"Peer Recovery Specialist - Project Bridge Year 2 (Term Limited)"

Job Summary

The Peer Recovery Specialist operates within the Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS) Adult Outpatient Program, with clinic locations in Denver, Aurora, and Arvada. The ARTS Adult Outpatient Program is within the School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. ARTS Adult Outpatient clinics provide drug and alcohol assessment, psychosocial and pharmacological treatment for adults. Programs in various clinic locations include traditional outpatient, intensive outpatient and may contain specialty services for clients referred by the criminal justice system, county departments of human services, and services for pregnant women, individuals who are HIV-positive and gender-responsive services.

The person in this position is an individual with lived substance use disorder (SUD) experience to support positions providing drug and alcohol assessment, psychosocial, and pharmacological treatment for adults with substance use disorder (SUD), who first enter into care at the CU Health Emergency Department (ED) at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, and then transition into SUD treatment at the ARTS Potomac Street Center, in collaboration with STRIDE Community Health Center Potomac Street.

This position provides activities to engage, educate, and offer support to adults with SUD, their family members, and caregivers to connect patients to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up sessions. This position is also responsible for conducting outreach activities with patients, staff, community partners, subcontracted agencies, and/or other entities as appropriate, travel to various sites, and perform other duties as assigned or required.

Working hours will be based on a standard 40-hour work week... Locations vary and will include the ED, ARTS, STRIDE, community, and other outreach sites. Working hours and locations are subject to change... This full-time position is supported by grant funds... term limited.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the assessment and treatment for individuals living with substance use disorder (SUD) who first enter into care at the University of Colorado (CU) Health Emergency Department.
• Communicate, facilitate, and collaborate among the CU Health Emergency Department, ARTS Potomac Street Center, and STRIDE Community Health Center Potomac Street...
• Leverage their own lived experience with, and recovery with supports from, SUD to encourage and support individuals...
• Coordinating communication and collaboration efforts...
• Be responsive to, and affirmative of, the individualized and differing needs of each patient under their care.

Work Location

Onsite - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us

This position... provides a very unique opportunity... CU Advantage.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• One (1) year of experience working closely with patients...

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher...
• Prior experience in Patient Navigation...
• Certification as a Peer Specialist...

Conditions of Employment

• Applicants must have lived experience with SUD... minimum of two (2) years of sobriety...
• The employee must successfully complete the CCAR Recovery Coach Academy training...

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communication...

Anticipated Pay Range

$43,806 - $50,822.