Certified Recovery Peer Advocate

Certified Recovery Peer Advocate - SLH

The overall purpose for this position is to provide support, advocacy, outreach, and education to primarily engage pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in St. Lawrence Health System's M-WRAP program with their recovery from opioid use disorder. The Certified Recovery Peer Advocate will work as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team and in conjunction with the patient will develop a patient centered Recovery Plan to help initiate and sustain an individual in their recovery from substance use or addiction.

Responsibilities:

• Works with the women and their families to teach and reinforce skills necessary to remain in recovery
• Meets regularly with the patient 1:1 to provide direct coaching, education and advocacy in linking, engaging and retaining patients in services identified in the Recovery Plan
• Acts as a role model, mentor, advocate and motivator to recovering patients in order to promote long term recovery
• Ability to share personal recovery experiences and to develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships while maintaining healthy boundaries and ethical standards at all times
• Serves as a point of contact when patients are at risk for relapse
• Participates in On Call Services as needed

• Assists in implementing treatment plans
• Has a good working knowledge of the patient's recovery plans and works to help the patient and their family follow the treatment plans
• Assist patient in identifying personal interests, goals, and strengths to increase successful treatment outcomes
• Assist patient in identifying barriers that may interfere with their recovery progress, and work with the patient to develop strategies to overcome identified barriers
• Assists the patient in remembering doctor's or service organization appointments. Follow up with and engage patients who are experiencing barriers to attending appointments
• Helps the patient to understand how services will assist them in remaining in recovery

• Participates as an active member of the treatment team
• Attends and participates in treatment team meetings
• Works as an advocate for the patient in team meetings and provides information about the patient's ability to follow treatment plans in day to day life
• Travel among several different sites within the St. Lawrence Health Systems as well as the community or the patient's home.
• Peers may also be utilized in substance use, mental health, primary care and emergency care as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma/GED
• Completion of Peer Recovery Training course- 30 hours
• Peer Ethics Training Course
• If applicant is Certified Recovery Peer Advocate
  - Provisional
• Application must complete 500 hours of work experience, including 25 hours of supervision within 6 months
• Schedule IC&RC Exam upon completion of work experience and receive passing grade
• Maintain current certification status

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• The candidate needs to have strong interpersonal skills. They will need to work effectively with patients, their families, community organizations, and staff members at all levels.
• Demonstrates responsibility for ongoing personal development, professional growth and continuing education
• Performs duties in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision or direction
• Ability to create and maintain detailed, accurate and timely documentation
• Indicates appreciation of population differences (cultural, ethnic, orientation, religious)
• Ability to work and/or be on call during evenings or weekends
• Complies with laws, rules, regulations and hospital policies.
• Protects from unauthorized and inappropriate disclosure, all confidential patient and hospital information in accordance with HIPPA regulations and hospital policies. Reports privacy issues through the chain of command, to…