Recovery Support Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Purpose :

Recovery Support Specialists must be organized, personable, and capable of balancing the needs

of multiple patients as well as their healthcare providers and insurance representatives

to address barriers that will ensure the patient can navigate their recovery experience

by demonstrating the following skills : active listening, service orientation, social

perceptiveness, critical thinking, time management, active learning, good judgment and

decision making, verbal communication skills, and ability to monitor for progress and

needed interventional actions.

Duties :

The Recovery Support Specialists will act as an integral member of the ReVIDA Recovery

multidisciplinary team by supporting patients in obtaining their individualized goals,

by building and strengthening linkages with community resources and family

members by deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information

among all the participants concerned with a patient’s care to achieve safer and

more effective care. The Recovery Support Specialists will assist individuals in opioid use

disorder treatment in developing a service plan, referrals, and linkage, ensuring

the patient has access / continuity of care throughout the mental health and primary

care system, ensuring each patient has resources to acquire medication, has

transportation for appointments, and attends appointments. The Recovery Support Specialists

will ensure individuals have access to psychosocial rehabilitation, support,

employment, and housing options while encouraging the individual to utilize

community / natural supports to assist in managing substance use disorders.

Physical, Emotional Demands, and Work Conditions :

• Work is sedentary and ambulant with occasional physical exertion (lifting 30 or

more pounds, walking, standing, etc.) ability to support patient weight in case of

emergency or disability requiring assistance. Must be able to see, stoop, sit,

stand, bend, reach, and be mobile (whether natural or with accommodation).

Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing. Must be able to relate

to and work with mentally and physically ill, disabled, emotionally upset, and

hostile patients.

with multiple situations. Risk of exposure to infections, bloodborne pathogens,

and other potentially infectious materials or contagious diseases. For this reason,

"Universal Precautions" must always be followed.

workplace violence, ADA, EEOC, and Corporate Compliance program and

commit to worker safety, health, and patient safety. Subject to work schedule and

shift changes.

Supervision / competency evaluations : Supervision and competency evaluations are

provided through facility monitoring activities, direct observation, staff meetings, in-services, management meetings, individual meetings, Employee Improvement

processes, reporting, interactions, strategic planning, outcomes, and annual

competency review.

Competencies :

health, and other health care needs through the facilitation of necessary

referrals to help meet the overall biopsychosocial needs of the patient. This

includes addressing needs beyond the patient’s medical status and issues such

as unstable housing, food insecurity, childcare, and other social determinants of

health. Referrals are documented and tracked.

to completing recommended referrals, such as transportation issues, and

documents these interventions and outcomes.

at the right time to the right people by sharing and securely using the

information and providing practical and comprehensive care to the patient.

appropriately documenting and tracking referrals and outcomes. The Care

coordinator collaborates and documents all efforts to help the member address

any barriers to access to appropriate community-based referrals.

various community-based support modalities, including consideration of referral

to 12-step and other self-help programs, peer recovery services, social service

agencies, and other community-based resources appropriate to the member’s

recovery.

least monthly meetings of the multidisciplinary treatment team (including all

relevant medical and behavioral health care professionals involved in providing

and coordinating the member’s care) and documents this collaboration

appropriately.

meeting, will review the patient’s complete medical record (including urine drug

screens and laboratory tests), discuss the current status of the patient’s

progress toward meeting their goals as specified in their plan of care, assist in

addressing any barriers toward the individual’s progress in meeting their

identified treatment goals as well, as the actions which the treatment team will

undertake to address those barriers.

and modification of the IPOC action plan accordingly. Other duties, as assigned.

patient’s medical record.

Multidisciplinary Treatment Team, utilizing the required Department of Medical

Assistance Services (DMAS) template, within 30 days of admission.

intervals and Individualized Plan of Care (IPOC) every 30 days as required.

team at least monthly.

coordinating patient care.

from Multidisciplinary Treatment Team members.

(DMAS) of Virginia Addiction Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS) program

requirements and Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) guidelines; seeks

clarification or guidance if unsure.

communication & patient documentation.

team, and colleagues.

needed.

Requirements :

Recovery Support Specialists Requirements :

Experience :

required

use disorders, dual diagnoses, opioid use disorder, and recovery support

services required.

Licensure :

Special Requirements : Knowledge of applicable State Code of Regulations and

42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2. Compliance with accepted

professional standards and practices; Ongoing adherence to the NAADAC Code of

Ethics and any other applicable Codes of Ethics for their respective profession.

Continuing Education & Professional Licensing / Certification Requirements : The

employee is expected to participate in appropriate continuing education as requested

and required by their immediate supervisor. In addition, the employee is expected to

accept personal responsibility for other educational activities to enhance job-related

skills and abilities. The employee must attend mandatory educational programs and

maintain current professional certifications as delineated above in their state, in good

standing.

While this job description is intended to reflect the job requirements, management

reserves the right to add or remove duties from jobs when circumstances (e.g.,

emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs, or technological developments)

dictate. Furthermore, they do not establish an employment contract and are

subject to change at the employer’s discretion.