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Join our Team at DMHSAS —helping people recover from mental illness and addiction, reuniting families, and improving communities.

Full time employees receive:

State Retirement with generous company match
11 Paid Holidays Each Year
15 Days of Annual Leave and 15 Days of Sick Leave the First Year
Subsidized Insurance Benefits – We help you pay for your benefits!

To learn more about the competitive and generous benefits provided to all full time employees click here.

To learn more about the vital services we provide to Oklahomans of all ages, please visit https://oklahoma.gov/odmhsas.html.

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) is the State’s statutory authority responsible for prevention, treatment and recovery from mental illness, substance abuse and addictive disorders. In addition, ODMHSAS provides prevention services at the state and local levels, in partnership with area health providers, schools, law enforcement, veteran’s groups and other community stakeholders.  ODMHSAS manages the state’s behavioral health Medicaid services, and has rule-making responsibility for specific statutory certification processes (certifying approximately 3,300 treatment providers, organizations and individuals, throughout the state).

First Preference / Pre-Announcement: DMHSAS facilities must notify the above listed HR department by the opening date and time listed above if they have employees with a first preference request to return to work on a limited duty release.

Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

This Agency Requires Coverage 24 Hours, 7 Days Per Week. Work Hours and Location May Vary Depending on Business Necessity. Employees May Be Required to Work Weekends and Overtime.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

Consumer Recovery Specialist

Tulsa, OK

Full Time

TCBH

Experienced

CONSUMER RECOVERY SPECIALIST

Join a team that CARES! 

Here at ODMHSAS, we believe in I.C.A.R.E. – Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.  Our mission is to promote healthy communities and provide the highest quality care to enhance the well-being of all Oklahomans.  We take that very seriously – because we care! 

About the Position: 

We are actively seeking a Consumer Recovery Specialist that will work as a part of the treatment team by developing and maintaining a supportive relationship with consumers in order to address strengths, goals and barriers to recovery. This includes performing duties such as monitoring recovery progress toward treatment goals, de-escalation activities, participation in recovery, wellness and social skills groups and developing and managing other group activities.  

Job Type/Salary:  

Open/Close dates: 5/16/25-Until filled

Full-time

Hourly rate: $18.09

Primary Working Hours: 6:30pm-7:00am

FLSA Status:  Non-Exempt

Primary Work Location/Department:  TCBH – Nursing Dept

Vacancies: 1

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:  

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of an associate degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Special Requirements:  

Preference may be given for participation in DMHSAS-sponsored Consumer Recovery Specialist certificate program.

Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill any job-related travel normally associated with this position and as such have a valid driver’s license.

Upon a conditional offer of employment, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services applicants must submit to a physical examination and shall meet the physical examination requirements of occasionally lifting/carrying 50 pounds and able to push and pull a maximum force of 25 pounds.

Great Reasons to Work with Us: 

ODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents.   Our benefits include: 

Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums

A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations

Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care

Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs

11 paid holidays

15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year

Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match

Longevity Bonus for years of service

Student Loan repayment options

Training opportunities for CEU requirements

About us:  Tulsa Center for Behavioral Health (TCBH) provides a supportive, safe and welcoming environment in which an array of integrated therapeutic interventions promotes an improved quality of life for consumers and the community. TCBH serves individuals eighteen years of age or older who present in a mental health crisis with or without substance abuse and are determined medically stable.

We will transition soon into our new 140,000 square foot, 106-bed hospital, slated for completion in 2026. This state of the art facility, the Oklahoma Psychiatric Care Center, will feature a 24-hour crisis response Urgent Recovery Center and will be situated in the OSU Academic Medical District, near the new VA Hospital and the OSU Medical Center in downtown Tulsa.

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing:  Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result. 

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME. 

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request. 

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.   

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