Recovery Specialist Case Manager

Hiring for a Recovery Specialist Case Manager in Danvers, MA

MUST have an active CPR/BLS certificate through American Heart Association only
MUST have an active crisis intervention or de-escalation training certiifcate

Pay: $24-$26/hr (based on experience)
Schedule options:

1. Wed-Sat 10a-6:30p. 32H/week
2. Sat/Sunday 9am-5:30pm. 16 hours/week 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) or equivalent; or Associates degree in Human Services field; two to three years related experience and/or training in the area of chemical dependency.
• Knowledge of relevant community resources for continuing care/aftercare placement.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations; Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) preferred.
• Must be able to complete on-site CPI and CPR training/certification.
• Must demonstrate ability to relate to a substance abuse treatment population in a sensitive manner, an interest and willingness to work in a multicultural setting and must share a customer service orientation.
• Manages difficult or emotional client situations; Responds promptly to client needs.
• Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality.

About:

• The Case Manager has the responsibility for providing case management services to individuals who are detoxing from substances. This includes assessing service needs; counseling, developing plans for access to services, liaison with client, families, programs, and service providers

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for maintaining individual case load, which involves conducting individual intake evaluations, treatment and aftercare planning, medication management support, and safety planning as needed.
• Completes all documentation in a timely manner, as set forth by regulations.
• Coordinate with collaterals and referral sources as needed
• Assist in retrieval of patient medications from local pharmacies.
• Acts as a support to other staff in milieu management, de-escalation, and crisis management.
• Coordinate and support transportation needs to necessary appointments and aftercare.
• Maintain Virtual Gateway access and complete disenrollment assessments as required.
• Engage in identifying and locating possible contraband on the unit, performing unit searches as needed.
• Assess patients’ continuing care needs, contacting appropriate aftercare resources and arranging for transfer or admission to appropriate programming.
• Shares responsibility for education and group programming, including recreation and wellness.
• Attends staff meetings and supervisory sessions, as scheduled.
• When possible and/or requested, provide information for affected family members to self-help.
• Other related duties as assigned. Listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills. Writes clearly and informatively.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from consumers, regulatory agencies, or other service providers.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.

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