MAT Registered Nurse (RN) Care Manager - Substance Abuse (Hudson Valley)
About The Position
The MAT Registered Nurse/Care Manager is part of a multidisciplinary team at Sun River Health and uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care and resource use. The role monitors quality of care, including infection control and risk management, and serves as a patient advocate while providing care management and crisis management. The nurse applies harm reduction approaches and demonstrates an empathic understanding of patients’ medical and psychosocial needs. The position also supports opioid overdose prevention education and training for staff and patients. The role supports Sun River Health’s Washington Street and Manchester Road locations in Poughkeepsie, NY, and its location in Amenia, NY. The MAT Registered Nurse/Care Manager serves as the primary site contact for MAT, completes patient intakes and recovery support plans, documents encounters, coordinates care and referrals, and provides nursing and care-management support to patients. The position also provides harm-reduction education and training and helps manage site supplies, including naloxone and fentanyl test strips.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Minimum work-related experience: 0–1 year.
- Valid New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- CPR/BLS-HCP certification.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred work-related experience: 2–4 years.
Responsibilities
- Act as the point person and primary contact champion for the site location.
- Complete MAT intakes by phone or in person.
- Participate in case conference review meetings, department meetings, quality improvement activities, and relevant agency or community meetings.
- Complete Recovery Support Plans.
- Document encounters and maintain updated progress notes and case records in the EMR and relevant data programs.
- Complete consent forms needed to coordinate care with external agencies.
- Complete discharge paperwork in conjunction with the MAT provider, including drafting and scanning documents.
- Triage presenting issues and provide basic nursing skills during patient visits.
- Complete pre-visit planning for charts; load appropriate templates; update consent forms; address and follow up on open referrals; check ISTOP and PMP in tandem with the provider; provide opioid overdose prevention education and training; complete prior authorizations; review and flag labs; and collect urine for drug screens and pregnancy testing.
- Provide care-management support to MAT patients, including reviewing care-management agreements, offering care-management options and linkages, connecting patients to community resources, following up on referrals, helping address stigma and barriers to care, liaising with pharmacies, conducting patient outreach, monitoring progress, and assisting with appointment scheduling.
- Maintain a patient caseload.
- Provide harm-reduction education and support to patients and staff, including facilitating MAT, fentanyl test strip, and naloxone training.
- Complete required reporting documentation for naloxone and fentanyl test strips.
- Manage and maintain naloxone and other available harm-reduction supplies for the site in coordination with the site Nurse Manager or Health Center Director.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and disability coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Commuter and transit benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee discount program
- Professional development opportunities
- Eligible federal and state loan repayment or loan forgiveness program participation, including HRSA and NHSC programs
- Tuition reimbursement for eligible employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
