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Recovery Specialist - Summit Avenue - Part Time - Weekend Overnights
Somerville, MA, USA Req #2668 Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Bay Cove Human Services is committed to ensuring the representation and participation of candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
We encourage all qualified individuals, particularly those from historically marginalized groups, to apply.
Reports To : Recovery Specialist Supervisor
Schedule : Part-Time (OVERNIGHT) Saturday 11PM-7AM & Sunday 11PM-7AM
Job Summary : The Recovery Specialist provides both substance use disorder and mental health disorder recovery-oriented supports to residents.
The Recovery Specialist provides guidance and directions to residents, and oversees resident activities to ensure conformance with program policies;
participates in ensuring that the day to day operations of the program milieu supports the culture of recovery and is both trauma and gender informed.
The Recovery Specialist contributes to Bay Cove’s mission by partnering with individuals in their recovery journey to recovery and improved quality of life.
This is a non-exempt position.
Essential Functions of Position :
Clean the medication storage area and supplies regularly to prevent medication residue build up.Observe and document medications being taken by residents.
Securely store all residents’ medication in locked boxes and a locked cabinet including all refills, surplus, or oversized resident-owned medications.
Maintain an accurate record of medications which remain in the possession of the resident (self carry), such as rescue inhalers, lotion, shampoos, epipens.
Communicate with providers and prescribers when a new medication is introduced, when there is a change in dosage or instruction of current medications and update medications sheets to reflect these changes, reporting all changes and updates to the clinical team.
Ensure residents obtain timely refills by working prescribers, pharmacies, and residents to plan a timely medication refill schedule.
List, count, and pack all the residents’ medications upon planned discharges.Maintain accurate documentation of all medications stored and disposed.
Maintain accurate documentation of all medications on medication administration records / medication sheets.Conduct and document medication counts accurately.
Ensure that the medication refrigerator is in working order and record the refrigerator temperature daily.Report medication misuse concerns to the assigned Case Manager or Program Director.
Report serious medication events and errors to the Program Director or Senior Director and file an incident report as directed.
Collaborate with the team to create a medication support plan or behavioral contract for poor medication adherence.Conduct urine drug screens and alcohol breathalyzer collection and document and report all outcomes to the team.
If assigned, both supervisor and employee must initial to acknowledge the assignment :
staff, patient, and resident HIV / AIDS and hepatitis education; and Department requirements for admission, service planning and discharge of HIV positive patients or residents.
Serve as the program’s Tobacco Education Coordinator by assisting staff in implementing BSAS guidelines for integrating tobacco assessment, education and treatment into program services.
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Last updated : 2024-05-22
Full Time
$40k-54k (estimate)
05/10/2024
08/22/2024
baycovehumanservices.org
BOSTON, MA
1,000 - 3,000
1974
NGO/NPO/NFP/Organization/Association
BILL SPRAGUE
$50M - $200M
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