EMS ED MOUD Navigator

St. Joseph's Health•Paterson, NJ

About The Position

The EMS/ED MOUD Navigator helps patient's access evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders (OUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) with a focus on low-threshold access to medication assisted treatment (MAT) and harm reduction. Navigators conduct outreach and identification of OUD and/or SUD patients, conduct brief initial assessments; such as: COWS (Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale) and NIDA (National Institue on Drug Abuse) Screening Tools and Scores. Navigators introduce patients to MAT programs and services, facilitates appointments at outpatient MAT clinics, serves as a resource and coach for their clients, and advocates for a culture of change within the hospital. They also assist with access to other services such as; behavioral health services, primary care, and residential treatment facilities. The EMS/ED MOUD Navigator will also assist in collecting monthly and quarterly data on OUD and/or SUD patients arriving to the Emergency Department by Emergency Medical Services. Works closely with the Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Director of Pain Management, Addiction Services, and the Mobile Intensive Care Unit EMS Medical Director, Director, and Clinical Manager. St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”. St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures. The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics. The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Responsibilities

conduct outreach and identification of OUD and/or SUD patients
conduct brief initial assessments; such as: COWS (Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale) and NIDA (National Institue on Drug Abuse) Screening Tools and Scores
introduce patients to MAT programs and services
facilitates appointments at outpatient MAT clinics
serves as a resource and coach for their clients
advocates for a culture of change within the hospital
assist with access to other services such as; behavioral health services, primary care, and residential treatment facilities
assist in collecting monthly and quarterly data on OUD and/or SUD patients arriving to the Emergency Department by Emergency Medical Services
Works closely with the Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Director of Pain Management, Addiction Services, and the Mobile Intensive Care Unit EMS Medical Director, Director, and Clinical Manager.