Recovery Specialist - Unity Place South
Behavioral Health Network, Inc.

Springfield, Massachusetts

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Apply your experience with individuals working towards recovery from drug and alcohol addiction at BHN!

Join our team of competent and compassionate professionals as a Recovery Specialist in the Unity Place South program at Behavioral Health Network!

Your experience, knowledge and great skills will support the Unity Place South program with the following:

  • Organizing care activities and assisting nurses and counselors in the management of individuals served, facilitating their participation in unit programs and activities.
  • Establishing and maintaining therapeutic and collaborative relationships with individuals served and members of the health care team.
  • Monitoring medication administration and oversight and documenting incoming and outgoing medications.
  • Recognizing the unique needs of individuals served with dual diagnosis, medication assisted treatment, and other special populations, and adjusting communication style to obtain positive therapeutic outcomes.
  • Assisting doctors and nurses with exams and simple procedures.
  • Ensuring a safe and clean environment, including searching individuals' belongings and additional items to maintain a contraband-free environment.
  • Performing intakes, admissions and discharges.
  • Maintaining strict confidentiality of individuals served information at all times in accordance with 42 CFR.

Who are we?

Unity Place South at BHN, a 16-bed co-ed program in Springfield, MA, provides residential rehabilitation services to individuals suffering from addiction and mental illness. At Unity Place South, staff empower those we serve to be in the 'driver's seat' of their lives and clearly define their needs, wants, hopes and dreams.We deeply support and encourage the pursuit of our individuals' development of autonomy, self-esteem, and involvement in their own care.

Behavioral Health Networkis a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.

Reasons to work with BHN:
  • Work with an agency who does amazing things for others
  • You will be able to change a person's life
  • You will expand your experience in various health areas at the same time
  • You will have the opportunity to grow within the agency
  • You will not be bored with our fast-paced environment
  • You will have excellent benefits package & time off benefits available

What are we looking for in a Recovery Specialist?
  • High School Diploma or GED equivalent (required).
  • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) or Medical Assistant (MA) credentials (preferred).
  • Experience in substance use disorders (preferred).
  • Bilingual in Spanish & English (preferred).
  • Competency in simple mathematics, reading comprehension, written and oral communications, following instructions, simple use of charts, reports and records.
  • Ability to understand, empathize, and work with an addicted population and mentally ill population.
  • Valid driver's license for occasional transportation of individuals (required).

How to apply to be a Recovery Specialist?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please visit our website at[ Link removed ] -


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