Substance Use Recovery Nurse

WHO WE ARE…

Newport Mental Health (NMH) is a progressive high-energy organization that uses state of the art person-centered recovery approach to help individuals recover from mental illness and substance use disorders. NMH extends its trauma informed evidence-based services to children, adolescents, families, and adults. Our services vary from outreach, specialized program, mental health, school-based therapy, substance use therapy, community-based therapy, and outpatient clinic.

For more information visit our website: www.newportmentalhealth.org

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR…

Mission- Aligned: You are excited to be a part of Newport Mental Health’s mission to improve the lives of our clients living and working in Newport County by providing the highest quality of care.

Ally: You intentionally foster belonging, personal growth, and empowerment for all. You are a strong advocate for the BIPOC, LQBTQIA , Woman, Veteran, and other underrepresented communities.

Solution Orientated: You are driven to think of different approaches to narrow the gap which leads to positive and effective changes.

Time Management: You are a conscious planner and a thoughtful decision maker who adheres to deadlines.

WHAT WE OFFER…

• Excellent Health and Dental Insurance.
• Vacation, Sick and Personal time accrued biweekly.
• Up to 11 Paid Holidays.
• Retirement program through Mutual of America.
• Additional supplemental insurance programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent care (DCA) spending accounts.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING (ESSENTIAL DUTIES) …

The Substance Use Recovery Nurse is responsible for providing comprehensive screenings, assessment, care coordination services, addictions/medication assisted treatment (MAT) education and support to patients with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders. The Substance Use Recovery Nurse promotes overall health and wellness through education, collaboration, and outreach activities.

The Substance Use Recovery Nurse is integrated into primary care and integrated behavioral healthcare teams to promote patient-centered care, social determinants of health, increased access to preventative and primary care services, improved health outcomes, decreased hospital admissions and decreased ED utilization.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide a minimum of 20 hours of direct services per week according to program guidelines.
• Function as the primary worker for a small caseload of clients needing primary-skill nursing treatment.
• Care coordination and/or linking clients to appropriate services.
• Attend to medication evaluations and psychiatric evaluations.
• Maintain the clinical record.
• Provide referrals pertaining to medical disorders.
• Educate clients and family members about medications side effects, and Mental and Substance Use Disorders.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings (MDTP) as scheduled.
• Provide, coordinate and monitor services for all assigned cases. Includes, but is not limited to: face to face and telephone contacts with the client which are documented in progress notes following established procedures, provision and coordination of services as prescribed in the Recovery plan; documented contact and implementation of assigned activities with other client/client family, NMH staff, consultants and Recovery plan- designated staff from other human service and medical organizations, and monitoring the effectiveness of care provided by the agency and through other individuals and agencies by comparing services provided with service outcome, as specified in the Recovery plan.

WHAT WE EXPECT OF YOU…

• Current licensure to practice professional nursing in the State of Rhode Island.
• Three or more years’ RN experience within substance abuse preferred, which may include inpatient, outpatient, community support, emergency services.
• BSN preferred.
• Eligible to be credentialed as a “Qualified Mental Health Professional” through the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals.

APPLY NOW

Submitting your application is a great way to learn more about Newport Mental Health. If you have questions about how your experience aligns with our job openings or know someone who would be a great candidate for our job openings, please contact Human Resources:

Human Resources

Newport Mental Health

42 Valley Road

Middletown, RI 02842

Tel: 401-846-1213

Fax: 401-324-6251

Newport Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.