Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

Description For over 30 years, New Season Treatment Centers have been a leading national health care service provider of outpatient treatment centers that specialize in providing safe, quality and best in class care for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder ("OUD").Operating in over 70 treatment centers in multiple states, our team members are engaged in medication-assisted treatment, counseling, support, and care management of individuals living with OUD. We treat the whole person and, in so doing, address the underlying causes of OUD in an effort to provide a continuum of care that not only addresses treatment needs but supports the patient on their journey to recovery.Job Summary: Provides individual, group, and family counseling to patients as required. Collaborates with multidisciplinary treatment team consisting of Medical Director, Program Director, Treatment Services Coordinator, Counselors and Nurses to identify and meet the clinical needs of the patient and to assist in their overall well-being. Essential Functions: The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) will provide direct peer-to-peer support services to individuals who have substance abuse or co-occurring disorders. As an advocate for patients, the Certified Peer Recovery Specialist will be responsible for providing essential expertise and consultation to the entire multidisciplinary treatment team to promote a culture in which each individual's treatment needs and preferences are recognized, understood, respected and integrated into treatment, rehabilitation, and community self-help activities. The Certified Peer Recovery Specialist will draw from his/her own journey of recovery to inspire hope and provide support to others who are facing similar situations.. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Assists patients in developing problem-solving skills to respond to challenging experiences in their recoveryModels effective coping and self-help strategies and techniques to individuals or groups of patients to overcome personal fears, anxieties, urges, and triggersAssists/supports patients in daily decision making, resolution of minor problems, and crisis intervention as necessaryAssists patients in identifying their personal goals and objectives for recovery and sobrietyAssists clinic staff in a collaborative process of identifying programs and environments that are conducive to recoveryAssists patients in creating their personal recovery plansMeets with patients to provide advice and support in accordance with treatment plansAssists/coordinates patient support groups on a regular basisAssists patients in obtaining and utilizing clinic based and community based services that support individual recovery needsAssists patients by identifying community resources and encouraging participation, to engage in healthy social activities, employment opportunities or provide other assistance as neededObserves behaviors and evidence of general well-being and discusses observations with the patientAssists patients in developing empowerment skills through self-advocacyEnsures timely and appropriate documentation as required by company, state, and federal policyEssential Qualifications:Education/Licensure/Certification: Have a High School diploma or equivalent. Hold a Certified Peer Specialist - Addictive Disease (CPS-AD) In Georgia. 

Created: 2025-04-01