MAT Peer Adherence Worker

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Duchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester County. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time MAT Peer Adherence Worker to support our Coram site.

Provides recovery support to reduce barriers of care and shares strategies to improve patient health outcomes. This includes educating patients regarding MAT, HCV, risk reduction, medical and medication adherence. Provides education resources and materials that serve to promote recovery support education on harm reduction, MAT, Naloxone, and treatment. Provides Harm reduction and opioid overdose and prevention training and support.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Uses Harm reduction strategies to engage new patients, provide recovery support, and support in the case of overdose.

· Has knowledge of community resources and links patients to recovery supports and community services.

· Understanding of and compliance with all HIPPA, OASAS, MAT, and other health-related legal policies and procedures, as well as internal Sun River Health Center policies and procedures.

· Demonstrates an understanding of harm reduction principles and has respect for everyone’s unique path to recovery.

· Facilitates Naloxone, Fentanyl test strip, Xylazine test strip, and harm reduction training for staff, patients, and the community.

· Assists patient with completing recovery support plans.

· Participate in clinical meetings, quality improvement, case conferences, staff meetings, and supervision.

· Ability to complete electronic and written forms and reports in an accurate and timely manner.

· Participates in ongoing training, supervision, and professional development opportunities.

· Provides health education and adherence support to patients.

Minimum Education: High School Diploma/GED

Preferred Education: Associate’s degree, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA)

Salary Range: $16.00- 19.25

Responsibilities:

Relation to Mission
The mission of Sun River Health is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care and to improve the health status of our community, especially for the underserved and vulnerable.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Sun River Health provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap or disability in each aspect of the human resources function.

Americans with Disabilities Act
Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

Job Responsibilities
The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. Sun River Health may change the specific job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

Salary : $16 - $19