Addiction Recovery Coach

Cambridge Health Alliance; Everett (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts is expanding its addiction services with a grant-funded Recovery Coach position. The role focuses on peer recovery support to engage patients in treatment and recovery within our hospital setting.

The Recovery Coach will work collaboratively with ED and inpatient care teams, help identify patient needs and resources, and develop individualized treatment plans to support sustained recovery and connection to community services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years sobriety and 5–10 years experience in peer recovery support work.
• Experience in hospital/ED setting preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree desirable; MA Recovery Coach certification preferred; certification within one year.
• Valid MA driver’s license.
• Ability to collaborate with staff and diverse populations.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinically-based peer recovery support to patients in ED or inpatient units.
• Collaborate with care teams to identify patient needs and resources and create treatment plans.
• Support engagement into recovery services and linkages to ongoing care.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree desirable

Addiction Recovery Coach certification (MA) preferred; certification within 1 year

Job description

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is expanding services to address substance use disorders for its patients and communities. We are expanding our addiction consult service team to provide treatment for patients who are in our emergency departments or inpatient units and who could benefit from additional clinical services. This program will be multidisciplinary and interdepartmental, and will collaborate with other departments throughout Cambridge Health Alliance and with our community partners in order to meet the needs of our patients with substance use disorders.

The Recovery Coach provides clinically-based peer recovery support services to support patient engagement into recovery support and addiction treatment. They will collaborate with other members of the care team to identify needs and resources with the patient, family and health care team, create a treatment plan appropriate to the patient’s needs and resources.

This is a grant-funded position.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years sobriety and 5-10 years experience in peer recovery support work
• Experience working as a Recovery Coach in a hospital/Emergency Department setting preferred
• Minimum High School diploma or equivalent, Bachelor’s degree desirable
• Current Addiction Recovery Coach certification in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts preferred; certification required within one year of employment
• Valid Drivers License in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Ability to collaborate with other disciplines both inside and outside of CHA
• Ability to maintain relationships with staff, outside agencies and payers, patients and families of a diverse and multicultural population
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality/privacy in accordance with institutional standards
• Ability to protect one’s own recovery status while working with patients going through challenges and/or actively using drugs