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Join Our Team at New Bridge Medical Center!**
We are dedicated to providing high-quality compassionate care to our diverse community. As a leading healthcare provider we offer a supportive and inclusive work environment. If youre passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Recovery Specialist.
Job Duties
Serve as a recovery ambassador by maintaining an active effective personal recovery program and high personal and ethical standards.
Connect with and support peer clients of the Center by providing empathy and inviting them to connect with services.
Explain and demonstrate how services and activities offered by the center correlate to improved recovery and quality of life and relationships.
Treat every client with respect and utilize training to insure that solutions offered are tailored specifically to the needs of the individual client.
Run recovery meetings on BNBMC Substance use units and educate patients and clients about the center and what it can do for them.
Staff the center for phones during open center hours.
Organize and host social activities in the center or in the community
Reach out to clients who have disengaged from formal treatments to invite them to the center and back into recovery activities
With appropriate releases communicates with family members and significant others as indicated.
Work within the Bergen Hudson Passaic and Essex County area including high risk neighborhoods and areas to reach substance-using adults
Conduct individualized and group meetings with clients and provide a set of non-clinical activities that engage educate and offer support to individuals; Facilitating groups on recovery that are tailored to the needs of clients
Teach and role model the value of every individuals recovery experience including modeling effective coping techniques and self-help strategies.
Serve as a recovery agent (providing and advocating for any effective recovery-based services to aid clients in daily living).
Assist clients with community integration and making connections to recovery supports in the community.
Comply with all regulations under HIPAA and relevant grant funding as applicable
Attends team meetings with the program personnel and clinical staff to report and review program progress.
Assists in the collections of outcome data.
Provides reports according to instructions from program coordinating staff.
Other duties as assigned
PREREQUISITES FOR THE JOB
Working knowledge of addictions
At least two years of personal substance use recovery;
Computer literate.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
Education
High school or equivalent (Required)
Salary commensurate with experience within posted range.
We provide a comprehensive benefits package including a competitive medical dental and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with a generous time off policy that includes ample vacation days personal time sick leave and nine paid holidays. Additionally we are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees offering robust tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs to help support our employees ongoing development.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Full-Time