Peer Recovery Specialist

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Requirements:

• 1+ years experience navigating adjunctive opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment resources and referral processes with 2+ years working in peer support
• Peer certification in state of residence - active and in good standing where available - is required
• Must have a minimum two years of recovery from lived-experience in substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders (self-attested)
• Strong preference for individuals utilizing underrepresented pathways/modes of substance use and/or mental illness recovery, and those with direct experience of marginalization from systems of care for mental health and/or substance use recovery

Responsibilities:

• Conduct patient engagement in accordance with Boulder Peer Recovery Specialist policies and procedures
• Assist patients in identifying barriers to achieving sustained recovery and support by empowering them in the recovery management process
• Assess patient progress, functioning, and willingness to engage peer services in collaboration with patients and Care Team members, identifying options for short/long-term whole-health goals, and recovery plans
• Educate on and liaise for patients available community resources, and the Boulder Care program components
• Facilitate placement for higher levels of care as needed while maintaining contact with patients to enable continuity and streamline care transitions
• Escalate any crisis situations involving patients and ethical breaches involving staff to appropriate personnel/agencies in a timely manner in accordance with Boulder policies & procedures
• Assume primary role in providing social/emotional support and non-emergency-based, external, recovery-relevant resources to patients
• Maintain clear and proactive follow-up communication with patients and providers, delivering patient outcomes reports to Care Team members
• Report situations to appropriate person/s that fall under Mandatory Reporting, Duty to Warn, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s purviews (i.e. when patient reports they are not using any of their medicine prescribed by Boulder personnel)
• Represent and advocate for the patient population in company matters affecting current and prospective Boulder patients, their families, and their communities