MAT Registered Nurse

PrimeCare Medical•Ebensburg, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

PrimeCare Medical, Inc is looking for enthusiastic and hard-working MAT Registered Nurses in the medical department at the Cambria County Jail in Ebensburg, PA. In this role, the RN will monitor and evaluate nursing care in accordance with PrimeCare Medical (PCM) philosophy, goals and objectives. This position will directly report to the Medical Director or other mid-level practitioner. position available- Full time day shift

Requirements

MAT Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

Ensuring that the MAT team complies with established nursing standards.
Assessing and providing comprehensive treatment of care while observing and maintaining security requirements.
Providing care to inmates who receive medicated assisted treatment (suboxone, subutex, methadone, sublocade, etc).
Passing MAT medications.
Monitoring treatment services for all of the patients who receive medicated assistant treatment.
Monitoring and recommending methods to improve operational efficiency and cost containment effectiveness for the MAT team.
Verifying medication compliance with MAT medications.
Providing other services and performs other duties as assigned by Nurse Supervisor, Health Services Administrator, head nurse, or corporate staff.
Maintaining accurate records of all controlled substances, narcotics, and sharps in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
Providing health counseling to inmates/patients.
Conducting sick call for inmate/patients and provide provisional diagnosis and treatment for selected minor illnesses and injuries defined by written protocol and approved by PCM Director.
Observing, reporting, and documenting symptoms, reactions and progress of inmate/patients and participates in the formulation of the plan of nursing care.
Implementing treatment care plans which promote maintain and restore the well-being of inmate/patients.
At a minimum of every shift, at the beginning of the shift, taking vital signs, doing a complete assessment and documenting findings on dispensary care of all inmates/patients housed in the medical unit and/or mental health unit.