Description

 POSITION SUMMARY: The Nursing Coordinator has the primary responsibility for providing safe, prompt, and professional access to medications to treat opioid use disorders (MOUD) delivered from the Mobile Medication Unit. Responsibilities include daily oversight of the MMU dispensing services including compliance with regulatory standards for the monitoring, dispensing, and documentation of a controlled substance inventory.

POSITION DESCRIPTION: • Provides nursing care that supports patients in treatment and recovery. 

• Administers medication adhering to institutional policy/procedures and federal/state regulatory standards. 

• Monitors the transfer of all controlled substances and supplies to and from the clinic/MMU. 

• Maintains medication dispensing unit to ensure efficient and accurate dispensing. 

• Assess patient for signs of altered mental status prior to dispensing medication and assess patient for medication side effects. Communicates, as needed, with the prescribing professional. 

• Provides health teaching and counseling to patients. 

• Documents and maintains patient medical records adhering to organizational and regulatory requirements. 

• Collaborates with community partners to ensure coordination of shared patient care and appropriate discharge planning.

 • Collects and reports on data associated with admissions, discharges, daily services, etc. 

 • Responsible for ordering, delivery, tracking and monitoring of all controlled substances.

 • Responsible for ensuring all reports required by organization and regulatory agencies are complete, accurate, secured and readily available for review.

 • In collaboration with the Director of Nursing ensures adequate MMU nursing coverage. 

• Makes recommendations on matters concerning the physical plant operations, workflow and resources.

 • Attends seminars and trainings to further professional development. 

• Performs any additional duties, tasks and responsibilities that may be assigned, as needed. 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: • Current NYS RN license 

Requirements

· Current NYS RN license.