Recovery Staffing & Recruiting

A main tenet of our mission is to develop and strengthen the behavioral health workforce. Mainstream Recovery has been deeply rooted in the recovery community for many years. Our staffing and recruiting services empower employers by offering competent staff that increases workforce retention and reduces turnover, this also does the same for client & patient attrition rates.  

Our community focused work over the years has helped us develop a unique group of individuals including training alumni who are focused on helping others in their recovery process. We believe in the unique ability of those with lived experience, combined with formal training, to truly strengthen the system of care. We have seen their impact reduce and eliminate many barriers that employers often face with their staff and clients alike. Let us help you create a workforce that will help your organization achieve its mission and realize its vision.

We recruit and staff: Alcohol & Drug Counselors, Primary Therapists, Community Health Workers, Case Managers, Behavioral Health Technicians, OBAT Navigators, Peer Recovery Specialists

Alcohol & Drug Counselors

Therapist

Case Managers

Community Health Workers

Behavioral Health Techs

A therapist diagnoses patient behaviors and designs care plans to change negative behaviors and establish positive behaviors to alleviate or replace them. These therapists create plans with regular activities and tasks for patients to complete and gradually improve their undesired habits or responses. Behavioral therapists maintain patient notes to track progress and timelines for further insight.

Case managers work to facilitate patient care by assessing patient needs, evaluating treatment options, creating treatment plans, coordinating care, and gauging progress. Oftentimes case managers work with physicians, social workers, families, and human services providers. The overall goal for case managers is to improve clinical outcomes, increase patient satisfaction, and promote cost-effectiveness.

A community health worker contacts individuals within a community to educate them about health resources available to them. These workers aim to inform others about accessible health care services to improve the community's overall health. Community health workers may schedule meetings to determine an individual's mental and physical health goals and provide them with recommendations, referrals and guidance to assist them.

Behavioral Health Technicians (e.g., housing tech, recovery tech, RA, support staff, support specialist, etc.) The value of having qualified and trained support staff cannot be overstated. They often spend the most time with the clients at any treatment program and therefore have the biggest opportunity to impact or influence a clients experience during their care.  BHT’s are primarily responsible for monitoring the behavior of the patient, following the policies and procedures of the treatment program, the guidelines provided from the client’s professional care team, and regularly reporting any progress or problems.

Peer Recovery Specialists

A peer provider (e.g., certified peer specialist, peer support specialist, recovery coach, etc) is a person who uses his or her lived experience of recovery from addiction, plus skills learned in formal training, to deliver services in various settings to promote mind-body recovery and resiliency. Since 2019 Certified Peer Recovery Specialists have been reimbursable through some health insurance providers, NJ FamilyCare within the NJ MATRx model, and also within DMHAS-contracted OORP programs, with further expansion expected.

We also offer a Peer Professionalism course along with setting-focused courses such as Recovery Coaching in the Emergency Department, Recovery Coaching in Justice Settings, Recovery Coaching and Spirituality, and Recovery Coach Supervision.

OBAT Navigators

OBAT Navigators utilize experiential & formal knowledge, skills, and coaching to guide and assist clients to obtain, and maintain services designed to assist them in their recovery. Unfortunately, many practices have staff filling this role who are not appropriately trained which negatively impacts their clients and services. Along with already having their National Provider Identifier (NPI), our OBAT Navigators are trained in:

·        Care System Navigation including formal treatment and services, and community supports

·        Recovery Coaching

·        Supporting Multiple Pathways of Recovery including Medication Assisted Recovery

·        Cultural Competence

·        Motivational Interviewing & Stages of Change

·        Client Engagement Skills

·        Relationship & Rapport Building

·        Recovery Wellness Planning

·        Ethical Conduct & Boundary Maintenance

We also work with providers to become OBAT providers or to integrate Navigators more effectively into their practice and care process. Learn more here from CMS regarding:

Steps for registering navigators as members of the provider group

OBAT & Navigator billing schedule