Wellness Advocate, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Use Prevention, Care and Treatment

Requirements

• Coordinate and monitor the implementation of Relay at assigned hospital emergency departments (EDs) and referrals to community services.
• Provide technical assistance and train ED staff on program implementation, policies and procedures.
• Closely collaborate with ED staff and community partnerships on continued integration of Relay.
• Using their lived experience with substance use to provide support to patients in the ED following a non-fatal overdose and introduce Relay to patients and obtain consent for follow-up services.
• Conduct overdose prevention trainings with patients and their social networks including naloxone distribution.
• Contact and engage patients within 24-hours following hospital discharge.
• Provide patients with support and assist with linkage to care and community resources for a maximum of 90 days following hospital discharge. Accompany patients to appointments as required.
• Provide information on and offer appropriate referral options to harm reduction programs, medication for opioid use disorder, and drug treatment as requested.
• Maintain detailed records of patient contacts and follow-up activities.
• Collect and report program data to evaluate program performance.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Loan Forgiveness
• Premium-free health insurance plan
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits
• Public sector defined benefit pension plan
• Tax-deferred savings program
• Worksite Wellness Program