Registered Nurse

Vocational Instruction Project Community Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 72,000 - 98,000; Part time

Job summary

Vocational Instruction Project Community Services seeks a Registered Nurse to support MOUD dosing, assessment, and monitoring on the Mobile Medication Unit and at the clinic.

The RN will assist the Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director, maintain accurate clinical documentation, and help with overdose reversal education and safety monitoring. Part-time role, 17 hours weekly, in New York.

Qualifications

• Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in OTP, substance use disorder, or behavioral health setting preferred.
• Knowledge of MOUD and medication safety and monitoring.
• Willingness to work on a mobile medication unit and a flexible schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide dosing support and medication administration consistent with OTP requirements.
• Assist with clinical assessment, vital signs, and medication monitoring.
• Support overdose reversal medication distribution and education.
• Observe for and report adverse reactions or clinical changes to the Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in the electronic health record.

Skills

MOUD knowledge

Medication safety

Flexibility

Education

RN license (NY)

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: Part Time; 17 Hours

The Registered Nurse supports MOUD dosing, assessment, and medication monitoring on the Mobile Medication Unit and at the clinic. The Registered Nurse assists the Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director in the safe delivery of medication and the ongoing clinical monitoring of individuals receiving MOUD.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Provide dosing support and medication administration consistent with OTP requirements.
• Assist with clinical assessment, vital signs, and medication monitoring.
• Support overdose reversal medication distribution and education.
• Observe for and report adverse reactions or clinical changes to the Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in the electronic health record.

Requirements

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in an OTP, substance use disorder, or behavioral health setting preferred.
• Knowledge of MOUD and medication safety and monitoring.
• Willingness to work on a mobile medication unit and a flexible schedule.

JOB SETTING:

• Office and mobile setting.
• Periodically functions within a thirty (30) foot motorized Mobile Medication Unit;
• temperature-controlled for inclement weather.
• Must possess sight, hearing, and manual senses, or prosthetics that ensure completion
• of the essential functions of the position.
• Occasionally must lift a maximum of 10 lbs.

Salary Description

$85,000 yearly