Peer Recovery Specialist

About Boulder

Boulder Care is an award-winning digital clinic for addiction medicine, recognized for both innovation and high quality of patient care. Founded in 2017 by CEO Stephanie Strong, our mission is to improve the lives of people with substance use disorders through compassionate, evidence-based care.

We provide Boulder patients with a fully virtual, multidisciplinary care team—including medical providers, behavioral health clinicians, and peer recovery specialists—who deliver personalized treatment, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and ongoing support. Our approach is grounded in clinical excellence, patient-centered care, and a commitment to reducing barriers to recovery. Boulder partners with leading health plans, employers, and community organizations to ensure that our services are accessible and covered for the people who need them most.

Named by Fortune as one of the Best Workplaces in Healthcare, Boulder fosters a culture of kindness, respect, and meaningful work that delivers outstanding patient outcomes and moves the addiction medicine industry forward.

Boulder Care is hiring a Peer Recovery Specialist for a 100% remote, full-time, position. 

We are looking for individuals who:

• Reside in North Carolina 
• Have a peer certification - active and in good standing - in North Carolina  
• Have 2 years of experience working in peer support
• Have a minimum two years of recovery from lived-experience in substance use and/or co-occurring mental health disorders (self-attested)
• Are interested in full-time work (40 hours a week) with a Monday-Friday schedule of 9:00am - 6:00pm Eastern Time
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred, but not required

About the role

A Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) is a person who uses their direct or indirect experience of recovery from mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or significant trauma, combined with skills learned in formal training, to deliver peer-based recovery support services with a focus on improving overall health and well-being, and quality of life.

Success in this role

Patient-Support - 60%

• Conduct patient engagement in accordance with Boulder Peer Recovery Specialist policies and procedures
• Assist patients in identifying barriers to achieving sustained recovery and support by empowering them in the recovery management process
• Assess patient progress, functioning, and willingness to engage peer services in collaboration with patients and Care Team members, identifying options for short/long-term whole-health goals, and recovery plans
• Educate on and liaise for patients available community resources, and the Boulder Care program components
• Facilitate placement for higher levels of care as needed while maintaining contact with patients to enable continuity and streamline care transitions
• Escalate any crisis situations involving patients and ethical breaches involving staff to appropriate personnel/agencies in a timely manner in accordance with Boulder policies & procedures
• Assume primary role in providing social/emotional support and non-emergency-based, external, recovery-relevant resources to patients
• Maintain clear and proactive follow-up communication with patients and providers, delivering patient outcomes reports to Care Team members
• Report situations to appropriate person/s that fall under Mandatory Reporting, Duty to Warn, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s purviews (i.e. when patient reports they are not using any of their medicine prescribed by Boulder personnel)
• Represent and advocate for the patient population in company matters affecting current and prospective Boulder patients, their families, and their communities

Community Resources & Continuing Education- 20%

• Maintain a working knowledge of appropriate services and resources (e.g., housing, transportation, community-based recovery resources) to reduce the likelihood of health setbacks and promote improved health and well being; share resources with PRS teammates and other company personnel
• Assist with managing patients’ appointments and care-related tasks with Care Team members and referrals outside of Boulder Care
• Participate in continuing education to further advance the practice of peer-assisted recovery as a profession

Administrative Responsibilities - 20%

• Prioritize self-and-mutual-care
• Attend weekly 1:1 and monthly group supervision sessions
• Attend team meetings and trainings as requested/ scheduled
• Regularly review general patient status with other