Certified Recovery Specialist

Geisinger; Williamsport (Lycoming County); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Addiction Medicine in Williamsport, PA, seeks a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) to join a multidisciplinary team supporting patients with opioid use disorders within a medication treatment program.

The CRS will provide outreach and recovery support in clinic and community settings, drawing on personal recovery experiences to encourage engagement with treatment and resources. This is a research study role, with travel to local clinics around Bloomsburg and Williamsport.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Certified Recovery Specialist certification.
• Related work or volunteer experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists in outreach, engagement, and providing nonjudgmental support for patients in medication treatment.
• Conducts regular meetings to identify interests, goals and recovery plans with patients.
• Engages patients via clinic visits, phone, video, and text; helps schedule and attend appointments.

Skills

Communication

Computer literacy

Education

High school Diploma or equivalent (GED)

Job description

Location: Geisinger Addiction Medicine Williamsport

Shift: Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Worker Type: Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Exemption Status: No

Job Summary

The Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) is a member of a multidisciplinary clinical and research team working to address opioid use disorders within Geisinger’s medication treatment program. The CRS provides recovery support services within the clinic and community by providing outreach, hope, and encouragement to patients with complex addiction, behavioral, and psychosocial needs. Drawing on personal experiences with and knowledge of local recovery resources, the CRS acts as a resource to help patients navigate healthcare and community resources as directed by the patient’s own recovery journey. The CRS motivates patients to engage and sustain engagement with the behavioral and addiction treatment system. The CRS works closely with Addiction Coordinators, clinicians, and research team members. This CRS position is part of a research study and will play a vital role in advancing knowledge about the impact of peer recovery support services on patient participation in medication treatment; no research experience is needed.

Job Duties

• Assists in the outreach, engagement, and providing nonjudgmental support of patients receiving medication treatment for an opioid use disorder.
• Conducts regular meetings with patients and appropriately engages them to identify their interests, strengths, goals, aspirations and to help them develop and carry out a recovery plan while offering encouragement and empowerment through shared experiences.
• Engages patients by way of one-on-one visits in the clinic and community setting, phone, video, and text, and helps patients schedule and attend appointments as needed.
• Facilitates patient adherence to their treatment plan by early identification and resolution of barriers to care.
• Promotes patients’ community integration through the connection of resources, linking to supports, mutual-help groups, social clubs, and volunteer and job opportunities.
• Communicates effectively in a culturally competent manner with a diverse patient population.
• Communicates all concerns to clinical team and manager as necessary, seeking support and guidance proactively.
• Acts as an advocate for patients during multidisciplinary treatment team conference, keeping the team informed about patients’ strengths, accomplishments, and obstacles in relation to their recovery goals.
• Meets regularly with the research team and follows research protocols pertaining to documenting patient meetings.
• Completes documentation in a timely and accurate manner and tracks patient progress.
• Work is typically performed in a clinical environment.
• Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures.
• The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive.
• They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
• Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department‑specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

Hours: 40 hours per week

This position will be based in Medication Assisted Treatment clinics in Bloomsburg and Williamsport.

Travel: Travel is required to community settings around the Bloomsburg and Williamsport areas. The primary coverage area is Lycoming and Columbia Counties but travel to surrounding counties may be necessary. Mileage will be reimbursed as per Geisinger’s travel policy.

Skills and Qualifications

• Communication
• Computer literacy

Education

High school Diploma or equivalent (GED)

Certification

Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS)

Work Experience

Related work or volunteer experience is preferred

Certification(s) and License(s)

Certified Recovery Specialist - Default Issuing Body

Skills

• Communication
• Patients Rights

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

• Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.
• We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners.
• Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Geisinger is committed to making better health easier for the more than 1 million people it serves. Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes nine hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,600 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and benefits for domestic partners.

Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

* Does not qualify for J-1 waiver.

We are an Affir… Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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