Position Overview:
The Recovery Support Specialist assists patients with substance abuse and mental health disorders, working under direction of clinical, nursing and medical staff. This includes assisting patients with daily schedules, leading patients in educational and recreational activities, and accompanying patients to and from examinations and treatments. Supports the delivery of individual client care.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Monitors patient activities, provides security checks throughout shift, completes documentation to include but not limited to, rounds sheet, End of Shift reports; records patient behavior.
- Participate in direct patient care including ensuring patient safety, interacting therapeutically. Assists in the activities of patients daily schedule
- Performs all aspects of patient belongings processing for new admissions and resulting from visitation, including search, debugging and deliver
- Partner with Clinical staff to conduct a welcoming New Patient Orientation
- Aids and instructs patients in facilitation and presentation of the RCA Clinical Curriculum with corresponding notes in medical records system.
- Understands the principles of 12-Step Programs and how they apply to the recovery process
- May be required to transport patients
RSS Responsibilities:
- Collaborates to manage high-risk or re-engagement incidents
- Ensures adherence to program scheduling, policies, procedures, protocols, or guidelines.
- Communicates with program leadership/administrator on-call any identified program needs regarding safety, training, staffing, or programming
- Communicates with inter-disciplinary departments regarding new admissions, discharges, and transfers as well as sharing observations on unit to ensure collaborative treatment approach
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 6 months experience in health and human service-related field preferred
- Ability to work in fast-paced environment
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to prioritize workload
- Proficiency with all technology hardware, systems and tools required to perform duties; training will be provided as needed.
Please note: A former patient may not be hired at the same location where they were treated until a minimum of one year has elapsed since the completion of their treatment at that location. Former patients may be considered for employment at locations within RCA other than where they were treated within a year after treatment.
Recovery Centers of America provides equal opportunity in employment and in the provision of services. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hair type, texture, or style), color, age (40 and over), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences in sex development), ancestry, national origin (including Limited English Proficiency), religious creed, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $19.00 - $26.00 per hour
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- health and/or human service-related field: 1 year (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Preferred)
- Overnight Shift (Preferred)
- Night Shift (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
