Nurse Specialist

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our team at Wellbridge Addiction Treatment and Research. As a Registered Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care and contributing to the success of our treatment programs.

Responsibilities:

• Assume the charge nurse role and oversee the care of patients, ensuring that their needs are met and their safety is maintained.
• Provide thorough and accurate patient information during shift exchange for end of shift report.
• Assess individual patient care needs, initiate medical treatment plans, and competently implement and instruct all care in the appropriate nursing practice to all staff.
• Perform nursing assessments, LOC, and review patient histories to document all necessary information in the Electronic Medical Record on all patients admitted to Wellbridge.
• Prepare patients for examinations, including height/weight, vitals, and collecting and processing lab specimens following proper infection control procedures.
• Utilize safe and effective practices of medication management as defined by policy, including the oversight of self-administration observation of medication.
• Administer and monitor the effects of medications, ensuring accurate medication is ordered and administered for controlled substances and conduct accurate med counts.
• Provide appropriate patient education as determined by patient assessments/needs and treatment plans.
• Conduct meetings with patients for assigned units when in unit nurse role.
• Monitor and/or perform withdrawal assessments and appropriately implement and instruct the necessary nursing interventions.
• Accurately and thoroughly document in the medical record utilizing approved medical record language and abbreviations adhering to the medical record policies and procedures.
• Schedule all patient appointments related to their medical treatment.
• Work a flexible schedule based upon service demands and work mandatory overtime as needed.
• Attend all mandatory trainings as identified by Wellbridge policies.
• Attend multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings when in unit nurse role.
• Maintain the quality control logs.
• Provide support services for patient care issues to staff.
• Maintain adequate staffing for each shift.
• Ensure the highest level of professionalism for self and staff and maintain a clean and organized work environment.
• Complete yearly training requirements and mentor new employees.

Requirements:

• Currently licensed as an RN in the State of New York.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
• 1-3 years' experience working as an RN preferably in SUD, ER, acute care, or mental health setting.
• BLS, required; ACLS or other certification, as required by department. Certification must be obtained within one (1) year of employment.
• Clinical competences in phlebotomy and point-of-care (POC) testing.
• Familiarity with all relevant healthcare standards: OASAS, ASAM, JCAHO, etc.
• Demonstrated communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.
• Previous hospital/chemical dependency rehabilitation treatment program experience desired.
• Possess a working knowledge of addictions with age-specific patient populations preferred.
• Working knowledge of electronic medical record and charting.