
Recovery Specialist
Required skills
- detoxification
- nursing care
- withdrawal
- alcohol
- drugs
- medical support
- emotional support
- case management
- group treatment
- step-down levels of care
Nice to have
- substance use population
- MA Driver's License
Role summary
Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) is seeking a Recovery Specialist for their Danvers Treatment Center, a 41-bed detoxification program. This role focuses on providing medical and emotional support to individuals undergoing withdrawal from alcohol and/or other drugs. Responsibilities include ensuring client safety, monitoring activities, conducting admission screenings, searching client belongings, and completing documentation. The position offers a 32-hour work week, Friday through Monday, with benefits starting day one. Experience with the substance use population and a valid MA Driver's License are preferred.
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
Benefits that start day-1!
Schedule: 32 Hours Fri - Mon 6:45am-3:15pm
The Danvers Treatment Center is a 41-bed detoxification program dedicated to helping men and women by providing 24 hour nursing care to monitor an individual’s withdrawal from alcohol and/or other drugs and alleviate symptoms. Clients are provided with the medical and emotional support that they need during the one of the most pivotal stages in the recovery process. Services include individual case management and group treatment services focused on assisting the client with accessing step-down levels of care. The Recovery Specialist position is a great opportunity for someone who seeks to be a positive presence in the lives of those who are struggling with addiction.
The Recovery Specialist’s Responsibilities Are:
Ensuring the safety and structure of the program milieu by monitoring client activities
Observes and supervises clients and unit; conducts 30 minute client well-being check
Conducts telephone admission screenings as well as other admissions duties
Searches client belongings on admission and at discharge, or as otherwise directed by supervisor
Completes all necessary checklists, shift documentation and record keeping in a timely manner in accordance with agency policies and procedures
Qualifications:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Experience working with substance use population is preferred
Valid MA Driver’s License in good standing preferred
Pay Range:
$20.00 - $24.38The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.
As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.
More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
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