Nurse Practitioner-HARM Reduction Coordinator

3 weeks ago

Manchester, United States Veterans Health Administration Full time

The Harm Reduction Coordinator (HRC) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) is responsible for providing leadership, direction, organization, planning, implementation, and evaluation of harm reduction efforts within the Manchester VA Healthcare System, including but not limited to overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND), syringe services program (SSP), and test strip distribution initiatives. This individual has in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in harm reduction, OEND, SSP, and test strip program implementation. The HRC APRN will function at the highest level of clinical practice and licensure. The HRC APRN will participate in quality improvement, process improvement, and/or research activities. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Included but not limited to:

The HRC APRN partners, collaborates, and consults with key facility services and programs, such as Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH), Veterans Justice Outreach (VJO), Infectious Disease (ID) Clinic, Liver Clinic, SUD Services, Mental Health Service, Pharmacy Service, Medicine Service, Nursing Service, Logistics Service, and the Pain Management, Opioid Safety, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP).

Coordinates with local and national community harm reduction organizations for program improvement and partnership and works with Office of General Counsel (OGC) District Counsel to determine if any SSP services/supplies are legally prohibited.

The incumbent also works with National VA offices, such as VA Hepatitis and Related Conditions (HRRC), Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (OMHSP), Academic Detailing Service, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Office (CPPO), for collaboration and development of new harm reduction resources.

Supports implementation of low barrier buprenorphine initiation and works with local colleagues to improve sexual and drug use history taking and linkage to appropriate harm reduction services.

Provides direct patient care through direct outreach to veterans, staff referrals, and veteran self-referrals.
Comprehensive medication management (CMM) focused on harm reduction, including provision of harm reduction education and supplies available as a prescription and non-prescription sources (e.g., MOUD, naloxone, fentanyl test strips, sterile syringes, safe smoking supplies, alcohol swabs, condoms)
Referral for proper screening, testing, and treatment for drug-related infections, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Substance use disorder (SUD) screening and treatment, including low-barrier buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD)
Referrals to SUD, mental health, ID Clinic, Liver Clinic, and other clinical services



Work Schedule:
Full time, Monday- Friday 8:00am-4:30pm


Compressed/Flexible:
Not Authorized


Telework:
May be available on Ad-Hoc based on supervisors discretion


Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required






Notifications:

This is a Bargaining Unit Position
This position is in the Excepted Service
This position is covered by a special rate.
Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.



Pay:
Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards


Paid Time Off:
50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)


Retirement:
Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA


Insurance:
Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)


Licensure:
1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory



VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package:
VA Nurse Total Rewards

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