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Form of workLocation: Chicago, IL
Hospital: RUSH University Medical Center
Department: Westside Behavioral Health Initiative
Work Type: Full Time (Total FTE between 0. 9 and 1. 0)
Shift: Shift 1
Work Schedule: 8 Hr
Summary:
This position is responsible for building connections with organizations to help provide a network of wrap around services to support patients connected with the inpatient and outpatient addiction medicine services at Rush and other regional partners. Additionally, will support patient outreach in Rush's emergency department to help support in-hospital addiction services. They will also help to advise partnering organizations and center on patient barriers to treatment engagement and retention
Responsibilities:
•Provide Recovery education to service recipients for every phase of the recovery journey from pre-recovery engagement, recovery initiation, recovery stabilization, and sustained recovery maintenance
•Survey addiction medicine and recovery programs across the region
•Build relationship and referral systems across treatment programs for addiction medicine
•Provide a model for people in recovery and staff by demonstrating recovery is possible.
•Assist recovering persons to identify their personal interests, goals, strengths, and weaknesses regarding recovery
•Actively identify and support linkages to community resources (communities of recovery, educational, vocational, social, cultural, spiritual resources, mutual self- help groups, professional services, etc.) that support the recovering person’s goals and interests. This will involve a collaborative effort including the recovering person, agency staff and other relevant stakeholders.
•Support connections to community based, mutual self-help groups. Link individuals to appropriate professional resources when needed. Provide vision-driven hope and encouragement for opportunities at varying levels of involvement in community based activities (e.g., work, school, relationships, physical activity, self-directed hobbies, etc.).
•Develop relationships with community groups/agencies in partnership with others in the agency.
•As recovery specialist position evolves and knowledge increases, visit community resources with recovering persons to assist them in becoming familiar with potential opportunities.
•Identify barriers (internal and external) to full participation in community resources and developing strategies to overcome those barriers.
•Develop, implement, and promote ongoing community training opportunities
•Performs other duties as assigned
Other information:
Required Job Qualifications:
•High School Diploma or GED
•2 years of experience with addiction recovery
•Working knowledge of the drug and alcohol treatment system and a demonstrated commitment to the recovery community
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
•Good prioritization and project management skills.
•Evidence of initiative and follow-through.
•Strong organizational and time management skills.
•Strong sense of accountability.
•Ability to work with all levels within the organization.
•Proven accomplishment in building relationships.
•Ability to work with minimal supervision.
•Proven ability to think creatively, effectively and problem solve.
Preferred Job Qualifications:
•CADC license/certification
Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
