Recovery Care Specialist - PRN

Who We Are

The Aster Springs Richmond locations provide residential and outpatient eating disorder treatment with housing options in home-like settings in peaceful surroundings. With a team of highly credentialed, experienced therapists, nutritionists, and other team members, we ensure that each client receives whole-person and multidimensional care that helps them progress towards recovery. Our compassionate staff works with each client and their family to create an individualized comprehensive care plan that meets their needs. At Aster Springs – Richmond, we provide evidence-based treatment programs to adults of all genders, ages 18 and older.

What We Offer

• Team driven culture based on our 5 Star Service Commitment
• 100% Company Paid EAP Emotional Well-Being Support
• 401K with Company Match
• Peaceful, home-like environment

How you will make a difference

Recovery Care Specialists (RCS) interact with clients throughout the shift, assists and supports clients with functionally needs.  Recovery Care Specialists are responsible for managing the daily milieu of the facility, ensuring the safety of clients, and maintaining a therapeutic environment. RCSs are expected to familiarize themselves with the histories and needs of the clients and be capable of identifying cues and behaviors that may indicate a change in clients’ status or condition. Position is responsible for documenting in the client records and communicating proactively with clinical team members and supervisor(s).

Position Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities

1. Collaborates with clinical team to determine/select appropriate interventions based on the needs of individual clients.
2. Actively participates and engages clients in the milieu and outside activities throughout the workday, often in a variety of group settings.
3. Encourages clients to perform ADLs, which include tasks like cleaning their room, maintaining hygiene, and doing laundry.
4. Prompts clients to attend all meals in a timely manner and provides supervision and structure at mealtimes as appropriate.
5. Models effective table manners and small talk during mealtimes, focusing on engaging all clients.
6. Provides, structures, and maintains a therapeutic environment in collaboration with other staff.
7. Therapeutically interacts with the client in one-to-one situations, community, and group meetings, maintaining appropriate boundaries and modeling appropriate social behavior.
8. Collaborates with clinical team to facilitate client education groups.
9. Reacts therapeutically in crisis situations.
10. Recognizes client’s level of behavioral functioning and modifies approaches accordingly to include recognizing mood changes and developing DBT coping skills.
11. Maintains therapeutic relationship with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes, setting limits in a kind and firm manner.
12. Documents, in accordance with policies and procedures, services provided, incident reports, shift reports, and group/milieu notes in a timely and accurate manner.
13. Complies with the facility safety procedures as outlined in the policy and procedure manual to include fire drills, evacuation procedures, and internal/external disaster plan.
14. Demonstrates effective verbal intervention skills in managing escalating clients and involving other staff as needed adhering to DBT model and interventions.
15. Performs a vehicle safety and fuel check prior to use of any company vehicle, reporting any concerns to supervisor or manager.
16. Supports clients in effectively managing leisure time, including joining in activities with clients.
17. Greets all guests warmly and friendly.
18. Follows through with clinical precautions effectively, including visual clinical observations.
19. Transports clients to and from appointments, supporting client while regulating in community.
20. Identifies and recognizes triggers for escalation with each client, and utilize de-escalation techniques, focusing on prevention of crisis.
21. Gathers clients for outings and groups to promote program engagement.
22. Supports medication compliance and management of client self-administration.
23. Prepares for client admissions to all levels of care including but not limited to ensuring room is prepared, completes intake documentation, ensures all medications are documented and stored.
24. Conducts client belonging search, inventory and notifying therapist of any contraband.
25. Supports discharge processes, as needed.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Functions within the guidelines of the facility’s Code of Ethics and in accordance with corporate compliance.
2. Conducts chart audits following program policy timelines, as requested.
3. Consistently arrives to work on time, rarely missing scheduled shifts, and promptly notifies supervisor when absent.
4. Demonstrates an ability to adapt to changes in the facility function, management styles, and facility routines.
5. Reads, understands, adheres to, and models all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests.
6. Adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, implementing regularly.
7. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the treatment team.
8. Attends and completes all training within assigned time frames as required by the facility.
9. Performs other duties as assigned.

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Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

Position requires a High School Diploma or equivalent, bachelor’s degree strongly preferred. Position requires a minimum of one year experience in a behavioral healthcare setting, preferably with clients with eating disorders.

Aster Springs provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Aster Springs reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”