Recovery Support Specialist
Company: ReVida Recovery Centers LLC
Location: Newport
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: Job Title: Recovery
Support Specialist Reports To: Program Director and Site Medical
Director Department: Operations Purpose: Recovery Support
Specialist must be organized, personable, and capable of balancing
the needs of multiple patients as well as their healthcare
providers and insurance representatives to address barriers that
will ensure the patient can navigate their recovery experience by
demonstrating the following skills: active listening, service
orientation, social perceptiveness, critical thinking, time
management, active learning, good judgment and decision making,
verbal communication skills, and ability to monitor for progress
and needed interventional actions. Duties: The Recovery Support
Specialist will act as an integral member of the ReVIDA Recovery
multidisciplinary team by supporting patients in obtaining their
individualized goals, by building and strengthening linkages with
community resources and family members by deliberately organizing
patient care activities and sharing information among all the
participants concerned with a patient’s care to achieve safer and
more effective care. The Recovery Support Specialist will assist
individuals in opioid use disorder treatment in developing a
service plan, referrals, and linkage, ensuring the patient has
access/continuity of care throughout the mental health and primary
care system, ensuring each patient has resources to acquire
medication, has transportation for appointments, and attends
appointments. The Recovery Support Specialist will ensure
individuals have access to psychosocial rehabilitation, support,
employment, and housing options while encouraging the individual to
utilize community/natural supports to assist in managing substance
use disorders. Physical, Emotional Demands, and Work Conditions:
Work is sedentary and ambulant with occasional physical exertion
(lifting 30 or more pounds, walking, standing, etc.) ability to
support patient weight in case of emergency or disability requiring
assistance. Must be able to see, stoop, sit, stand, bend, reach,
and be mobile (whether natural or with accommodation). Quality of
hearing (whether natural or with accommodation) must be acceptable.
Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing. Must be
able to relate to and work with mentally and physically ill,
disabled, emotionally upset, and hostile patients. Must be
emotionally stable and exhibit the ability to display coping skills
to deal with multiple situations. Risk of exposure to infections,
bloodborne pathogens, and other potentially infectious materials or
contagious diseases. For this reason, "Universal Precautions" must
always be followed. The Recovery Support Specialist should
understand, support, and comply with the established workplace
violence, ADA, EEOC, and Corporate Compliance program and commit to
worker safety, health, and patient safety. Subject to work schedule
and shift changes. Supervision/ competency evaluations: Supervision
and competency evaluations are provided through facility monitoring
activities, direct observation, staff meetings, in-services,
management meetings, individual meetings, Employee Improvement
processes, reporting, interactions, strategic planning, outcomes,
and annual competency review. Competencies: Substance Use Recovery
Support Specialist supports the patient’s medical, behavioral
health, and other healthcare needs through the facilitation of
necessary referrals to help meet the overall biopsychosocial needs
of the patient. This includes addressing needs beyond the patient’s
medical status and issues such as unstable housing, food
insecurity, childcare, and other social determinants of health.
Referrals are documented and tracked. Additionally, the Recovery
Support Specialist assists individuals in addressing any barriers
to completing recommended referrals, such as transportation issues,
and documents these interventions and outcomes. Recovery Support
includes communicating the patient’s needs and preferences at the
right time to the right people by sharing and securely using the
information and providing practical and comprehensive care to the
patient. This role requires referrals to community programs and
services and appropriately documenting and tracking referrals and
outcomes. The Recovery Support Specialist collaborates and
documents all efforts to help the member address any barriers to
access to appropriate community-based referrals. Recovery Support
includes the appropriate use of and facilitation of referral to
various community-based support modalities, including consideration
of referral to 12-step and other self-help programs, peer recovery
services, social service agencies, and other community-based
resources appropriate to the member’s recovery. Organizes and
participates in interdisciplinary care planning that consists of at
least monthly meetings of the multidisciplinary treatment team
(including all relevant medical and behavioral health care
professionals involved in providing and coordinating the member’s
care) and documents this collaboration appropriately. The Recovery
Support Specialist, in participating in the interdisciplinary
treatment team meeting, will review the patient’s complete medical
record (including urine drug screens and laboratory tests), discuss
the current status of the patient’s progress toward meeting their
goals as specified in their plan of care, assist in addressing any
barriers toward the individual’s progress in meeting their
identified treatment goals as well, as the actions which the
treatment team will undertake to address those barriers. The
Recovery Support Specialist will participate in identifying any new
problems and goals and modification of the IPOC action plan
accordingly. Other duties, as assigned. Effectively addresses and
documents all barriers to completing any community-based referrals
and patient needs. Tracks and maintains accurate and thorough
documentation of referrals in the patient’s medical record. Creates
an Individualized Plan of Care (IPOC) in collaboration with
Multidisciplinary Treatment Team, utilizing the required Department
of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) template, within 30 days of
admission. Promptly reviews and updates the Individualized Service
Plan (ISP) at 90-day intervals and Individualized Plan of Care
(IPOC) every 30 days as required. Organizes and participates in
interdisciplinary care planning with the treatment team at least
monthly. Effectively collaborates with all members involved with
providing and coordinating patient care. Creates Individualized
Aftercare Plan and Discharge Plan with collaboration from
Multidisciplinary Treatment Team members. Demonstrates thorough
understanding of all Department of Medical Assistance (DMAS) of
Virginia Addiction Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS) program
requirements and Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) guidelines;
seeks clarification or guidance if unsure. Maintains attention to
detail, actively proofreads and edits written communication &
patient documentation. Effectively directs and organizes daily
responsibilities & workflow. Establishes and maintains appropriate
boundaries with patients, treatment team, and colleagues. Applies
knowledge and experience to solve problems; consults with others as
needed. Listens attentively and proactively asks questions for
clarification as needed. Works in collaboration with
Multidisciplinary Treatment Team members Care Coordinator
Requirements: Experience: One year of previous experience working
with SUD/OUD/BH populations required Special Requirements:
Knowledge of the disorder process of substance use disorders, dual
diagnoses, opioid use disorder, and recovery support services
required. Licensure: Tennessee: RN, LPN, MSW, BSW, or Equivalent.
Virginia: RN, CSAC, CSAC-R, CSAC-A, BSW, or Equivalent Must be
registered with the Board of Virginia Special Requirements:
Knowledge of applicable State Code of Regulations and 42 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2. Compliance with accepted
professional standards and practices; Ongoing adherence to the
NAADAC Code of Ethics and any other applicable Codes of Ethics for
their respective profession. Continuing Education & Professional
Licensing/Certification Requirements: The employee is expected to
participate in appropriate continuing education as requested and
required by their immediate supervisor. In addition, the employee
is expected to accept personal responsibility for other educational
activities to enhance job-related skills and abilities. The
employee must attend mandatory educational programs and maintain
current professional certifications as delineated above in their
state, in good standing. While this job description is intended to
reflect the job requirements, management reserves the right to add
or remove duties from jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies,
changes in workload, rush jobs, or technological developments)
dictate. Furthermore, they do not establish an employment contract
and are subject to change at the employer’s discretion.
Requirements:
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