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The Recovery Coach provides peer-based recovery support to patients within the hospital setting who are experiencing substance use disorders and/or co-occurring mental health conditions. Drawing on lived experience and recovery knowledge, the Recovery Coach offers non-clinical assistance to support patients during hospitalization, enhance engagement in treatment, and ensure smooth transitions to ongoing care post-discharge. This role plays a vital part in connecting patients to community resources, fostering hope, and reducing hospital readmissions related to substance use.
Key Responsibilities:
Support the Mission, Vision, and Values of Bronson Health Care Group.
Meet with patients referred by clinical staff (e.g., ED/Inpatient Care Teams) to build rapport and offer recovery support during their hospital stay.
Facilitates patient’s readiness for change utilizing motivational interviewing and goal-setting conversations to help patients consider recovery steps post-discharge.
Provide emotional support, encouragement, and information about recovery pathways including harm reduction, abstinence-based, and medication-assisted options.
Maintain an awareness of current resources within the community relating to recovery and the social determinates of health (SDOH).
Coordinate and or meet with Community Based Recovery Coaches to facilitate best practice implementation.
Collaborate with hospital staff, social workers, and care coordinators to assist with discharge planning and linkage to outpatient services, treatment centers, or recovery housing.
Facilitate warm handoffs with community agencies to support patient recovery.
Offer education on overdose prevention, harm reduction, naloxone use, and wellness strategies to patients and families.
Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR) or hospital reporting system.
Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, case conferences, and department meetings as appropriate.
Advocate for patient-centered care, reduce stigma, and serve as a liaison between patients and the clinical care team.
Model recovery values, ethical standards, and professional boundaries in all interactions.
Education/Experience Required:
Minimum of 2 years of sustained personal recovery from substance use disorder.
Certification through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) as a Peer Recovery Specialist or Recovery Coach and/or the ability to obtain certification within 90 days of hire.
Additional training requirements offered through MDHHS and/or Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professions (MCBAP) within 6 months of hire include:
Ethical Considerations in Recovery
Introduction to Recovery Advocacy
Recovery Coaching and Professionalism
High school diploma or GED.
Basic computer skills
Strong interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with patients and health professionals.
Knowledge of local treatment programs, recovery supports, and crisis resources.
Experience working with diverse populations.
Ability to meet hospital based minimum work requirements.
Ability to maintain HIPAA-compliant confidentiality and clear, timely documentation in electronic health record.
Preferred:
Experience working in hospitals, emergency departments, or inpatient behavioral health units.
Familiarity with SBIRT, motivational interviewing, and trauma-informed care.
Bilingual or multilingual a plus.
CPR certification and knowledge of basic medical terminology (or willingness to learn).
Proficiency in electronic health records (EPIC, Cerner, etc.).
Working Conditions:
Hospital-based; may involve working in emergency rooms, inpatient units, or consult-liaison teams.
Requires walking between departments.
Will include evening, weekend, and holiday hours.
Core Competencies:
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches (CPRC), as professionals, who are credentialed by the State of Michigan. The competencies listed below will direct CPRCs as they function in their roles in providing recovery support services with the persons they serve.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will actively pursue recovery in their own lives as well as role model recovery for others.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will improve their knowledge and skills of recovery-based services through ongoing education and training.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will share their lived experiences to inspire hope, encourage change, and assist to identify resources and supports that promote recovery.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will assist and advocate for the persons they serve in achieving their needs, personal pursuits, and self-directed goals.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will advocate for and support all pathways to and of recovery.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will not pursue or engage in sexual or intimate relationships through technology or in-person with individuals they serve, their relatives or others with whom they maintain a close personal relationship with.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will avoid relationships that conflict or create risk of harm in the best interest of individuals they serve. When dual relationships are unavoidable, it is the responsibility of the Certified Peer Recovery Coach to seek supervisory consultation.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches who have a social media presence will aim to uphold professional boundaries in their personal social media use and will attempt to avoid any overlap between personal and professional activities.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will not give, lend, borrow and/or accept gifts, of significant value, including financial transactions, or personal favors of any kind, from persons they serve.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will respect the privacy of those they serve and will abide by confidentiality as required by state and federal law.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will inform their supervisor or other member of their agency immediately of any reported or suspected intent of serious and imminent harm, abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual served, children, or any other protected population.
Certified Peer Recovery Coaches will value and advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion and will not practice, condone, facilitate, or collaborate in any form of discrimination based on ethnicity, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, marital status, political belief, disability, or any other preference or personal characteristic, condition, or state.
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Bronson Healthcare Group and its affiliates (“Bronson”) strictly prohibit the acceptance of unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies ("Recruiters") in response to job postings or word of mouth. Unsolicited resumes sent to any employee of Bronson by Recruiters, without both a valid written agreement with Bronson and a direct written request from the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a specific job position, will be considered the property of Bronson. Furthermore, no fees will be owed or paid to Recruiters who submit resumes for unsolicited candidates, even if those candidates are hired. This policy applies regardless of whether the Recruiter has a pre-existing agreement with Bronson. Only candidates submitted through a specific written agreement with the Bronson Talent Acquisition Department for a named position are eligible for fee consideration.
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