Peer Recovery Coach

Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 30,761 - 50,778; Full time

Job summary

The Peer Recovery Coach position at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, MD supports patients with substance use disorders by drawing on lived recovery experience to promote engagement, recovery planning, relapse prevention, and connections to treatment and community resources.

Collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team, you will provide brief interventions, coordinate referrals, and support patients through hospitalization and after discharge, helping them access

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Lived experience in recovery from substance use disorder.
• Knowledge of the recovery process and recovery planning.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to use SBIRT and motivational interviewing techniques.
• Ability to build trusting, supportive relationships with patients and families.
• Skills in care coordination, community resource linkage, and follow-up outreach.
• Ability to document services and work collaboratively with the care team.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with substance use disorders throughout the care continuum.
• Serve as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator.
• Conduct brief interventions using the SBIRT model.
• Assist with recovery planning and treatment referrals.
• Provide follow-up support after discharge.
• Help connect patients to community support services, treatment, transportation, and appointments.
• Collaborate with nursing, social work, ED staff, and other members of the care team.
• Complete required documentation and reports.
• Participate in team huddles, meetings, and trainings.

Skills

Lived recovery experience

SBIRT & motivational interviewing

Interpersonal skills

Documentation of services

Care coordination

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Requisition #:672882 Location:Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, Columbia, MD 21044 Category:Social Work/Mental Health Schedule:Day Shift Employment Type:Full Time

Peer Recovery Coach

Position Summary

The Peer Recovery Coach (PRC) provides supportive services to patients with substance use disorders by using lived recovery experience to encourage engagement, recovery planning, relapse prevention, and connection to treatment and community resources. The PRC works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary care team to provide brief interventions, coordinate referrals, and support patients throughout hospitalization and after discharge.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• Lived experience in recovery from substance use disorder
• Knowledge of the recovery process and recovery planning
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to use SBIRT and motivational interviewing techniques
• Ability to build trusting, supportive relationships with patients and families
• Skills in care coordination, community resource linkage, and follow-up outreach
• Ability to document services and work collaboratively with the care team

Key Responsibilities

• Support patients with substance use disorders throughout the care continuum
• Serve as a role model, mentor, advocate, and motivator
• Conduct brief interventions using the SBIRT model
• Assist with recovery planning and treatment referrals
• Provide follow-up support after discharge
• Help connect patients to community support services, treatment, transportation, and appointments
• Collaborate with nursing, social work, ED staff, and other members of the care team
• Complete required documentation and reports
• Participate in team huddles, meetings, and trainings

Salary Range: Minimum 22.33/hour - Maximum 36.86/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.