Peer Recovery Specialist

Description

Location: Everett, WA

Compensation: $26.00-$30.00 per hour

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 40 hours per week

Ideal Option has been working on the front lines of the opioid epidemic since our first clinic opened in 2012. With more than 80 clinics across 9 states, we continuously strive to be the nation’s leading provider of low-barrier evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. We are looking for an experienced, compassionate healthcare professional to join our growing team and help us in our vision to give back lives, reunite families, and heal communities that are suffering from the devastating effects of substance use disorder.

We value our patients and our employees! We treat our employees like we would want to be treated ourselves: with respect and compassion.

Benefits:

We offer our employees a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to recognize how important you are to the company. Current benefits include:

•Medical, vision, and dental

•Short-term and long-term disability options

•Life insurance

•Employee Assistance and Life Assistance programs

•A 401K retirement program

•Pet Insurance

•Paid time off and paid holidays

The Role:

The Peer Recovery Specialist plays a key role in working closely and collaboratively with other Specialists to coordinate patient care, keep the patient engaged with services, address issues related to relapse, and communicate together on patient needs. This role works under general direction of the Hub Administrator and Hub Care Manager in providing services to the Multicare Health System Hub & Spoke program, and as a part of the Ideal Option team. Additional responsibilities include:

• Works closely and collaboratively with Hub & Spoke Care Navigators to provide coordinated care
• Facilitates ongoing coordination of follow-up care to treatment and recovery support services (e.g., transportation, housing, employment, mental health and/or chemical dependency assessments, primary care, food and clothing resources) offered at the Hub and Spoke sites and various partnered agencies
• Performs individual patient screening to determine needs and lacking resources
• Provides medication assisted treatment (MAT) education for patients
• Performs patient charting in the EMR system
• Provides support for individual’s self-management and engagement
• Performs community outreach efforts to various agencies, as well as underserved communities
• Facilitates Contingency Management Program

Our ideal candidate:

Has a knowledge of substance use disorders and their effects on individuals, families, and communities. Is able to communicate effectively with patients and within the organization and community agency members. Is able to adapt to individual needs. Good at problem solving, decision making and upholds the principles of ethical conduct.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to self-manage
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and adapt to individual needs
• Ability to communicate effectively within the organization and community agency members
• Problem solving and decision-making skills
• High degree of accuracy and detail orientation in data entry
• Certified Peer or Recovery Coach, 2 years self-attested abstinence from drugs & alcohol