Recovery Care Advocate

Job Description

Job Description

Summary:
The Recovery Advocate’s chief responsibilities will be to assist the staff in the management and
execution of the daily schedule and coordination/facilitation of client needs. You will provide direct
client care including safely transporting residents to events and appointments, aids other departments
regarding client care, ensures clients awareness of individual and group sessions, and actively
communicates with relative departments regarding client status and behaviors, as well as assisting in
the admission/intake process, and other aspects of the client’s experience at Crestone Wellness. You
will sometimes facilitate 12-Step lectures and group discussions and will be directly involved in
monitoring and mentoring the clients. Be familiar with all Crestone Wellness staff members, programs
and properties.

Duties and Responsibilities:
 Maintain knowledge of and uphold all Crestone Wellness Policy and Procedures
 Act as a Liaison between patients and staff and relay pertinent patient information,
including observations, to appropriate clinical staff
 Supervise daily patient operations and always act in a manner sensitive to their needs
and best interests
 Supports staff with the enforcement of and accountability for the rules and guidelines as
outlined in the Resident Handbook.
 Ensures timeliness and encourages participation of residents in group sessions,
individual therapy, outside appointments, and other events as dictated by their
schedule.
 Provide thorough, accurate, and timely documentation of any services delivered to
patients
 Develop therapeutic rapport with the milieu and maintain healthy professional
boundaries with clients
 Assist patients with transportation needs when assigned
 Communicate and set limits with culturally diverse patients
 Maintain the safety of the patients and the security of the facility

 Maintain the cleanliness and functionality of the property and facilities
 Participate in intake and discharge process of patients
 Instruct recovery-based lectures as assigned
 Protect patient confidentiality in accordance with company policy

Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to
stand, walk, use hands, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb
or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently life and/or move up to 20
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral
vision.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write
simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group
situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Able to navigate a computer
and use basic software.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or
diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized
situations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment
is usually moderate. Have a neat and clean appearance.