Recovery Specialist - Days (Tue - Sat) - Full-Time

Oas-LLC; Bradford (VT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Vista in Vermont seeks a Recovery Specialist to implement program guidelines, ensure patient safety, and maintain a therapeutic milieu within the unit.

You will document daily notes, observe behavior, participate in treatment team meetings, assist with medications, transport patients for appointments, and complete required trainings.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old and meet education requirements.
• One year certificate from college or technical school or 3–6 months related experience.
• Ability to work as part of a team and maintain professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains professional relationships with patients.
• Reviews notes and documents daily to support treatment planning and service delivery.
• Documents patient activity and ensures regulatory compliance.
• Observes patient behavior and reports at-risk behaviors to staff.
• Participates in shift-change treatment team meetings and discusses needs.
• Provides crisis intervention and supports unit operations as required.
• Assists nursing staff with medication dispensing and attends meals with patients.
• Safely transports patients to outside appointments.
• Conducts room checks and documents findings.
• Follows program procedures and completes required trainings.

Skills

Team player

Time management

Boundaries with patients

Compassion

Education

One year certificate from college or technical school

Three to six months related experience or training

Job description

Summary of Position:The Recovery Specialist is a direct service provider responsible for implementing program guidelines and practice regarding patient safety, unit and individual behavioral expectations, and a therapeutic milieu within a unit patient care model. Provides care in a manner consistent with facility philosophy and practice.Duties and Responsibilities• Develops and maintains professional interpersonal relationships with patients at Valley Vista.• Reviews notes and appropriate documentation on each patient on a daily basis, helping to ensure continuity and compliance with treatment planning and service delivery.• Documents patient activity as required by Valley Vista and regulatory agencies.• Observes patient behavior, records observations as appropriate, and reports at risk behaviors to senior staff on duty, as appropriate.• Communicates patient behaviors/concerns to subsequent shift and unit Director when appropriate.• Participates in change-of-shift treatment team meetings and discusses patients’ emotional/behavioral issues/concerns, and related programming needs.• Makes oneself available for crisis intervention or unit reassignment as necessary and follows agency’s policy/procedure for crisis intervention.• Assists Nursing staff while dispensing medication to patients.• Attends and monitors meals with patients at the appropriate times.• Safely transports patients to all scheduled outside appointments using company vehicles as directed.• Participates in supervision and in-service opportunities at the direction of the Clinical Manager and/or Program Director.• Provides staff coverage throughout the course of the shift, remaining in service until replacement arrives.• Conducts multiple room checks in all patients’ rooms throughout the duration of shift as appropriate, and documents accordingly.• Attends in-service programs designated by Program Director.• Follows patient procedures designated by Program Director.• Is current with all required trainings.Qualifications Required to Perform Essential Job Functions:21 years of age or older; One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.Required Skills, Knowledge, and Ability• Timeliness and completeness of required documentation.• Follows organization’s attendance and punctuality policies.• Can work as a member of a team.• Demonstrates knowledge of proper boundaries with patients• Strong time management• Compassion and understanding of patients’ needs and situations.