Peer Recovery Specialist; II Resident Services

Overview

Peer Recovery Specialist (I II) Resident Services

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – School of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry | Addiction Research & Treatment Services (ARTS) | Recovery Residences

Job Title:

Peer Recovery Specialist (I - II) - Resident Services

Position: # - Requisition: #37376

Role involves providing peer support for adults residing in Recovery Residences, engaging clients in activities and education, assisting with treatment enrollment and intake scheduling, coordinating community appointments, and linking residents to recovery support services during transition to independent living and aftercare.

• Provide support to individuals living in Recovery Residence(s) by engaging them in activities and education.
• Offer support to residents struggling to enroll in treatment and follow through with intake appointments.
• Assist resident with attending appointments in the community once admitted.
• Assist residents with making community linkages as they transition into the community.
• Assist with coordination to recovery support services, including traveling to various referral sites such as hospitals, DHS office, various community locations to meet clients.
• Leverage their own lived experience with, and recovery with support from, SUD to encourage and support individuals who may be reluctant or hesitant to embrace a sober lifestyle.
• Be responsive to, and affirmative of, the individualized and differing needs of each patient under their care.

Onsite

• Medical:
  Multiple plan options
• Dental:
  Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance:
  Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan:
  Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off:
  Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 10/year
• Tuition Benefit:
  Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass:
  Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

Minimum Qualifications

• Level I: High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).

• Level II: High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED).
• One (1) year of experience working closely with patients and connecting them to resources, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• The required work experience may be substituted with successfully completed college or university courses that are appropriate to this position's work assignment on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification as a Peer Specialist (for example, Colorado Peer and Family Specialist/CPFS).
• Current, valid registration with the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) as Certified Addiction Technician (CAT) license or higher.
• Experience with motivational interviewing techniques.
• Prior experience in Patient Navigation and connecting patients to required services or resources.
• Experience providing support to individuals with substance use disorders.
• Experience working with electronic health records.
• Experience working with clients who are involved with the criminal justice system, probation/parole, human services, and/or other similar referral sources.
• Experience providing administrative support to clients, families, staff, and other stakeholders in a substance abuse treatment setting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to engage successfully with substance use disordered clients in treatment.
• Ability to comply with established rules, policies and procedures and meet deadlines.
• Ability to develop healthy relationships and boundaries with clients.
• Ability to exercise discretion and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Ability to use an electronic health care record.
• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Excel to create, revise, update and maintain spreadsheets.
• Proficiency utilizing Microsoft Outlook to create, send and receive e-mail communication.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.

• Applicants MUST have lived experience with SUD or addictions, and recovery with existing sobriety supports.
• Minimum two (2)…