(Hybrid) Peer Recovery Support Specialist - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

West Virginia University; Morgantown (WV); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Peer Recovery Support Specialist to join their innovative team. This role involves working closely with individuals facing substance use challenges, linking them to vital resources and support. You will play a crucial part in a multidisciplinary team focused on advancing brain health research while ensuring a supportive environment for patients. With a commitment to work-life balance and a comprehensive benefits package, this opportunity is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving community health and wellness.

Benefits

13 paid holidays

PTO

403(b) retirement savings

Health insurance options

Dependent Education Scholarship

WVU Perks

Qualifications

• Completion of Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification training with 40 hours in relevant domains.
• A minimum of one year of related experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Link patients with Substance Use Disorders to outpatient treatment and support.
• Assist research team with recruitment and follow-up of participants.

Skills

Peer Recovery Support Certification

Customer Service Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Knowledge of 12-Step Fellowships

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description - (Hybrid) Peer Recovery Support Specialist - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (23733)

Description

West Virginia University Research Corporation is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Peer Recovery Support Specialist with the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI).

Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is the premier multidisciplinary institute for patient care, research, and teaching in West Virginia and the region. We celebrated the opening of our new Innovation Center on May 15, 2019. The RNI’s flagship facilities are located on the Health Sciences campus in Morgantown, with more than 1,000 dedicated team members across five departments, patient care units, and research laboratories. Find out more about our outstanding works and contributions today at: RNI Newsroom.

About the Opportunity

As a peer recovery support specialist, you will help drive progress with the multidisciplinary WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute's Innovation Center team. You will be part of an exciting collaborative effort at an R1 institution working towards innovative solutions to advance the science around optimizing brain health. In this role, your efforts will provide management to advance rapidly evolving work of a five-year-old Institute that has already performed several first in human clinical trials and seen exponential growth in publications, grants, and IP for work that provides a foundation to improve lives of people in West Virginia and around the globe.

This position will advance the research and development missions of West Virginia University by providing the necessary skills for the coordination and implementation of operational tasks related to several research projects that are essential to the research activities of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.

At WVU Research Corporation, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU Research Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs:

• 13 paid holidays
• PTO
• 403(b) retirement savings with a fully vested 3% employee contribution match
• A range of health insurance and various other benefits
• Dependent Education Scholarship
• WVU Perks
• And More!!

What you’ll do:

• Work actively with patients with Substance Use Disorders who are enrolled in RNI's research studies by helping link participants to outpatient treatment.
• Provide mentoring through life experience to individuals experiencing substance use problems.
• Meet face to face with individuals and identified support persons in person and/or by phone, at a frequency and format requested and agreed upon by the individual, ideally at least once a week.
• Assist research team in recruitment, monitoring, and follow-up of research participants.
• Develop individualized plans with patients and monitor those wellness plans during meetings as identified above.
• Provide information to research and treatment team to inform treatment decision making.
• Link patients to available resources, including, but not limited to: continuing education/professional development, safe housing, recovery supports, self-help groups, substance abuse and mental health services, sobriety meetings, and medical/health facilities.
• Serve as a liaison to the patient's formal and informal supports, including but not limited to: their referral source, family members, client sponsors, treatment providers, and other supporters.
• Maintain working relationships with Chestnut Ridge, ED, and CHH staff and other agencies or institutions to provide awareness of recovery as a reality and the availability of recovery coaching.
• Receive ongoing supervision and training in order to provide recovery coaching services to the highest degree and the benefit of the community and individuals served.
• Assist patients in crisis situations involving social, emotional, health, and other problems.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• A minimum of one (1) year of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Completion of state or nationally recognized Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification training with a minimum of 40 hours total in the following domains: Ethics, Advocacy, Mentoring/Education, and Recovery/Wellness Planning.
• West Virginia state and Federal criminal background check required for DHHR WV CARES regulated area.
• Bureau of Medical Services Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification or WVCBAPP certification within one (1) year of employment.
• Knowledge of treatment resources including a working knowledge of the 12-Step Fellowships.
• Ability to comply with WVU Medicine, WVU Research Corporation, UHA, and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry safety procedures.
• Completion of HIPAA training and compliance (to be completed upon hire, with refresher courses as determined by administration).
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with patients and families, pharmaceutical company personnel, regulatory and monitoring agency personnel, internal staff members.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution, solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to develop specific goals and plans, to prioritize, organize and accomplish tasks independently and through others.
• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
• Skilled at working as a team member.
• Skilled at written and oral communication.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications: Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certificate of completion of the CCAR Recovery Coaching in the Emergency Department.
• Active participation in the recovery for two or more years and current active attendance at community recovery meetings.

Requirements

• Completion of state or nationally recognized Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification training with a minimum of 40 hours total in the following domains: Ethics, Advocacy, Mentoring/Education, and Recovery/Wellness Planning.
• West Virginia state and Federal criminal background check required for DHHR WV CARES regulated area.
• Bureau of Medical Services Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification or WVCBAPP certification within one (1) year of employment.

About Research Corporation

The WVURC was created as a not-for-profit corporation in 1985 to support research (R1) at West Virginia University. We provide evaluation, development, patenting, management, and marketing services for inventions of the faculty, staff, and students of the University.

The WVURC receives and administers funds awarded by external agencies for research and other activities and is responsible for helping protect intellectual property through patents, copyrights, and licensing agreements for start-up companies based on University research.

West Virginia University Research Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.

Job Posting

Job Posting: Apr 22, 2025

Posting Classification: Research Corporation