Peer Recovery Coach, Day Shift, Behavioral Health

AHC SGMC Behavioral Health

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Shady Grove Medical Center - Behavioral Health seeks to hire an experienced Peer Recovery Coach who will embrace our mission to extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.


As a Peer Recovery Coach you will:
• Conducts brief interventions to patients that screen positive for alcohol and/or drug use.
• Identifies patient's history of drug/alcohol use, treatment history, motivation to change behavior and other needs for community support services.
• Identifies patient's readiness to change and use motivational interviewing techniques and other communication skills to support a plan for reducing or eliminating harmful drug and/or alcohol use.
• Works with ED staff and social worker to identify community support services.
• Assist patient and family with understanding how to utilize these community services.
• Assists patients in linking to community support services and substance treatment services including securing appointment and transportation.
• Acts as a peer support throughout the hospitalization and post-discharge, as appropriate to facilitate attainment of goals.
• Provides family members with recovery support materials.
• Provides telephone outreach to patients to assist with linkages and continued peer support.
• Models coping techniques and self-help strategies.
• Demonstrates ability to meet the productivity requirements set in accordance with program goals.
• Participates in trainings to continually gain new skills.
• Attends required staff and other meetings.
• Completes required documentation and other reports.
• Acts as a resource to other clinical team members on recovery support.
• Consults with nursing staff, social work as requested, even if patient does not screen positive.
• Notifies patient's nurse before visiting the patient.
• Telephones treatment providers to verify patient showed up for appointment; and follow-up by telephone with any patient that misses an appointment.
• Demonstrates competencies for position within the first 90 days of employment.
• Satisfactorily meets requirements of position during periodic and annual evaluations.


Qualifications include:
• High school diploma or G.E.D. is required.
• The candidate must be actively engaged in his/her own recovery program with a minimum of three years demonstrated personal recovery and sustained abstinence from alcohol and/or drug use.
• For PHP roles, may accept mental health recovery experience in place of substance abuse recovery experience.
• The incumbent should have a minimum of two years of professional experience in a mental setting and/or substance use disorder setting providing peer support/navigation strongly preferred

Work Schedule:

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week
• Typical Daily Schedule: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM Monday through Friday
• Shift Type: Day
• Holiday Requirements: Follow company holiday calendar
• Shift Differential Eligible: Yes

Pay Range:
$19.21 - $24.90
If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:
United States of America (Non-Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
• Free Employee parking
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire
• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)
• Paid Time Off
• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone's life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tobacco and Drug Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

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Equal Employment Opportunity
Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background. AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants' religious beliefs.


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