Peer Recovery Support Specialist

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EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. High School Diploma or equivalent 2.

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About the Role

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This position serves as a personal guide, and liaison for individuals with substance use disorders identified in WVU Health System affiliated treatment settings. The recovery coach supports patients by assisting them with identifying treatment needs, developing, maintaining, and monitoring individualized treatment plans, and supporting patients to remain in treatment. The recovery coach’s duties include providing outreach, support, recovery check-ups on site in treatment settings, in the community and functioning as part of a treatment team.

Requirements

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1. High School Diploma or equivalent

2. Peer Recovery Certification issued by state board where services are provided:

1. Valid Driver’s License

2. Certificate of completion of the CCAR Recovery Coaching in the Emergency Department.

3. Active participation in the recovery for two or more years and current active attendance at community recovery meetings.

Responsibilities

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1. Knowledge of treatment resources including a working knowledge of the 12-Step Fellowships.

2. Ability to comply with WVU Health System, WVU Research Corporation, UHA, and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry safety procedures

3. Completion of HIPAA training and compliance (to be completed upon hire, with refresher courses as determined by administration).

4. Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with patients and families, pharmaceutical company personnel, regulatory and monitoring agency personnel, internal staff members. Communicates with physicians, patients, students, and employees of WVU Health System, and UHA.

5. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

6. Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution, solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

7. Ability to develop specific goals and plans, to prioritize, organize and accomplish tasks independently and through others.

8. Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.

9. Skilled at working as a team member.

10. Skilled at written and oral communication.

11. Knowledge of basic computer applications: Word and Excel.

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United States of America (Non-Exempt)

3169 USC Grant Peer Coaching

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