Certified Recovery Peer Advocate [Full Time] - Full-time

divpbJob Title/b: Certified Recovery Peer Advocate/p/divdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdivdivpbDepartment/b: spanBehavioral Health/span/ppbLocation/b: Massena Hospital, span1 Hospital Dr, Massena, NY 13662/span/ppbHours Per Week/b: 40/ppbSchedule/b: Days/pp/ppbSUMMARY/b:/ppThe 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./pp/ppbRESPONSIBILITIES:/b/pulliMeets 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/liliActs as a role model, mentor, advocate and motivator to recovering patients in order to promote long term recovery/liliAbility to share personal recovery experiences and to develop authentic peer-to-peer relationships while maintaining healthy boundaries and ethical standards at all times/liliServes as a point of contact when patients are at risk for relapse/liliParticipates in On Call Services as needed/liliAssists in implementing treatment plans/liliHas a good working knowledge of the patient’s recovery plans and works to help the patient and their family follow the treatment plans/liliAssist patient in identifying personal interests, goals, and strengths to increase successful treatment outcomes/liliAssist patient in identifying barriers that may interfere with their recovery progress, and work with the patient to develop strategies to overcome identified barriers/liliAssists the patient in remembering doctor’s or service organization appointments. Follow up with and engage patients who are experiencing barriers to attending appointments/liliHelps the patient to understand how services will assist them in remaining in recovery/liliParticipates as an active member of the treatment team/liliAttends and participates in treatment team meetings/liliWorks 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/liliTravel among several different sites within the St. Lawrence Health Systems as well as the community or the patient’s home./liliPeers may also be utilized in substance use, mental health, primary care and emergency care as needed./li/ulp/ppbREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:/b/pullispanHigh school diploma/GED /span/lilispanCRPA, or CRPA-Provisional/span required/liliValid NYS Drivers License required/liliReliable transportation required/lilispanPeer Ethics Training Course /span/lilispanApplication must complete 500 hours of work experience, including 25 hours of supervision within 6 months /span/lilispanSchedule ICamp;RC Exam upon completion of work experience and receive passing grade /span/lilispanMaintain current certification status/span/lilispanTraining or education in trauma-informed service /span/li/ul/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/div/divp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bEDUCATION:/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bLICENSES / spanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspanspan class="WIW2"CERTIFICATIONS: /span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/span/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:/b/pS - Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanFor disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements./span /b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bspanAny physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations. /span/b/pp style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"bPAY RANGE:/b/p$18.50 - $21.25divdivdivdivdivdivdivp/ppbCITY:/b/p/div/div/div/div/div/div/divMassenadivdivdivdivdivdivdivp/ppbPOSTAL CODE:/b/p/div/div/div/div/div/div/div13662p style="text-align:inherit"/pp style="text-align:left"biThe listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts./i/b/pp/pp/ppbspan style="font-size:14px"Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law./span/b/p