Peer Recovery Coach (52307)

HealthLinc; Knox (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthLinc in Newton, Morocco, IN 47963 seeks a Peer Recovery Coach to provide peer support and education on substance use and recovery as part of the Mobile Response Team (MRT). The role reports to the Mobile Integrated Response Coordinator and requires daily county travel, with up to 25% travel and a day shift.

Responsibilities include recovery education across all stages, collaboration with law enforcement and EMS, and assisting patients with goal setting, transportation to MAT, and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Experience with addiction and/or mental health required; lived experience preferred.
• Knowledge of methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone.
• A valid driver’s license is required; driving/transportation during duties may be needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides recovery education to patients at all stages of recovery.
• Assists with home visits to persons referred to MRT from partners or after overdoses.
• Maintains follow-up contacts to support ongoing recovery and re-engagement.
• Uses community resources and assesses appropriateness of services for patients.
• Transports patients to MAT appointments when necessary.
• Helps patients articulate personal goals and recovery steps.
• Identifies personal strengths and recovery skills for daily living.
• Observes progress and reinforces recovery goals.
• Supports vocational choices and helps overcome job-related anxieties.
• Models recovery experiences to clients and staff.
• Maintains confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Completes documentation accurately and timely.
• Travels daily within assigned county; participates in on-call schedule.
• Engages in PCMH-aligned quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Data analysis

Prioritization

Communication skills

Driving

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Phone system

Office equipment

Printers/Fax

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Newton - Morocco, IN 47963, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: High School, Travel Percentage: Up to 25%, Job Shift: Day

As a Peer Recovery Coach you will provide peer support services, serve as an advocate, and provide education and information about substance use and recovery to patients at HealthLinc and individuals served as a part of the Mobile Response Team (MRT). The MRT is comprised of the PRC and a law enforcement or EMS professional. This position will work with community members, MRT, HealthLinc patients and will report to the Mobile Integrated Response Coordinator.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides recovery education to patients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance.
• Works in partnership with local law enforcement and emergency service professionals to assist with home visits to persons referred to the MRT from a community partner or after an overdose.
• Maintains follow-up contact with recovering person to ensure their ongoing success and to provide re-engagement support in partnership with others in partner agencies if needed. Long-term engagement, support, and encouragement.
• In collaboration with the MIR Coordinator, utilize community resources and assess for appropriateness of services to patients.
• Transports patients to their MAT appointments if necessary.
• Assists patients in articulating personal goals, steps and barriers for recovery.
• Assists patients in identifying personal strengths in daily living and recovery skills.
• Observes and reinforces positive progress that patients make toward recovery goals.
• Supports the vocational choices patients make and assist them in overcoming job-related anxieties and conflicts.
• Utilizes his/her unique recovery experience to teach and role model the value of every individual's recovery experience.
• Maintains effective coping and self-help techniques.
• Supports connections to community based, mutual self-help groups and link individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed.
• Provides vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community-based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, hobbies, etc.).
• Maintains confidentiality of patient information.
• Maintains appropriate professional boundaries with patients and avoids dual relationships within the community.
• Fulfills documentation requirements accurately and in a timely manner.
• Uses inclusive, culturally appropriate language and attitudes with all clients and staff
• Travels every day to meet with individuals within the assigned county.
• Alternating on-call schedule will be required.
• All HealthLinc staff is committed to engage in quality improvement initiatives that align with and support Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training

• High School Diploma
• Must be knowledgeable on all three forms of treatment available in the community methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone

Experience

• Experience with addiction and/or mental health required, lived experience preferred

Skills/Job Requirement

• Proven ability to coordinate, review, classify, prioritize, analyze, and present data.
• Proven ability to set priorities and to meet deadlines.
• Ability to communicate effectively on an individual or group basis.
• A valid drivers license is required as driving and/or transportation will be required to attend medical appointments, job sites, social activities and other community resources with patients as needed.

Technology Skills

• Operate a multi-line phone system and other office equipment including printers, fax machines, etc.
• Basic software skills (Microsoft Office, online sources, etc.)

REQUIRED TRAININGS

• All assigned Relias training