Registered Nurse: Mobile OPT - 7224

Community Health Resources • Putnam, CT

5h

About The Position

CHR's Mobile OTP is a SAMHSA-certified extension of its brick-and-mortar Opioid Treatment Program, bringing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), specifically methadone services, directly 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 position provides integrated behavioral health and medical services to people with substance use and mental health disorders. It includes direct client care, medication and laboratory oversight, treatment planning, psychoeducation, crisis response, documentation, and administrative support. Compensation is $35.00 per hour, a flat hourly rate for per diem and fee-for-service positions.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and hold RN licensure.
• RN license to practice in the State of Connecticut.
• Experience working with patients with substance use and mental health disorders.
• Experience working in a managed care environment.
• CPR and First Aid certification required, or must be obtained within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to clients supported within the 24/7 residential setting.
• Apply knowledge of substance use disorder treatment and relevant co-occurring disorders.
• Intervene in client differences or conflicts to support a positive milieu.
• Recognize the importance of family and natural-support connections for clients.
• Build and maintain positive, healthy rapport with clients through trust, interest, and active engagement.
• Teach and support a broad range of skills, including coping skills, activities of daily living, psychoeducation, and linkage 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 in accordance with agency policies.
• Develop and provide individual and group treatment and psychoeducational groups about medication use and side effects, managing behavioral health symptoms, recovery skills, and healthy lifestyles.
• 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 the employee's birthday.
• 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 local colleges and universities.
• Career development opportunities and a free training curriculum, including a Clinical Training Series.
• Clinical supervision and/or mentoring at several programs.
• Wellness program with an annual wellness stipend, a free Calm premium subscription, and six free confidential counseling sessions through the Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee appreciation and involvement opportunities, including contests, lunch-and-learns, appreciation events, and employee-led resource groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time