Addiction Treatment Nurse, LPN - Seattle Clinic

Evergreen Treatment Services • Seattle, WA

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Addiction Treatment Nurse-LPN role is part of the Nursing team that supports ETS’ mission through patient care and medication management. The LPN is responsible and accountable for following the standards of nursing conduct or practice. This role makes a critical difference at ETS by providing services to patients that can be lifesaving. Nurses provide compassionate and nonjudgmental care to all patients seeking treatment. This dynamic position plays an important role in helping ETS accomplish our mission! ETS has been working to transform the lives of individuals and their communities through innovative and effective addiction and social services in Western Washington for over 50 years. We strive to foster and sustain a diverse and inclusive community within our organization. Our Clinic Services and REACH teams bring critical professional expertise and heartfelt compassion to the work they do every day to serve our most vulnerable community members.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical License (LPN)
• Healthcare CPR/AED & First Aid (BLS)
• Complete a state approved nursing program: Associate, Bachelor, or master's degree in nursing.
• Has passed the NCLEX-LPN exam.
• An understanding of racial justice and social equity and a commitment to helping create an equitable environment for all ETS clients and patients as well as fellow staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, patients, and staff from a wide variety of ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and verbal/ written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload, work independently, and complete tasks timely and efficiently.
• The RN uses critical thinking skills in clinical problem-solving and decision-making processes relative to scope of practice, knowledge, competency, and experience.
• Dependable, able to work under pressure, receptive to change, willingness to learn, cooperative approach to problem solving.
• Flexible team player, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use discretion when handling highly sensitive information.
• Ability to set boundaries, resolve conflict, and de-escalate issues.
• Computer literate, with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, as well as a high level of initiative in keeping current with technological change.
• The employee may be exposed to illicit drug residues and fumes or other bio-hazardous materials when carrying out job functions. There is also potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens. ETS will provide employees with appropriate training to limit the risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens. Policies and procedures are in place addressing each item specifically.
• The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear; frequently required to stand, walk, and kneel; occasionally to climb balance, or stoop; rarely to crouch or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, color, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Comfort working within a busy area in proximity to other nursing staff.
• Possible use of a program vehicle, for which a valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving would be required.
• All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
• A Washington State Patrol criminal background check will be conducted periodically as a condition of ongoing employment, and candidates with prior criminal convictions will be invited to provide additional context as needed.
• ETS will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation, or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship for ETS.
• We also seek to provide reasonable accommodation for the interview process.

Nice To Haves

• New and/or different duties and responsibilities may be assigned to this job at any time

Responsibilities

• Help ETS succeed in carrying out our mission through working together with other staff to transform systems of harm and inequity to create different approaches to improving community health and safety through addressing substance use and homelessness.
• Assist with the organization-wide initiative to reimagine our interconnectedness within our community to overcome the aspects of our society and organizational culture shaped by white supremacy and settler colonialism.
• Dispense medications as ordered by a medical provider; evaluate and document the effectiveness of medications and any adverse reactions.
• Provide direct nursing care using the nursing process, ensuring a compassionate and supportive experience for all patients.
• Collaborate with the Medical Director, Associate Medical Director, or Medical Providers for patient care, medication orders, or clarification.
• Promote health, wellness, and provide patient education.
• Utilize verbal and physical de-escalation techniques to manage behaviorally escalated/aggressive patients.
• Perform Testing services: Breathalyzers, Drug Testing.
• Maintain accurate documentation in the electronic medical records (EMR) system.
• Complete patient medication callbacks.
• Promote person-centered care through shared decision-making between the patient and health-care provider while reinforcing respect for the patient’s values and preferences as they make decisions about their treatment.
• Integrate culturally responsive care and inclusiveness.
• Collaborate with both internal and external multidisciplinary teams to provide nursing consultation and guidance regarding the health needs of potential and current patients.
• Promote person-centered and trauma-informed care grounded in the use of non-stigmatizing principles and language.
• Strict adherence to universal or standard infection control precautions as promoted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Follow ETS policies and procedures which outline how to respond to patient emergencies, including when to contact 911 for emergency medical services and when to contact 988 or local crisis numbers for mental health or substance use-related crises.
• Be familiar with informed consent policies at ETS to address any patient questions during the delivery of patient care. Informed consent supports treatment by ensuring patients have a clear understanding of medication side effects and risks, patient responsibilities, and ETS policies.
• Promote a sense of safety among patients and ensure that they are treated with dignity and respect.
• Facilitate the continuity of care during transitions of care to minimize the possibility of disruption in access to services.
• Comply with regulations.
• Adhere to nursing regulations at local, state, and federal levels.
• Adhere to relevant legal and ethical guidelines.
• Participate in quality assurance and quality control plans.
• Comply with mandatory reporting per local, state, and federal regulations.
• Assess safety and risk to self or others and take appropriate crisis intervention measures when indicated.
• Act as patient advocate in health maintenance and clinical care.
• Follow all policies and procedures with regard to patient confidentiality, including mental health and alcohol-drug patient confidentiality (42 CFR) and HIPAA (45 CFR) and per ETS policy.
• Work under the supervision and direction of the Medical Directors, Program Sponsor, and the Nursing leadership team.
• Maintain licensed practical nursing professional standards of care.
• Demonstrate professionalism by adhering to the standard code of conduct and performance standards.
• Properly manage and account for controlled substance inventories during each shift.
• Maintain accurate recordkeeping for all controlled substances within each medication unit, dispensed records and all other associated records.
• Participate in internal regulatory audits including DEA, DOH, PQAC, SAMHSA, SOTA, and others.
• Submit Qstatim reports if indicated, including attending care team meetings and participating in developing corrective action plans.
• Participate in departmental and interdepartmental care team meetings, staff meetings, and provide updates.
• Provide new hire staff training as assigned.
• Adhere to all ETS policies and procedures.
• Foster a learning environment for the patient, nursing team, and other members of the healthcare team, including students.
• Be accountable for safety, identify and correct problems, integrate evidence, and best practice into nursing care; use data and evidence to improve patient outcomes.
• Engage in ongoing professional development; practice to the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards.
• Promote a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates, and disseminates research and evidence-based practice.
• Adhere to all federal, state, and local regulations, including DEA and DOH requirements.
• Comply with ETS’ Diversion Control Plan Central Registry: mandated reporting by mobile units as required by the State Opioid Treatment Authority (SOTA).
• Support the mission and teams with all other duties assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and Dental benefits, as well as voluntary Vision benefits.
• 403b Retirement Plan with employer match starting at 2% at 1 year, and Roth IRA.
• Basic Life/ADD/FSA tax saving accounts for health and dependent care.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), voluntary long-term disability coverage.
• Vacation (2 weeks/year, access at 6 months), Sick leave (24 days/year, access at 30 days).
• Mental health leave (12 days/year, access at 30 days).
• Holidays (12 days/year) and one Floating Holiday per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree