Recovery Support Specialist - Crisis Response Pekin

• Department: Mobile Crisis Response - CTP10553

• Entity: Peoria Service Area

• Job Category: Mental Health

• Employment Type: Not Indicated

• Job ID: 41561

• Experience Required: Not Indicated

• Education Required: HS Diploma/GED

• Shift: Night

• Location: Pekin, IL

• Usual Schedule: 11pm-7am Wed, Fri or Sat

• On Call Requirements: No

• Work Location: Trillium - Pekin

• Secondary Job Category: Mental Health

• Weekend Requirements: Some weekends

• Holiday Requirements: Some Holidays

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  Position Summary:

  The Certified Recovery Support Specialist (CRSS) provides experience, education and professional services to assist and support individuals in developing and/or maintaining recovery-oriented, wellness-focused lifestyles.

  Qualifications:

  CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) within 3 years or once eligible. EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Lived experience in Recovery ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Narcan training in the first month of hire

• Use of usual and customary equipment used to perform essential functions of the position.

• Must have control over personal use of all mood altering chemicals and behaviors.

• If recovering from an addiction, must currently have a minimum of 2 years of uninterrupted recovery.

  SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Required English Skills Advanced reading skills Advanced writing skills Advanced oral skills Communication Skills Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker Interaction with a wide variety of people Maintain confidential information Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor Computer Skills Basic computer knowledge: Uses word processing, spreadsheet, e-mail application, and web browser. Comfortable within a Windows OS and learning new applications

  Essential Functions:

Ensures Patients receive comprehensive services:

• Identification of patient into services, assessment, discharge planning, and other aspects of warm handoff.

• Ability to provide advocacy, education, recovery and wellness support.

• Is knowledgeable and capable of working with patients who present in crisis and therapeutic intervention. Identifying patient need for services and use identified evidence-based approach.

• Is able to engage patients within the living room process.

• Ability to establish a collaborative relationship with the patient, provide practical and personalized support for entering and adhering to discharge planning

• Assist in creation of recovery planning

• Facilitate discharge planning. Documents all Discharge Planning components accurately in EMR.

• Ensuring that patient receives support and motivation to engage in and adhere to ongoing treatment.

• Provides that all patient contact and interaction is based upon inherent dignity, individuality, culture and beliefs of each patient. Patient care is provided in a compassionate, humane, and non-enabling manner.

• Participates in interdisciplinary clinical staffing or ensures pertinent information is provided to team

• Demonstrates Motivational Interviewing skills when working with patients.

• Provide continuum of care/follow up care to patients.

• Be available after discharge to deliver recovery support, as needed.

• Ability to bridge care with insurance correlated community services

• Provide follow up instructions, appointments, and coordination for discharge planning.

• Provide detailed communication to receptive discharge providers to ensure warm handoff in the care coordination process.

• Ability to identify barriers to transportation and assist with getting patient transportation to appointments

• Provide ongoing recovery support service to ensure patient arrives and is engaged by intake staff, and ensure that patient remains engaged in treatment overtime - helping the patient navigate stages of change and practical considerations.

• Work with insurance provided transportation programs to ensure transportation.

• Is knowledgeable in understanding of addiction, signs of overdose, family dynamic, and administration of naloxone products.

• Ability to educate patient and family in opiate use and administration of naloxone products.

• Ability to provide consultation with patient, family, insurance provider, and treatment providers to confirm recommended course of treatment is covered and/or affordable.

• Collaborates with Care Team to ensure documentation is present to supports warm hand off.

• Assist with documentation in EMR to support quality initiatives.

• Assist with audits for medical necessity documents as requested.

• Working knowledge of computer operating systems.

• Participates in in-service and competency training.

• Meets compliance standards for all documentation.

• Complies with all Company and Department Policies and Procedures.

• Coordinate service engagement with outpatient providers

• Ensure timely completion of all required paperwork.

• Communicates job status and potential issues with co-workers and management.

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