• 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 staff and social worker to identify community support services.
• Assists 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.
• Participates in trainings to continually gain new skills.
• Attends required staff and other meetings.

Qualified candidates will possess:

• High school diploma or G.E.D required.
• Must be actively engaged in his/her own recovery program with a minimum of 3 years of demonstrated personal recovery and sustained abstinence from alcohol and/or drug use.
• Actively in recovery with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience in a substance use disorder setting providing peer support/navigation; and/or Certified Peer Specialist through the DC Department of Behavioral Health; and/or a Recovery Coach.

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

Work life balance
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
 

COVID-19 Vaccination 

Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment.  External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location. 

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