Recovery Specialist
Company: Advanced Behavioral Health
Location: Middletown
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
POSITION SUMMARY
The Recovery Specialist provides and coordinates a full array of
outreach-based services for clients in the DMHAS/ABH Behavioral
Health Recovery Program. The primary goals of the program are to:
1) Improve clinical linkages from one level of care to another, 2)
Provide holistic services to maximize the likelihood of client
success, 3) Decrease the ineffective use of acute treatment
services, 4) Ensure successful client treatment outcomes and 5)
Ensure the client receives quality treatment services in an
appropriate treatment setting. This position will represent ABH -
and its services in a positive and professional manner and adhere
to ABH -'s best practices, guidelines, policies and procedures as
established, promoting ABH - as a leader in behavioral healthcare
in all interactions and work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide full array of Recovery Specialist services, including
services that assist clients in obtaining basic supports needed to
improve their likelihood of success in recovery. Including, but not
limited to, the following:
- Outreach and engagement attempts with clients in various
community settings, including clients' home, shelters, soup
kitchens. Outreach efforts may include attempts to contact clients
via visits and /or letters to last known address, phone calls,
visits to shelters, soup kitchens, collaboration with DSS, other
recovery managers, and visits to treatment agencies;
- Service planning for non-clinical needs (e.g., housing,
transportation);
- Assistance with arranging transportation to treatment and other
community supports appointments;
- Transportation to essential appointments when no other
arrangement is timely or/and practical and such transport can be
safely achieved;
- Assistance and advocacy in accessing extant community support
services;
- Assistance in accessing urgent and standard Recovery Supports
Program supports;
- Face to face supportive counseling;
- Referrals and contacts with culturally relevant organizations
and individuals such as the following, as needed, to establish and
maintain adequate community supports:
o Vocational Providers;
o Housing agencies, landlords;
o Health care providers;
o Probation/Parole officers;
o Crisis intervention services, hospital emergency departments;
o Other appropriate support and treatment services;
o Family members and other natural supports;
o Interpreter services;
o Faith Communities (e.g. churches, masjids, etc.);
- Provide fully array of Recovery Specialist services, including
services that guide the course of client treatment through various
levels of care. Including, but not limited to the following:
o Assessment and referral to the appropriate level of care;
o Intake appointment scheduling;
o Review of treatment history;
o Arrange and attend case coordination meetings with clients and
treatment providers to assure that appropriate issues are being
addressed in treatment;
o Global treatment planning and notification of the ASO regarding
specific treatment recommendations and the expected path of
treatment through various levels of care;
o Case coordination meetings for clients involved with multiple
treatment providers and community supports;
o Outreach and/or phone contact to acute service providers to
participate in treatment and discharge planning with the client and
provider;
o Tracking participation in treatment through the ASO and with
service providers;
- Carry a cell phone during work hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and
respond to any messages within 30 minutes of the message;
- Carry a company issued laptop and jet pack and conduct face to
face sessions using the EHR where possible.
- Provide transportation to clients, using personal
vehicles;
- Work out of a regional office and attend regular regional and
statewide meetings of all Recovery Specialists;
- Abide by all State and Federal Confidentiality
Regulations;
- Comply and work towards goals established by DMHAS and ABH
-;
- Maintain internal communications - notifying supervisors with
all relevant client or program based information;
- Document all case management activities within required time
frame and in required format - including documentation of all
client related activities into electronic database;
- Submit data and reports as defined and within required time
limits;
- Attend all required staff, supervision and training
meetings;
- Maintain hard copy of clients' records (i.e. ROI) with
appropriate documentation and signatures;
- Function as a team member of a regional and statewide team,
including providing as needed coverage for other members of the
team;
- Maintains confidentiality of all client protected health
information and adheres to all HIPAA related policies and
procedures;
- Demonstrates ethical behavior and cultural sensitivity in all
activities involving individuals of diverse backgrounds;
- Performs other tasks/responsibilities as required to support
the business operations.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's or Associates degree in Human Services or related
field, with experience in behavioral health disorders; OR
- Two years of experience providing services to clients with
behavioral health disorders;
- Compliance with current State of Connecticut and federal health
and vaccine requirements.
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of substance abuse and mental health
service;
- Knowledge of community resources in the local region;
- Knowledge of Cultural Diversity, Engagement and
Ethics;
- Must have valid Connecticut driver's license, reliable
transportation and carry a minimum insurance coverage of
$100,000/$300,000/$100,000;
- Must be willing to transport clients in personal
vehicles;
- Strong attention to detail; ability to work on multiple tasks
and meet deadlines;
- Excellent PC skills with demonstrated experience using
Microsoft Office Package (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Access,
Outlook); internet;
- Strong written and verbal skills required.
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Keywords: Advanced Behavioral Health, Middletown , Recovery Specialist, Other , Middletown, Connecticut
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