(Hybrid) Peer Recovery Support Specialist - Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a (Hybrid) Peer Recovery Support Specialist.

About the Opportunity

As a Peer Recovery Support Specialist, you will help drive progress with the multidisciplinary WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience institutes' Innovation Center team. You will be part of an exciting collaborative effort at an R1 institution working towards innovative solutions to advance the science around optimizing brain health. At WVU, we strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers a comprehensive benefits package with a variety of options to suit your needs.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:
* 37.5-hour work week
* 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar)
* 15 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave)
* 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
* WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits
* 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's.
* Wellness programs

What You'll Do

• Work actively with patients with substance use disorders who are enrolled in RNl's research studies by helping link participants to outpatient treatment.
• Provide mentoring through life-experience to individuals experiencing substance use problems.
• Meet face to face with individuals and identified support persons in person and/or by phone, at a frequency and format requested and agreed upon by the individual. Ideally, at least once a week.
• Assist research team in recruitment, monitoring, and follow up of research participants.
• Develop individualized plans with patients and monitor those wellness plans during meetings as identified above.
• Provide information to research and treatment team to inform treatment decision making
• Link patients to available resources, including, but not limited to: continuing education/professional development, safe housing, recovery supports, self- help groups, substance abuse and mental health services, sobriety meetings, and medical/health facilities.
• Serve as a liaison to the patient's formal and informal supports, including but not limited to: their referral source, family members, client sponsors, treatment providers, and other supporters.
• Maintain working relationships with Chestnut Ridge, ED and CHH staff and other agencies or institutions in order provide awareness of recovery as a reality and the availability of recovery coaching.
• Receive on-going supervision and training in order to provide recovery coaching services to the highest degree and the benefit of the community and individuals served.
• Assist patients in crisis situations involving social, emotional, health, and other problems.

Pay Grade: 17

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.
• A minimum of one (1) year of related experience.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.

• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• West Virginia state and Federal criminal background check required for DHHR WV CARES regulated area.
• Knowledge of treatment resources including a working knowledge of the 12-Step Fellowships.
• Ability to comply with WVU Medicine, UHA, and Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry safety procedures
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to communicate effectively with patients and families, pharmaceutical company personnel, regulatory and monitoring agency personnel, internal staff members. Communicates with physicians, patients, students, and employees of WVU, WVU Medicine, and UHA.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution, solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to develop specific goals and plans, to prioritize, organize and accomplish tasks independently and through others.
• Ability to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
• Skilled at working as a team member.
• Skilled at written and oral communication.
• Knowledge of basic computer applications: Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• WVCBAPP Peer Recovery Certification
• Certificate of completion of the CCAR Recovery Coaching in the Emergency Department
• Active participation in the recovery process for two or more years and current active attendance at community recovery meetings

• Completion of HIPAA training and compliance (to be completed upon hire, with refresher courses as determined by administration)
• Ability to obtain a Bureau of Medical Services Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification or WVCBAPP certification within one (1) year of employment.
• Completion of state or nationally recognized Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification training with a minimum of 40 hours total in the following domains: Ethics, Advocacy, Mentoring/Education, and Recovery/Wellness Planning. If the certification obtained required fewer than 40 hours, documentation of additional Continuing Education Units (CEUs) earned can be provided to meet the training hour requirement prior to onboarding. Bureau of Medical Services Peer Recovery Support Specialist Certification or WVCBAPP certification within one (1) year of employment.

West Virginia University is a place of purpose and community. We take pride in our profound impact on the state of West Virginia and are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees.

From the groundbreaking R1 research at our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs at WVU Potomac State in Keyser, and the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley, the contributions of WVU employees resonate across the state, touching lives and shaping futures.

At WVU, you will discover a supportive community that champions work-life balance and fosters a collaborative atmosphere. Our core values - service, curiosity, respect, accountability and appreciation - unite us as Mountaineers.

Join us at West Virginia University, where your work will make a lasting impact. To learn more about WVU, visit wvu.edu.

West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.