Certified Recovery Specialist

Certified Recovery Specialist

*Shift: 5am-1pm*

We offer competitive salary, full benefits package, Paid Time Off, and opportunities for professional growth.

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is a growing leader in addiction treatment services. We provide care across the nation touching the lives of more than 30,000 patients daily.

Our mission is to remove all barriers to recovery and transform individuals, families, and communities with treatment that works.

Our employees believe we are creating a better world where lives and communities are made whole again through comprehensive treatment.

As a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS), you will assist patients in regaining control over their lives and recovery process. The CRS serves as a patient advocate, providing patient information and peer support for patients in an outpatient setting. The CRS will model competence in recovery and coping.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED (General Equivalency Diploma).
• Self-identify as a current or former patient.
• Maintain healthy recovery from substance abuse.
• Must have excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to meet written communication requirements.
• Must be able to verify completion of state-approved training program and passing score on certification exam.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients in articulating personal goals for recovery.
• Assist patients in determining reasonable and holistic steps moving toward recovery.
• Assist patients in identifying barriers to recovery goals.
• Assist patients in identifying personal strengths in daily living and recovery skills.
• Observe and reinforce positive progress that patients make toward recovery goals.
• Teach problem-solving skills.
• Teach patients to identify and combat negative self-talk.
• Teach patients how to identify and overcome fears.
• Support the vocational choices patients make and assist them in overcoming job-related anxieties and conflicts.
• Assist patients in building social skills by demonstrating and reinforcing proper conduct and respectful interaction.