Addiction Treatment/Recovery Specialist - Evenings

Monitors and provides support to patients and facilitate various recovery-oriented activities. • Facilitates or assists with adjunct groups/meetings and performs all associated duties, including documentation. • Provides support to patients during evenings and weekends, and when needed, help to de-escalate any emotional reactions patients might have. • Collects appropriate data on bio-psycho-socials. • Completes initial family contacts and provide information on family services and document appropriately and facilitates sign-up for Family Day Program and monitor family visitations. • Provides new patients with general orientation to the facility, including but not limited to, introducing new patient, initial assignments, buddy system and introduction to the facility rules and regulations. • Monitors patients during free time and their preparation for bedtimes and conduct bed and room checks. • Communicates significant events via communication log, patient charts and verbally to key staff. Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.