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Supporting Community Healthcare is a rewarding role. LifeLong Medical Care is looking for a Recovery Support Counselor at our TRUST Health Center in Oakland. The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Project is a grant funded collaborative effort designed to identify, outreach, engage, and retain in care patients of the TRUST Health Centers, Street Medicine program, Our Place, and Recuperative Care/Medical Respite who struggle with addiction, specifically opiate use disorder (OUD). These programs form a continuum of integrated health services for people experiencing homelessness in northern Alameda County and operated by LifeLong Medical Care.
The Recovery Support Counselor (RSC) is an essential member of the small team supporting patients to achieve stability and integrated health goals while enrolled in MAT services. Patients will be engaged through the TRUST health centers, Street Medicine, Our Place, or Recuperative Care/Medical Respite and routed to the MAT project. The RSC will provide care coordination and substance use counseling to patients during their enrollment in the project.
Ideally, the RSC will be a trusted member of the community in which they will work. In building relationships with patients, the RSC will be able to help patients successfully access MAT and other medical and behavioral health services. Much of this work will take place in various settings medical offices, specialists, hospitals and patients homes (including shelters, encampments, and transitional housing programs).
This is a full time, 40 hrs/wk, grant funded, benefit eligible position in Oakland.
LifeLong Medical Care is a large, multi-site, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a rich history of providing innovative healthcare and social services to a wonderfully diverse patient community. Our patient-centered health home is a dynamic place to work, practice, and grow. We have over 15 primary care health centers and deliver integrated services including psychosocial, referrals, chronic disease management, dental, health education, home visits, and much, much more. LifeLong Medical Care is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, marital status, or medical condition.
Benefits
Compensation: $25 - $28/hour. We offer excellent benefits including: medical, dental, vision (including dependent and domestic partner coverage), generous leave benefits including nine paid holidays, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) retirement savings plan.
COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
In accordance with LifeLong Medical Care's commitment to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we have adopted a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine Policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our patients and visitors; and the community at large from infectious diseases, that vaccinations may reduce. This policy will comply with all applicable laws and is based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Order of the California State Public Health Officer. Unless a reasonable medical or religious accommodation is approved, all employees must receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Full Time
$64k-81k (estimate)
09/07/2024
09/20/2024
lifelongmedical.org
OAKLAND, CA
200 - 500
1976
MARTY LYNCH
$5M - $10M
Ancillary Healthcare
LifeLong Medical Care provides high-quality care with compassion. Our Federally Qualified Community Health Center serves more than 66,000 individuals of all ages in Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin Counties each year with medical, dental and/or social services. LifeLong has been serving the community for more than 40 years. We welcome all, regardless of the ability to pay or immigration status.