Registered Nurse - Contract - 6am - 2 pm

Suffolk County Government • Hauppauge, NY

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Contract Registered Nurses are needed in the Opioid Treatment Program, operated by Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Division of Community Mental Hygiene. Nurses in the Opioid Treatment Program function as part of a team also comprised of counseling/social work staff, vocational staff and other medical providers in an outpatient addiction services setting.

Requirements

• Possession of a license issued by the State of New York as a registered professional nurse OR Possession of a limited permit issued by New York State to practice as a registered professional nurse.
• Must possess, or, for those with limited permits, obtain within one year, a current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of New York, and must maintain a valid registration throughout employment in this title.
• Depending upon assignment, applicants may be required at the time of the appointment and during employment in this title, to possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York State.

Responsibilities

• Provides Nursing care to patients in the Opioid Treatment Program Facility;
• Assists providers with examinations; gives medication, immunizations and nursing treatment as prescribed by a physician, and notes reactions of patients to medications and treatments;
• Obtains medical history of patients and screens for numerous age-appropriate biopsychosocial needs and/or problems, such as domestic violence, smoking, nutrition, parenting, substance abuse, tuberculosis and infectious diseases;
• Counsels and educates patients, parents and families regarding preventative health measures, chronic disease management, and prenatal issues;
• Post-counsels patients regarding the need for further medical attention and provider’s orders, including medications, nutrition, physical activity and the need for further diagnostic tests, and initiates and/or completes referrals to specialists and/or ancillary support services;
• May serve as a member of various health center committees, such as quality assurance and infection control;
• May administer First Aid;
• Develops and revises nursing care plans; writes reports and maintains charts on the condition and progress of patients.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed