Supervising Registered Nurse (GASTONIA)

Description

For over 30 years, New Season Treatment Centers have been a leading national health care service provider of outpatient treatment centers that specialize in providing safe, quality and best in class care for individuals living with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

Operating in over 70 treatment centers in multiple states, our team members are engaged in medication-assisted treatment, counseling, support, and care management of individuals living with OUD. We treat the whole person and, in so doing, address the underlying causes of OUD in an effort to provide a continuum of care that not only addresses treatment needs but supports the patient on their journey to recovery.

Job Summary:

Under direction and supervision of the Medical Director for medical matters and the Program Director for administrative matters, participates in the promotion and restoration of patients' health, collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; and provides support to patients.

Essential Functions:

• Provides direct supervision of the nursing staff, including RNs and LPNs to ensure continuity among nursing teams, and clinical pharmacy staff, by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing professional needs. Manages the recruitment, payroll and performance process for all staff under their direct supervision.
• Under the direction or supervision of the Medical Director, will administer, or oversee the administration of medications, in accordance with physician order(s) and will document or oversee documentation of all administered dosages, by the best means available, whether that method is electronically, or manually.
• Maintain or have overall responsibility for maintaining absolute accuracy in daily accounting of the medications that are supplied to patients and maintained in inventory, in secure storage.
• Implements or oversees the implementation of infection-control policies and protocols, medication storage procedures, policies, and procedures regarding controlled substance regulations and confidentiality.
• Tracks or oversees tracking of all medical paperwork involving patient dose changes, lab results, physician orders, phase/level changes, and verbal orders. Will maintain patient confidentiality and will protect clinical pharmacy, and treatment center, operations by keeping information confidential.
• Places or oversees the placing of orders for medication supplies. Additionally, this position will ensure that there is sufficient scheduling coverage for order placing and that all nursing staff is effectively cross-trained for such ordering and that receipt of ordered medications is facilitated with accuracy and efficiency upon the arrival of the medication.
• Promotes the delivery of quality care to patients by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; and complying with applicable rules, including state licensing laws, federal rules governing substance abuse treatment centers and applicable Company policies and directives.
• Ensures that the pharmacy is opened and closed in accordance with policy; staffing protocols are followed and establishes the nursing schedule; overseeing the administering of all take-home medication; and documents and evaluates Diversion Control procedures (patient callbacks, etc.)
• Documents patient care services by utilization of best charting practices (with either paper or electronic records, whichever may be in use at the treatment facility at the time), and by overseeing the ensuring the integrity of all other medical chartings that may occur.
• Conducts and/or oversees the administration of tests ordered by the physician including appropriate lab tests as required; patient vital signs; TB tests when required; blood and urine laboratory testing.
• Schedules and screens patients to be seen by the Medical Director and will assist the Medical Director with appropriate History and Physical assistance, as needed and required.
• Actively participates in Treatment Team m]]>