Addiction Nurse Care Manager – Addiction Psychiatry Treatment Program (APTP)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Provides skilled nursing services to patients struggling with substance use disorders.  Ongoing assessment, intakes, evaluations, triage, teaching, inductions, stabilizations, and monitoring of patients in Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) model. Provide psychiatric care of patients within the Addiction Psychiatry Treatment Program (APTP), as well as support and services to patients from other settings referred to program for stabilization and assessment. Collaborates with team members, clinic settings at BMC and outside referral sites, works with providers from addiction and community health settings in assisting patients and supporting their referral needs.

Position: Addiction Nurse Care Manager – Addiction Psychiatry Treatment Program (APTP)

Department: Research - Psychiatry

Schedule: Full time

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES:

• Initial assessment and intake obtaining social, medical, mental health, substance use and medication history.

• Review intake assessment with nursing team and provider and establish appropriate plan of care for patient

• Revise patient plan of care with the addiction treatment team as needed to address patient needs and issues

• Collaboration, communication, and meetings with addiction treatment team as needed and required

• Review consents and treatment contracts with patients and significant others, obtaining signatures and giving patient a copy and leaving a hard copy in patient paper chart

• Ongoing management of patients receiving medications for addiction (opioids, alcohol, and stimulant use disorders)

• Education and assessment of patients looking to access opioid treatment programs

• Assessment of signs and symptoms of opioid withdrawal using the COW (Clinical Opioid Withdrawal) scale

• Assessment and monitoring of patients in the medication induction, stabilization, and maintenance phases of treatment

• Ongoing education and support of patients in all phases of treatment including; nursing visits scheduled and random, urine toxicology screens, routine labs and as needed, medication teaching, monitoring, pill counts, observed dosing, and medication refills.

• Follow State and Federal guidelines in providing care to opioid dependent patients in collaboration with licensed, prescribing physicians and pharmacy

• Complete appropriate documentation with excellent record keeping

• Ongoing psychiatric care of patients referred to the Addiction Psychiatry Treatment Program

• Assesses the patient in a systematic and ongoing manner for both overt and covert signs and symptoms

• Collects pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques

• Prioritizes data according to the patient’s immediate conditions and needs

• Involves the patient, significant others and appropriate health care providers in the collection of data when appropriate

• Consistently uses clear concise and effective communication written/oral and comply with departmental policies when sharing/documenting relevant patient care data.

• Provides follow up care in person and via telephone when needed

• Works with the pharmacy and the Addiction Psychiatry Treatment Program team in obtaining medication orders, prescriptions, refills, and communication as needed

• Provides cross coverage to other nurses throughout Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics

• Performs annual Preventative Health Screening visits

• Perform other duties as specified by supervisor

Must adhere to all of BMC’s RESPECT behavioral standards.

(The above statements in this job description are intended to depict the general nature and level of work assigned to the employee(s) in this job.  The above is not intended to represent an exhaustive list of accountable duties and responsibilities required).

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.  Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

• Massachusetts licensure as a registered nurse.

• Maintain R.N. staff competencies on an annual basis.

• OBAT RNs are required to obtain CARN Certification within one year.

Additional certifications a plus:

Certification in Treatment of Substance Abuse preferred. Certification from accredited clinical research program preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• 3 - 5 years clinical experience required.  

• 2+ years of experience with patients with substance use disorders and/or mental health conditions preferred.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Computer skills required, preferably with Word, Excel and Access.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Strong patient communication and patient education skills.

• Ability to be highly organized, detail-oriented, and timely.

• Ability to work productively across academic clinical departments.

• Position requires tact and diplomacy to successfully motivate and educate faculty, and advanced knowledge of research regulations and research compliance requirements, including Protection of Human Subjects.

Compensation Range:

This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), contract increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, earned time cash out, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family wellbeing.

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