Peer Recovery Coach - Emergency Department - Full Time

Who We Are:

Within Southern NH Medical Center we understand the important connection between physical, mental, and emotional well-being and have the resources to support our community through inpatient and outpatient health services, from emergency care, to intensive outpatient programs. In addition to supporting the community as a Level III Trauma Center, the ED has taken proactive steps to provide safe care to our psychiatric population through the implementation of a 6-bed secured intradepartmental unit.

About the Job:

Under direct supervision of the Emergency Department Director, the Peer Recovery Coach is a frontline worker who performs a wide variety of duties to engage, support, advocate and educate community members in overall health and wellness. This role will serve as a link between health and social services and the community to facilitate access and improve health outcomes by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, education, informal counseling, social support, and advocacy.

What You’ll Do:

• Conduct interventions to patients that screen positive for substance use and work with the nursing staff and social workers and serve as a resource to other clinical team members on recovery support.

• Identify the patient’s readiness to change and use motivational interviewing techniques and other communication skills to support a plan for reducing or eliminating harmful substance use.

• Assist patients & family members in linking to community support services and substance treatment services, including but not limited to, scheduling and securing appointments and transportation.

• Act as peer support throughout the hospitalization and post-discharge to facilitate the attainment of goals, as appropriate. Providing telephone outreach to patients to assist with linkages and continued peer support.

Who You Are:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• A minimum of two years of peer recovery support experience required.
  • CRSW or working towards one preferred.

Why You’ll Love Us:

• Health, dental, prescription, and vision coverage for full-time & part-time employees
• Short-term, long-term disability, life & pet insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 403(b) Retirement savings plans
• Continuous earned time accrual

& So much more!