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Peer Recovery Specialist

BJC Healthcare
Alton, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 10/2/2024 CLOSED ON 12/5/2024

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Location Name: Alton Memorial Hospital Category: Clinical Services and Support Employment Status: Full-Time

Overview

BJC HealthCare System is hiring a Full-TimePeer Recovery Specialist for Alton Memorial Hospital - Center of Behavioral and Addiction Medicine

Are you in active recovery and looking to help others with their addictions? Become a Peer Recovery Specialist with Memorial Hospital!

Position Details:

  • Full-Time - 40 Hours / Week
  • 8 or 10 Hour Day Shifts (7AM - 5:30PM) – Weekdays
  • Weekend rotationOn-call 2 nights through the week
  • Assisting Recovering Addicts
  • Willing to become certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) within 1 year of being in the role

Experience:

  • Active Recovery, Recovery Coach, CRS, Peer Advocate, Recovery Support experience (preferred)

Requirements:

  • High School Diploma or GED Required

Why Join Us?

  • Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, supportive, and caring team
  • Growth Opportunities to learn new skills and advance (cross-train)

Next Steps:

  • If selected to move forward with Interview Process, a Talent Advisor will contact you via email for a screen

Responsibilities

Since 1937, Alton Memorial Hospital has cared for residents in Alton, Illinois, and the surrounding communities in a five-county area. Starting as a land gift to the community from the Smith family, Alton Memorial today is a full-service acute care hospital. Alton Memorial offers patients a variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including surgery services, medical imaging, interventional and diagnostic heart services, cancer care, rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency care, ambulance services and more.

Qualifications

Role Purpose

Trained to incorporate their unique personal experience in their own recovery with a knowledge base in human services and addiction, the Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) will engage with individuals identified with Opioid Use Disorders or other Substance Use Disorders in both the hospital’s inpatient and outpatient departments. The PRS will be trained to utilize Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) with the goal of decreasing mortality rates and increasing linkage to treatment for those living with addiction. This position is part of a two year grant funded by SAMHSA and administered through the State of Illinois.

Responsibilities

  • Provide SBIRT to patients identified with Opioid Use Disorders and Substance Use Disorders throughout the hospital. Build therapeutic alliances with each patient utilizing motivational interviewing techniques and working collaboratively with the medical staff, patient and family. Serve as a role model for individuals seeking recovery. Help individuals identify options and participate in all decisions related to his/her recovery goals.
  • Utilizing a harm reduction model of care, the PRS will work with each patient in developing an individualized treatment plan which includes but is not limited to the induction of buprenorphine, ensuring its availability to patients until each patient is linked to a MAT provider and ensuring each patient is discharged with naloxone.
  • Link patients to treatment and ensure a smooth transition to the next level of care. Follow-up to ensure that each patient attended his/her initial appointment to treatment. Following discharge from the hospital, contact the patients regularly to provide support, address barriers to treatment and facilitate further linkage to community organizations.
  • Serve as an active member of the treatment team and will document service provision in the patient’s medical record. Provide addiction education to medical staff. Build relationships with both medical providers and community organizations to improve overall patient outcomes.
  • Participate in data reporting to the state of Illinois.
  • Minimum Requirements

    Education

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Preferred Requirements

    Experience

  • 2-5 years
  • Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Cert Peer Recovery Spec - IL
  • Valid Driver's License
  • Benefit and Legal Statement

    BJC Total Rewards

    At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

    • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
    • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
    • Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
    • 401(k) plan with BJC match
    • Tuition Assistance available on first day
    • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
    • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
    • Adoption assistance

    To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

    *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

    The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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