Lead Nurse Coordinator

Avenues Recovery Center is a nationwide network of drug and alcohol rehab centers with seventeen locations across five states. We offer highly individualized treatment in a clean, modern, comfortable setting, spanning every level of care, including detox, residential, PHP, IOP, and outpatient services. The secret to our success is our people - merged with a premier clinical program, it's allowed us to transform the lives of thousands of people to date. If you're passionate about recovery and want to impact others in a meaningful way - we warmly invite you to join our growing family!

We are seeking to hire a Lead Nurse Coordinator to join our corporate office located in Lakewood, NJ.

Medical Development

· Maintain knowledge of and assist in the development of medical protocols to optimize patient care and operational efficiency.

· Collaborate with Director of medical development to ensure medical trainings and company resources are effective and supporting medical teams in delivery of top quality medical and nursing care

· Collaborate with medical staff to optimize patient care and operational efficiency.

· Integrate evidenced based practice modalities and trainings resources into current medical assessments and practices

· Research effective treatment intervention and best practices for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions

Medical trainings and Processes

· Facilitate meetings and timely interventions with medical team to model effective medical processes and treatments

· Conduct independent and co facilitated medical trainings

· Evaluate proficiency and needs of the medical team and medical programs by observing on sight across multiple inpatient and outpatient programs to identify areas for quality improvement

· Travel to facilities to conduct on-site audits while providing training and ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and standards.

Quality Assurance

· Conduct weekly chart audits to drive consistent documentation practices and standards of care across company programs

· Conduct quarterly evaluations to ensure adherence to all company medical protocols and processes

· Collaborate with extended operations team to maintain a real time understanding of programmatic strengths and weaknesses to inform development and training agenda

· Assist Director of Medical Development with day to day challenges in ensuring utilization review and quality assurance needs are met

Lead Nurse Qualifications:

• Active RN or LPN license

• 2 years of nursing experience in SUD/behavioral health

• Leadership or supervisory experience (preferred)

• Strong clinical judgment & crisis management skills

• Knowledge of state/federal regulations & EMR systems

• BLS/ACLS certification (preferred)

Benefits

Avenues features a rich, fulfilling workplace culture where each person is valued and greatness is pursued. We support our employees unconditionally, and work to provide them with every resource they need to excel! Aside from generous PTO and compensation, when you join the Avenues family, you'll be eligible for the following benefits package:

· 401K with 100% employer match

· Medical Insurance

· Dental

· Vision

· Accident

· Critical Illness

· Hospital Indemnity

· Voluntary Short-Term Disability

· Voluntary Long -Term Disability

· Employer-Paid Life and AD&D

· LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with Long Term Care

· Legal Coverage

· Pet Insurance

· Identity Theft Protection

· Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program

· Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Medical

· Dependent Care FSA (DCF)

Join our growing team and discover the magic here at Avenues!

Apply today!