Registered Nurse

Summary:
Provides appropriate medical services and medical support services, including information, referral and follow-up to members enrolled with CODAC.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• As part of an interdisciplinary team, participates in evaluation and assessment of members.
• Collaborates with prescribing clinicians and clinical staff to promote member recovery.
• Completes appropriate medical procedures and makes necessary referrals.
• Coordinates medical care with primary physician and other health care providers.
• Observes members behavior patterns and medical symptoms related to treatment. Reports assessment to prescribing clinician or clinical staff for follow-up.
• Provides medication delivery as ordered by prescribing clinician or other health care provider.
• Completes necessary charting and record keeping in accordance with agency and funding source requirements.
• Makes home visits when appropriate to provide medical support services and assessment.
• Coordinates and/or provides education specific to identified medical needs.
• Provides nutritional advising and support.
• Attends and participates in appropriate meetings, psychiatric appointments, and clinical staffing.
• Administers injections to members when prescribed.
• Secures medications in compliance with State and Federal regulations.
• Makes home or agency visits when appropriate to provide methadone dispensing, medical support services and assessment.
• Provides education to members interested in initiating or maintaining MAT during clinic appointments or in small-group settings, focusing on individuals in detox units or treatment units housed within the jail.
• Provides patients with information regarding various methods of MAT, frequencies of medication and clinic appointments, and engagement with recovery resources.
• Performs screening and assessments for appropriateness of MAT. Utilizing patients input, develops plan and discusses appropriateness with MAT prescriber.
• Communicates with appropriate treatment team to ensure that continuity of care and grant reporting requirements are met.
• Collaborates with treatment team, including Linkage Liaisons and Discharge Planners, to ensure patient has appropriate discharge plan upon release.
• Administers or facilitates administration of MAT (buprenorphine, naltrexone, methadone, etc.) as authorized by prescriber.
• Administers or facilitates administration of MAT (buprenorphine, naltrexone, methadone, etc.), including initial inductions to medications, as authorized by prescriber following State, Federal and CODAC policies.
• Performs appropriate lab services (urine screens, blood draws).
• Performs appropriate health screenings, including HIV, Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis, and coordinates appropriate follow up.
• Completes nursing assessments on all new MAT and residential admissions including vital signs, electrocardiograms (EKGs), HIV, Hepatitis, TB skin test, breathalyzer and coordinates necessary follow-up appointments with BHMP or PCP.
• Documents activities in appropriate files and systems, which may include medical records, care management systems, etc. aligned with teams quality improvement efforts.
• Retrieves documents from organizations to support effective transitions.
• Completes all education activities/training as requested.
• Participates in regularly scheduled team meetings.
• Performs other related duties in accordance with agency growth and changes.

Minimum Qualifications at hire:

Education:

• A minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing

Experience:

• Three (3) years professional nursing experience.
• One (1) year experience working with persons with mental illness and addictions disorders in a community based setting is preferred.
• One (1) year experience working with diverse or vulnerable populations, preferred

Qualifications:

• Two (2) years working with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
• One (1) year of experience working with individuals with substance use disorders.

Certifications:

• Certified in Health Care Worker CPR and Life Saver First Aid.
• Certifications kept current and renewed prior to expiration date.

Licensure:

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona.
• State of Arizona Licensed Practical Nurse license must be renewed prior to expiration date and always kept current.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of mental health and addiction disorders.
• Knowledge of medically related social problems of persons with mental illness and/or addiction disorders.
• Nursing skills with emphasis on pharmacology and medical treatment of persons with mental illness and/or addiction disorders.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Knowledge of proper nutrition relative to special needs of population served.
• Ability to interact effectively with other service providers.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Familiarity with various ethnic and cultural groups.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills using MS Office products, Word, Excel, Access, etc., importing/exporting date to/from applications.

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