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Outreach Specialist

Montefiore Health System, Jerome, Missouri, United States, 65529

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Job Details

City / State

Bronx, New York

Grant Funded

Yes

Department

Psych - SATP

Bargaining Unit

1199

Work Shift

Day

Work Days

MON-FRI

Scheduled Hours

Hours Vary

Scheduled Daily Hours

7.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate

$29.70

The Substance Abuse Treatment Program [SATP] at Montefiore has been providing methadone treatment for opioid dependence for over 35 years. SATP Units I and III offer cutting edge individual and group counseling to admitted patients. The Outreach Specialist will assist individuals enrolled in treatment at SATP in engaging in their substance abuse treatment. The associate will aid patients in the program by obtaining abstinence and complying with scheduled appointments and will help patients engage and comply with their onsite and offsite primary care and psychiatric treatment. The Outreach Specialist will aid in initial patient engagement, outreach efforts and accompanying patients to appointments as needed.

Essential Functions

Work closely with patients enrolled in SATP and NDRC to aid in engagement in treatment. This may include meeting with patients within the program, calling patients by phone, meeting with patients in the community, and accompanying patients to appointments. Outreach patients who have stopped attending treatment at their last known residents

Actively listen to patients enrolled at SATP and NDRC and encourage them to communicate any concerns to appropriate staff on their treatment team. Major issues will be escalated to supervisors.

Document all patient contacts in the electronic medical record, including phone calls, onsite visits and offsite interactions.

Meet with patients in emergency department to assist in engagement and referral to substance abuse treatment at SATP and NDRC

Assist individuals enrolled in treatment with referrals to needed services and connection to resources in the community.

Describe the nature and purpose of services offered at SATP and NDRC to patients interested in or enrolled in the program.

Motivate patients enrolled at SATP and NDRC to actively participate in their health and recovery.

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in order to build and maintain positive working relationships with staff at SATP and NDRC

Qualifications

High School Diploma / GED required

Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) or CRPA-eligible following completion of internship hours

Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel

Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills

Ability to provide outreach to patients enrolled in program, find creative solutions to challenges, build motivation in patients using empirically supported strategies including motivational interviewing

Ability to demonstrate ethical behavior and uphold standards, to provide emotional support and instrumental assistance to patients enrolled in treatment, and to assist patients in defining and working toward their recovery goals

Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel

Utilize knowledge of adults across the lifespan to help develop patient-specific goals and provide patient-centered services

Schedule The schedule is Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7:00 am – 3:30pm @ 3550 Jerome Avenue and Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30am – 5:00pm @ 2058 Jerome Avenue. This is a 100% grant funded position.

EEO Statement Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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