Registered Nurse OBAT Services

Job Description

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JOB SUMMARY:

The Registered Nurse - Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Services provides psychiatric, medical, and medication-assisted treatment nursing services, with a primary focus on OBAT, which includes assessment, treatment planning, administering medications, monitoring for medication side effects, providing medication/illness education, and providing laboratory services where indicated. The position will require travel across the entire Mount Roger Community Services catchment area.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide an ongoing assessment and develop treatment goals and objectives as identified through the prescribing provider’s assessment.
• Provide nursing interventions in the Medication Assisted Treatment programs, such as lab work, medication/illness education, administering medications, delivering of medications, making internal/ external referrals as identified, monitoring consumer progress, symptoms, and medication side effects.
• Maintain medication and supply storage areas in compliance with Agency procedures, licensure regulations, and state/federal law.
• Document nursing activities in the individual's electronic record and keep all records up to date according to established policies/procedures.
• Attend and participate in meetings such as clinical staffing meetings, business meetings, and nurses' meetings. Keeps mandatory training up to date.
• Assist and consult with Agency prescribers regarding scheduling, medication orders, consumer status, and consumer needs.
• Provide community education and consultation services when needed.
• Provide direction to the medication/benefits assistant; ensure completion of indigent medication applications and application for benefits where indicated. Assist in the organization and efficient operation of this service.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Provide nursing services, as scheduled/assigned, throughout the Agency's catchment area.
• Provide specific Agency mandatory training (for those nurses competent and trained in the particular area); e.g., Medication Administration Training (initial and recertification), First Aid and CPR, REVIVE, Medication Aide, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Extensive knowledge of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse disorders.
• Knowledge of broad range of treatment modalities.
• Skills in diagnostic and statistical techniques such as DSM-V.
• Knowledge of personality and /or behavior theory.
• Skills in recording, interviewing, assessing, decision making, and treatment planning.
• Knowledge of psychotropic and medication assisted treatment medications, indications, and contraindications.
• Knowledge and skill in laboratory testing.
• Exhibits supervisory skills.

Job Requirements

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED:

Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred).

Current state licensure (or covered compact licensure) as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Graduate in nursing from an accredited college/university with successful completion of licensure with the Board of Nursing within 90 days of graduation.

One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN) is preferred. Recent Behavioral Health experience is preferred.

Valid driver’s license with safe driving record.