Methadone/MSR Community Health Nurse - LDA (Additional 12% Corrections Nurse Premium)
About The Position
The Methadone/MSR Community Health Nurse is a Limited Duration Assignment (LDA) in Multnomah County Corrections Health’s Transition Services Program. The assignment may last up to two years but can end at any time. The nurse provides quality care to justice-involved individuals and coordinates entry and release plans related to medication-supported recovery for substance use disorders, particularly for patients continuing or beginning methadone maintenance treatment while in custody. The position serves the Multnomah County Detention Center and Inverness Jail. The nurse advocates for medically complex clients; coordinates medication-supported recovery care plans, dosing, triage, and enrollment with prescribers and external treatment programs; and helps manage emergency dosing procedures during service disruptions. The role also supports Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine workflows, provides direct nursing care and daily living assistance, and assists with program development alongside partner teams. Additional work includes screenings, assessments, outreach, responding to acute medical and mental health events, evaluating and treating drug and alcohol withdrawal, wound care, delegating Certified Medication Aides, health education, medication administration using an electronic MAR, and facilitating transition planning for release to the community. The position includes physically demanding tasks across facilities.
Requirements
- Possess an appropriate and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
- Associate's degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program.
- BLS/CPR certification.
- Ability to pass a Multnomah County Sheriff's Office Background Check.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting while fostering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment.
- Experience providing services to diverse and vulnerable communities.
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption, subject to applicable law.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a correctional facility.
- Demonstrated experience working with a diverse and underserved population.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate entry and release plans related to medication-supported recovery for substance use disorders, particularly methadone maintenance treatment.
- Advocate for medically complex clients and assist with program development alongside partner teams.
- Provide direct health screenings, assessments, and outreach.
- Coordinate medication-supported recovery care plans, dosing, triage, and enrollment with prescribers and external treatment programs.
- Manage emergency dosing procedures during service disruptions.
- Support Long Acting Injectable Buprenorphine workflows.
- Provide direct nursing care and daily living assistance.
- Administer medications using an electronic MAR.
- Respond to acute medical and mental health events.
- Evaluate, monitor, and treat drug and alcohol withdrawal.
- Provide wound care.
- Delegate Certified Medication Aides.
- Provide health education.
- Facilitate transition planning for release to the community.
- Perform physically demanding tasks across the Multnomah County Detention Center and Inverness Jail.
Benefits
- Additional 12% hourly corrections health nurse premium.
- Hourly shift differentials: $3 for swing shifts, $6 for graveyard shifts, and $3.50 for weekend shifts.
- Overtime pay for mandated shifts: the first four hours at 1.5 times the regular rate and remaining mandated-shift hours at double time; a following scheduled shift is paid at 1.5 times the regular rate.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Ten paid holidays each year.
- Vacation leave.
- Sick leave.
- Life and supplemental life insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Employee assistance program.
- Participation in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS).
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Education Level
Associate degree
