than 6,500 employees and 900 physicians and providers serve the community in more than 100 locations throughout six counties in New Jersey. AtlantiCare and its business units are governed by boards comprised of volunteer community leaders. AtlantiCare’s focus is to serve the community as a provider of health and wellness services.
AtlantiCare is committed to building healthy communities through partnerships with local organizations that share its interest in health. AtlantiCare’s primary service offering of Healthcare Delivery, integrated with the complementary and strategic service offerings of Health Information and Health Solutions, is focused on delivering value at every stage of an individual’s health (healthy, at-risk, episodically ill or chronically ill). Together, these services offer the elements necessary to achieve, maintain or return each member of the community to optimal health.
AtlantiCare’s Mission, Vision and Values
Mission: We make a difference in health and healing, one person at a time, through trusting relationships.
Vision: AtlantiCare builds healthy communities.
Values: Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect, Service.
To make an appointment, call our access center at 1-888-569-1000, and learn more about us at www.atlanticare.org.
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