Registered Nurse: Mobile OPT - 7224

CHR Career•Putnam, CT

About The Position

CHR is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Mobile Opioid Treatment Program (OTP), a SAMHSA-certified extension of its brick-and-mortar Opioid Treatment Program. The program brings medication for opioid use disorder, specifically methadone services, to underserved communities. Clinicians are primarily based at the Putnam OTP and may also provide care in the community aboard the mobile treatment unit. Clinicians meet the RV at its designated community location but do not operate or drive it. The role provides direct and integrated behavioral health and medical services to adults with substance use and mental health disorders. Duties include treatment planning and care management, medication and laboratory-test oversight, individual and group treatment and psychoeducation, crisis assessment and intervention, client documentation, and support for recovery and daily living skills. The position is per diem, scheduled for 20 hours per week, Monday, Thursday, and Friday from 5:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Putnam, Connecticut. Compensation is $35.00 per hour.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing program.
RN license to practice in Connecticut.
Experience working with patients with substance use and mental health disorders.
Experience working in a managed care environment.
CPR and First Aid certification, or ability to obtain certification within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide direct services to clients in the program’s residential setting.
Apply an understanding of substance use and co-occurring disorders relevant to the population served.
Intervene in client disagreements or conflicts to maintain a positive milieu.
Support family and natural-support connections for clients.
Build trust and maintain positive, healthy rapport with clients through active engagement and support of their competencies.
Teach and support coping skills, activities of daily living, psychoeducation, and connections to community resources and self-help groups.
Transport clients within the program as needed.
Document planned interventions, behavioral incidents, observations, and assessments of clients’ skills, behavior, and moods objectively and professionally.
Provide integrated behavioral health and medical treatment planning and comprehensive care management for adults with substance use and mental health disorders.
Maintain knowledge of current ideas, theories, and research on treating people with complex behavioral health and medical issues, including factors contributing to health care disparities.
Supervise on-site and off-site laboratory testing according to agency policies.
Develop and provide individual and group treatment and psychoeducational groups to help clients understand and manage medications and side effects, behavioral health symptoms, recovery skills, and healthy-lifestyle practices.
Provide crisis assessment and intervention to monitor clients’ status during crises.
Monitor residents’ medications in accordance with the Adult Residential Medication Policy and Procedure.
Teach and assist residents with rehabilitation skills, including nutrition and healthy living, meal preparation, hygiene, laundry, banking and budgeting, and basic home care.
Assist with or manage administrative functions and tasks as directed by the supervisor.
Perform additional duties as required.

Benefits

Health insurance.
Paid time off, including a birthday benefit.
Employer contributions to a 403(b) retirement plan.
Competitive insurance premiums and discounts on pet, home, and auto insurance.
Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs, including tuition discounts at several local colleges and universities.
Career development opportunities.
Free training curriculum, including a Clinical Training Series.
Clinical supervision and/or mentoring at several programs.
Wellness program with an annual wellness stipend and a free premium Calm app subscription.
Six free confidential counseling sessions through the Employee Assistance Program.
Employee appreciation activities and events, contests, lunch-and-learns, and employee-led resource groups.