Community Support Specalist

Community Support Specialist   Pay Rate: $18.00   Who We Are   We are a team that is focused on patient care and quality.  Behavioral Health Group (BHG), is a leading provider of opioid addiction treatment services. BHG provides medication assisted treatment and counseling services in a conventional outpatient setting.  At BHG, we are committed to the belief that addiction is a brain disease, not a moral failing.  We believe that with hope, respect, and caring, real recovery is possible.   Why work at BHG?   We grow better together! At BHG we believe in investing in our team members and growing careers through role-based training and promotional opportunities. Join our team members and thrive in our people first culture that is rooted in diversity and inclusion and offers many other tangible opportunities such as:  

• Benefits: Your choice of three different benefits programs including health, life, vision, and dental insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, and 401K discretionary match
• Bonuses: We offer competitive pay, annual increases, bonuses, and certification/license completion
• Paid Time Off: In addition to paid vacation and company holidays, BHG also provides paid time for training, voting, sick or personal time off
• Work/life Balance: Many of our locations offer flexible work schedules
• Additional Benefits: Employee Discount Programs to applicable cell phone services, restaurants, amusement parks, movie theaters and more
• Career Pathing: We are growing and promote from within
• Self-Care:  We offer a self-care series as well as an Employee Assistance Program

  BHG is the largest network of Joint Commission accredited outpatient opioid treatment and recovery centers operating almost 120 locations in 24 states, and counting.  Please ensure you check out our open opportunities in other locations/states as we offer relocation assistance to help support your career.    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspire hope that addiction is not a moral failing but a mental disease that can be overcome
• Employ an individualized and multidisciplinary approach to care with all medical staff, supporting the “shared” patient with hope, respect and care
• Help patients identify and seek treatment for underlying mental and physical health conditions that perpetuate addictive behavior with a focus on progress and recovery
• Assist patients with their goals to attain independent functioning and rehabilitation using a community-based model and an individualized treatment plan
• Employ evidence-based interventions to develop interpersonal/social, family, community and independent living skills
• Provide patient care with an emphasis on personal strength, skills, and harm reduction while using motivational approaches that promote self-advocacy and participation in a patient’s recovery
• Facilitate and support recovery through activities including defining recovery concepts in order to develop and attain recovery goals
• Identify needs, strengths, skills, and resources while teaching patients how to use them, identify obstacles to recovery and find ways to overcome them
• Provide education for substance use disorders that include symptoms, triggers, cravings, and the benefits and side effects of prescribed medications; Provide individual assistance to patients adhering to their prescription medication regimen
• Work independently to provide services in the patient’s homes and other community settings unless otherwise specified by the treatment plan
• Encourage and promote recovery efforts, independence, self-care, and responsibility
• Participate in the ongoing development of specific individual treatment rehabilitation plans for each patient on his/her/their caseload
• Provide individual support to patients who need emergency services such as, but not limited to, financial, medical, and housing assistance and follow up with referrals provided to re-engage and promote recovery/resiliency efforts when appointments are missed
• Use advanced knowledge of psychological concepts, evidence-based