Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Brainerd

MISSION STATEMENT:

Partners Behavioral Healthcare finds and restores individuals struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. We provide behavioral health services for justice-involved individuals that need to break free from addiction and criminal thinking, manage mental health, and take control of their lives amidst the complexities of the justice system.

Partners Behavioral Healthcare provides compassionate, individualized programs and a community invested in helping clients achieve long-term, lasting recovery giving them the opportunity for reconciliation with self and others, hope in a better life, and a purpose to explore and achieve.

Reports To: SUD Program Manager

Position(s) Supervised: None

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Thursday

Pay Range: $22 - 24 per hour

JOB SUMMARY:

The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist  (CPRS) plays a key role inaddressingclients’feelings of stigma, social isolation, personal loss, and other mental health barriers by modeling wellness anddemonstratingpersonal responsibility, self-advocacy, and hopefulness throughout the recovery journey.

The CPRSis responsibleforprovidingpeer recovery support services to clientsonan individual basis. These services include education, advocacy, mentoring through self-disclosure of personal recovery experiences, attending recovery and other support groups with clients,accompanyingclientsto appointments that support recovery,assistanceaccessing resources to obtain housing, employment, education, and advocacy services, andnonclinical recovery support toassistthe transition from treatment into the recovery community.

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES :

• Consult with primary counselor to determine if and what peer recovery support services areappropriate.
• Make appointments to meet with clients and schedule on electronic health record system,Ritten.
• Enter and maintain information regarding what services you will be assisting the client in accessing, including time and type of services in Ritten.
• Communicate with counselors on a weekly basis to discuss mutual clients and collaborate on how to best support them.
• Document the ongoing progress made towards accessing the services, outcome, and clientresponse.
• Attend all weekly staff meetings to include daily Jump-starts, clinicals and treatment consultations with primary counselors.
• Transportation of clients as needed.
• Adhere to the 245G requirements and Partners Behavioral Healthcare policies and ensure that weekly client documentation is completed on time.
• Assist clients in creating a financial plan for housing and ensure this is communicated to the housing management.
• Maintain relationships with community resources to include food shelves, local RCO’s, appropriate non-profit organizations, etc.
• Always maintain and exemplify pro-social behaviors.
• Maintain logged supervision hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE &

SKILLS:

• Ability to de-escalate stressful situations.
• Thrive in a busy environment with a diverse, criminogenic client population.
• Interpersonal communication, patience, and empathy skills.
• Good problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• In-depth knowledge of industry best practices.
• Basic math, bookkeeping and accounting skills.
• Organization, time management and prioritization abilities.
• Ability to maintain the confidentiality of client information.
• Understanding of industry-specific policies, such as Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations for health care.
• Organized and capable of gathering data from multiple sources, many for more than one bill at a time.
• Utilize interpersonal skills to solve problems, answer questions and collaboratively produce mutually beneficial solutions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 18 years of age.
• Active PRS certification from the MN Certification Board.
• Have a minimum of one year in recovery from substance use disorder.
• Knowledge and understanding of implications of 245G.
• Successfully complete DHS (Department of Human Services) background study.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience using Ritten software.

WORK ENVIRONMENT &

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work is primarily in an office or clinical…