Medication Assisted Treatment Coordinator/ RN

Position Description

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Coordinator

Reports To: Behavioral Health Department Director Prepared By: Human Resources

FLSA Status: Full-Time/ Exempt Salary Grade: DOE

Revision Date: 04/16/2024 Board Approval: 05/01/2024

Position Summary

The Medication Assisted Treatment Coordinator (MAT) will serve as a clinician, team member, and professional liaison to coordinate all aspects of patient care related to opioid use disorder to optimize resources that connect patients to appropriate and timely treatment. In addition, provide harm reduction counseling to drug users. Assist with referrals and connection to healthcare and treatment resources as needed. The MAT Coordinator will help in training support staff in MAT services. Will assist with the review of reports, ensuring policies and procedures are updated to align with current relevant regulations and evidence based best practices. Help improve peoples lives through health services. The MAT Coordinator must be familiar with the goals and objectives of the Health Center, maintain genuine enthusiasm for the success of TRIHCI’s health programs, and exercise a strong sense of stewardship in developing and maintaining community relations.

This position is grant funded and contingent upon the funding associated with the respective grant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Obtains vital signs and prepares patient for examination
• Administers treatments, dispense medications and provide immunizations as ordered by medical provider in accordance with nursing standards.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms and changes in patient’s conditions.
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records in the electronic health record system within 24 hours.
• Charts concisely, descriptively, and legibly and includes patient’s progress, or lack of progress.
• Possess good crisis intervention skills.
• Addresses all patients and coworkers in a customer friendly and professional manner.
• Consult and coordinate with health care team members by pre-planning for labs, immunizations, medical record requests, and provider huddles daily.
• Orient patient and staff members to program policies and procedures.
• Provide ongoing care for MAT patients within the scope of an RN.
• Ensure protocols for assessment, monitoring, substance abuse counseling and medication management for individuals enrolled in the program are followed.
• Provide linkage and referral to in-house and community-based behavioral health, case management and addiction recovery services as needed.
• Provide education and support to patients in all phases of treatment.
• Follow state and federal guidelines for providing care to patients with opioid use disorders in collaboration with prescribing providers and participating pharmacies.
• Conduct medication assessments and follow up interviews.
• Case Management and care coordination for all MAT program patients with community MAT programs and ancillary services.
• Responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of training programs for medical and Behavioral health staff as it relates to MAT.
• Submit Data collection for monthly statistical reporting and participation in continuous quality improvement studies and/or additional studies/reporting that is required by the Consulting Physician.
• Coordinate meetings, associated research, and MAT programming activity directed by the Consulting Physician.
• Community outreach liaison attending community events to educate and establish contacts within the community with approval by the Consulting Physician.
• Provide appropriate clinical assessment for integration into the initiation of MAT.
• Perform health needs assessments and identify risk factors to help in the developed health care plan.
• Attend members appointments with providers and community resources as needed or assigned. Assist and support members in scheduling appointments, follow-up care, referrals, medication refills, etc to reach the members identified goals.
• Establish collaboration, communication, and coordination among all responsible parties of an individual member’s multidisciplinary health care team.
• Work in conjunction with various medical providers to develop interventions as needed or assigned.
• Regular case review with the Consulting Physician.
• Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior and for delegated actions.
• Demonstrates responsible and accountable behavior concerning own work schedule.
• Understands and provides competent care to a diverse population. Uses knowledge of cultural differences to provide nursing care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs. Provides culturally sensitive teaching materials to individuals, families and groups.
• Role models and facilitates change within the health care team to respond to health care and organizational needs.
• Participates in population-based care activities and outreach activities to meet clinical targets.
• Effectively identifies needs and provides prevention, early intervention and ongoing health education for panel population, individual patient and family.
• Applies effective oral and written communication skills in interacting with patients, families and members of the health care team. This includes (assisting as assigned by the Consulting Physician) effective negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Recognizes the impact of systems on health care delivery.
• Assist in the facilitation coordination of care across all settings with particular attention to transitional needs. Functions within interdisciplinary teams in a manner that promotes coordination, mutual respect and timely response to the patient's health care needs.
• Applies the knowledge and tools of continuous improvement in clinical practice and the delivery of health care.
• All other duties assigned by the Consulting Physician.
• Other duties as assigned Participate in all required staff meetings including any necessary trainings;
• Perform general office duties or other responsibilities as needed and assigned.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed here are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• The MAT Coordinator trains support staff in MAT services.
• Has oversite of delegated tasks (assigned by the Consulting Physician) to ensure appropriate and timely completion.
• Will assist with review of reports, assist in ensuring policies and procedures are updated to align with current relevant regulations and evidence based best practices, design and refinement of workflows.
• Demonstrates an accurate and current knowledge base specific to Substance Abuse Disorders.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize best practices and perform according to Case Management standards of patients diagnosed with substance use disorder including:
• Provide education specific to substance use disorders.
• Advanced assessment skills and knowledge in substance use disorders.
• Coordination of care for clients with complex health concerns transcending multiple medical specialties.
• Demonstrates and promotes healthcare leadership skills.

Education and/or Experience

1. Must be a licensed Registered Nurse in the State of California

2. Graduate of an accredited nursing school required

3. 2 years of MAT clinical experience preferred

4. Previous case management and substance use treatment experience required

5. Certification in Case Management desired

6. Excellent assessment and triage skills

7. Possess strong communication and presentation skills

8. Critical analysis skills

9. Proficient in Electronic Health Record

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Possess a current California driver’s license, and be insurable with the Tule River Indian Health Center, Inc. insurance agency.
• First Aid/CPR at BCLS level.

Preferred Qualifications and Contingencies

• Hiring preference is given to qualified American Indians in accordance with the Indian Preference Act (title 25, U.S. code § 472 & 473). Applicants claiming Native American/ Indian Preference must submit Indian verification, certified by Tribe of affiliation or other acceptable documentation of Native American/ Indian heritage.

TRIHCI maintains a drug- and alcohol-free workplace, and all offers of employment are contingent on the successful completion of a criminal background check, a post-offer drug test and physical and TB Test and verification of each candidate’s right to work in the United States.

Physical Work Environment: The description provided here is representative of those conditions in which the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Coordinator will be required to perform the essential functions of this position. As stated earlier, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

While performing the duties of this position, the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Coordinator is situated in a standard office environment within the health center, where there is little or no exposure to variations in the weather or other similar elements. The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Coordinator will move throughout the health center to meet with supervisors and co-workers but maintains direct patient/client contact. Consequently, the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Coordinator must:

• Possess the mobility to work in a standard office setting (i.e. walk, stand, or sit for extended periods of time);
• Possess the ability to use standard office equipment to write, type, copy, fax, or perform other duties;
• Possess the strength to lift and carry supplies weighing up to 15 lbs. repeatedly and up to 45 lbs. intermittently;
• Possess the visual acuity to read printed materials and a computer screen; and
• Demonstrate hearing and speech capabilities that allow him/her to communicate in person and over the telephone as required,

The clinical setting at TRIHCI is categorized by OSHA as a Blood-borne Pathogen Category I facility. Consequently, there exists the potential for exposure to blood, body fluid/tissue, and infectious wastes. There also exists the potential for exposure to chemicals, biologicals, toxicants, and irradiants found on-site.

Tule River Indian Health Center, Inc. (TRIHCI) is pleased to offer the following benefits to its full time employees:

100% employer paid Medical Dental and Vision Plans (TRIHCI pays 85% of dependent premiums)

Rich PPO plans with the option of buy-up plans

Voluntary Life/AD&D and Short-Term Disability Insurance

403(B) Plan Contribution

16 paid Holidays, 17 after 1 year of employment

Loan Repayment Program available through IHS

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $108,929.60 - $115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Clinic
• Telehealth

Experience:

• Customer service: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Porterville, CA 93257 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Porterville, CA 93257: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $108,930 - $115,000