Position: Nurse Supervisor (RN)
The RN Supervisor assesses health related needs of the clients by monitoring ongoing health and wellbeing. The RN Supervisor directly provides and/or coordinates health services and health-related activities for clients. The RN Supervisor provides on-call nursing for times when we do not have a nurse on site and serves as the health care coordinator. The RN Supervisor provides clinical supervision and direction to the nursing team.
Essential Duties:
- Administer Medication, including intermuscular injection, as ordered by MD.
- Conduct substance abuse assessments to determine appropriateness for participation in treatment, need for physical exam, or other medical services.
- Follow up on any health related referrals made.
- Maintain a tracking system to monitor patient health issues, medical appointments, and prescribed medications (Internal/External).
- Provide patient education and counseling around health related issues.
- Provide staff education around health related issues.
- Complete all needed documentation and reports in a timely manner. Informs program leadership if any problems or anticipated inability to meet deadlines.
- Actively participate in staff meetings, case conferences, and other unit meetings.
- Prioritize and plan work time efficiently; effectively managing competing demands and dealing with changes, delays, and unexpected events.
- Maintain communication and teamwork with clinical staff to integrate and enhance clinical services.
- Conduct toxicology testing as needed.
- Exercise due diligence in the delivery of quality care in line with agency Medicaid Compliance Plan and systems of accountability.
- Ensure communication through the compliance officer and/or the supervisory structure of any violation of non-compliance with the agency’s Medicaid compliance plan, and personnel policy and procedure.
- Identify the current health needs of the patient population and implement activities to address service and informational deficits.
- Perform other duties assigned as relates to role.
- Must be a NYS Registered Nurse (RN).
- Experience working in a substance abuse treatment setting or special populations required.
- Supervisory experience a plus.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
- Experience with AVATAR electronic health records a plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Flexibility in scheduling.
- Commitment to providing quality services and outcome driven performance measures.
- Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Organizational skills.
- Neat and punctual.
