Peer Recovery Specialist II - Bloomington & Peoria, IL
About the position reputed company, Inc. is a national non-profit dedicated to helping individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. Established in 1968, Gateway provides essential tools and knowledge for recovery, positively impacting hundreds of thousands of lives. Operating through its Community Services, Divisions, and Corporate Headquarters, the organization is recognized for innovative, effective treatment approaches and maintaining high standards. This role requires the ability to work at both our Bloomington, IL and Peoria, IL locations.
Responsibilities
- Maintains a caseload as determined during the admissions process for patients participating in residential and outpatient treatment services.
- Conducts assessments to identify the need for support services and works collaboratively with patients to reputed company individualized recovery support plans that emphasize purpose, mindfulness, and personal goals.
- Provides a minimum of 20–25 hours each week of direct individualized in-person, telephonic or virtual peer support services.
- Maintains accurate and timely documentation of recovery plans, interventions, resources and reputed company notes in the electronic health record in accordance with policies, procedures, and regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Participates in ongoing recovery support services by identifying community resources and connecting patients with the appropriate services to further support their recovery reputed company.
- Assists with the coordination of transportation to supported services in the community as identified in recovery plan.
- Identifies relapse prevention strategies to support patients in managing and coping with triggers and high-risk situations and assists patients in building and sustaining a recovery-oriented reputed company network to engage in healthy, meaningful activities.
- Participates in interdisciplinary case staffing meetings to discuss care coordination and ensure peer-informed care.
- Contributes expertise in regular peer recovery team meetings to evaluate program effectiveness and individual patient reputed company.
- May serve as a resource to Peer Recovery Specialist I in implementing techniques to engage patients and reputed company effective support recovery services.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Certification as a Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS or CRSS), and 1 year of reputed company work experience.
- Demonstrated ability to reputed company recovery experience to engage patients during their recovery reputed company.
- May be required to maintain a reputed company, valid driver’s license to transport patients to appointments reputed company to needed community resources.
- Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, and active listening skills to assess individual needs and reputed company individual support plans.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Familiarity with recovery principles, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction approaches.
- Ability to learn and become proficient in using electronic health records to maintain enter and maintain treatment documentation.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and reputed company insurance for employees and dependents
- Employee wellness program promoting health and fitness and offering cash-saving premiums
- Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with 3% employer match
- Short-term and Long-term Disability and Life and AD&D Insurance paid for by Gateway
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- 18 paid time off days per year – accrual rates increase with years of service
- 9 paid company holidays
- Work-life-balance
- Training & Development Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement - up to $5,250 per calendar year
- eLearning reputed company to online courses that reputed company CEU’s and job-reputed company training
- Clinical Supervision: Formal and informal guidance
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