What are the responsibilities and job description for the Certified Recovery Specialist position at Jefferson University Physicians?
Job Details The Peer Recovery Specialist is a member of the care team providing services to a diverse population seeking or receiving outpatient services for substance use disorders (SUD) and complex medical and behavioral health conditions with recent interface with the acute care system at Jefferson Job Description Essential Functions Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. Improves the delivery of outpatient services by providing interventions including but not limited to providing recovery education; supporting patients in crisis by identifying acute stressors and attempting to mediate them; advocating for patients to ensure their needs are adequately acknowledged and addressed; supporting families who present to the Bridge Clinic requesting information about substance use disorders and co-morbid mental disorders. Support access to and retention in care by proactively communicating with patients by telephone and in community-based settings. Provide recovery education for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance. Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible. Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, MOUD, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person’s goals and interests. Provide vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, self-directed hobbies, etc.). Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in Jefferson Health. Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in Jefferson Health or community resources and develop strategies to overcome those barriers. Maintain contact either in-person, by phone and/or e-mail with recovering person for 6 months once they engage in a recovery program to ensure ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in the Jefferson Health if needed. Serve as an essential link between patients and all other care providers. The CRS is responsible for interacting with patient service representatives to expedite scheduling for follow-up and acute care appointments within Jefferson Health. Meet with patients at least monthly to assess compliance, address patient needs and gain insight into unmet needs. Coordinate information and patient needs (social service, health, and medication) with appropriate interdisciplinary provider: PCP, social work, MOUD provider, D&A provider, etc. Follow patients throughout the care continuum, including inpatient admissions, discharges from all levels of care, and collaborate with inpatient care management resources. Track all data requirements related to client activity and requirements set within the Bridge Clinic, Behavioral Health or other Jefferson Health key departments. Demonstrate flexibility and creativity, clinical expertise, initiative, leadership, and communication skills necessary to collaborate with a medical team in a fast-paced clinical setting. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements: Education: High School Diploma AND Experience: Lived experience as a consumer of SUD services (required) Earned 24 post-secondary education credits (required) Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements: PA State License as a Certified Recovery Specialist (required) Mental Health First Aid (preferred) Work Shift Workday Day (United States of America) Worker Sub Type Regular Primary Location Address 111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.
