A health services network in New York is currently seeking a new Nurse Supervisor (RN) to join their growing Clinic program in Ulster County.
About the Opportunity:- Start Date: ASAP
- Schedule: Full Time
- Program: Clinic
- Patient Population: Adults (18+) struggling with addiction, military veterans, homelessness, etc.
- Develops nursing and medical support staff schedules
- Supervises care provided by nursing staff to ensure current competency and best practice standards.
- Conducts orientation for new nursing and medical support staff and provides in-service training as needed.
- Provides medication administration training and competency evaluation for required staff.
- Provides training and competency evaluation for CLIA waived tests for required staff
- Maintains inventories of methadone, stock items and orders supply and medication as indicated.
- Maintains narcotic records as required by regulatory agencies.
- Assists physicians by identifying, reporting and addressing changes in the client’s health status.
- Communicates daily with clinical staff to identify client needs so that they can be incorporated into the daily work schedule.
- Provides “on call” coverage as required and assigns other nursing staff to the “on call” schedule to ensure 24-hour coverage.
- Supervises staff to ensure compliance with agency policies and procedures for client record documentation and billing information management.
- Ensures proper safekeeping and dispensing of controlled narcotics
- Performs and documents Nursing Intake/Medical History in accordance with agency policy and procedure.
- Provides health education to clients, monitors client behavior and participates in treatment planning
- Performs other duties as requested
- At least 5 years of Nursing Supervisory experience
- Associate's Degree in Nursing
- NYS Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
- BLS certification
- Proficiency in Phlebotomy and EKG
- Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EHR
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
- Experience working with the Substance Abuse and/or Mental Health population
