What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recovery Advocate - PRN position at T&R Recovery, Inc?
Cypress Lake Recovery is a premier Residential Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Center in East Texas, offering holistic care for drug and alcohol addiction
We are seeking a PRN (On-Call) Recovery Advocate to help support, guide, and encourage our residents on their path to healing.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Facilitates didactic lectures, workshops, educational resident groups, and resident community meetings.
- Recognize, prevent, and respond to situations in which a resident may be a danger to self or others, behaves in an aggressive or destructive manner, may be experiencing a crisis situation or may be experiencing a medical emergency.
- Read, interpret, and implement client’s treatment plan.
- Coordinate recreational and social activities for residents within the milieu.
- Provides support and encouragement to residents, demonstrating warmth, empathy, and genuineness.
- Conducts luggage searched and room searches as necessary for safety.
- Attends and participates in Treatment Team meetings as requested.
- Maintains accurate and timely charting in the EMR system.
- Performs basic housekeeping duties during course of shift.
- Monitor and maintain the safety of residents, inclusive of removing pests and wildlife.
- Transport residents to and from the facility, appointments, and various other patient centered errands as needed.
- Assists with any resident assignments as directed.
JOB SKILLS AND ABILITY:
- Knowledge of resident rights and provision of treatment that promotes resident dignity, independence, individuality, strengths, privacy, and choice.
- Able to meet the unique needs of our resident population, taking into consideration diagnosis and trauma informed care.
- Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with residents.
- Ability to communicate effectively, using non-judgmental words and behaviors, using person-centered language, and engages in active and reflective listening.
- Recognizes, respects, and adapts to diversity, differences, and cultural traditions of residents.
- Knowledge and application of confidentiality requirements and HIPAA.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Experience in behavioral health preferred.
LICENSING/CERTIFICATION:
- Current CPR/First Aid certification
- Valid Driver’s License