Peer Recovery Coach

As a Peer Recovery Coach you will provide peer support services, serve as an advocate, and provide education and information about substance use and recovery to patients at HealthLinc and individuals served as a part of the Mobile Response Team (MRT). The MRT is comprised of the PRC and a law enforcement or EMS professional. This position will work with community members, MRT, HealthLinc patients and will report to the Mobile Integrated Response Coordinator.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides recovery education to patients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Works in partnership with local law enforcement and emergency service professionals to assist with home visits to persons referred to the MRT from a community partner or after an overdose.
• Maintains follow-up contact with recovering person to ensure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in partner agencies if needed. Long-term engagement, support, and encouragement.
• In collaboration with the MIR Coordinator, utilize community resources and assess for appropriateness of services to patients.
• Transports patients to their MAT appointments if necessary.
• Assists patients in articulating personal goals, steps and barriers for recovery.
• Assists patients in identifying personal strengths in daily living and recovery skills.
• Observes and reinforces positive progress that patients make toward recovery goals.
• Supports the vocational choices patients make and assist them in overcoming job-related anxieties and conflicts.
• Utilizes his/her unique recovery experience to teach and role model the value of every individual's recovery experience.
• Maintains effective coping and self-help techniques.
• Supports connections to community based, mutual self-help groups and link individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed.
• Provides vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, hobbies, etc.).
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Maintains appropriate professional boundaries with patients and avoids dual relationships within the community.
• Fulfills documentation requirements accurately and in a timely manner.
• Uses inclusive, culturally appropriate language and attitudes with all clients and staff
• Travels every day to meet with individuals within the assigned county.
• Alternating on-call schedule will be required.
• All HealthLinc staff is committed to engage in quality improvement initiatives that align with and support Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education/Training

• High School Diploma
• Must be knowledgeable on all three forms of treatment available in the community methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone

Experience

• Experience with addiction and/or mental health required, lived experience preferred

Skills/Job Requirement

• Proven ability to coordinate, review, classify, prioritize, analyze, and present data.
• Proven ability to set priorities and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively on an individual or group basis.
• A valid drivers license is required as driving and/or transportation will be required to attend medical appointments, job sites, social activities and other community resources with patients as needed.

Technology Skills

• Operate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.
• Basic software skills (Microsoft Office, online sources, etc.)

REQUIRED TRAININGS:

• All assigned Relias training