Registered Nurse: OASAS Outpatient Clinic

POSITION: Registered Nurse: OASAS Outpatient Clinic

NEW PROGRAM: 

Full time positions are available with an excellent benefits package providing quality evidence based clinical services to individuals with co-occurring behavioral health and substance use disorders

Standard work schedule of 37.5 hour work week, M-F, with flexibility as needed between the hours of 8:30-6:00.

The Neighborhood Center’s human service roots date back to 1905, when the agency began as a settlement house assisting immigrants. Today, the agency provides a full range of outreach, preventative, developmental and therapeutic human services for over 20,000 individuals in the local and surrounding communities.

CULTURE OF SUPPORT: Join a dedicated and supportive team providing crucial services to our communities.

JOB DESCRIPTION: The mission of The Neighborhood Center Outpatient Program is to treat, promote and empower individuals on their road to their recovery from the effects of substance use, mental health disorders, and/or other behavioral healthcare issues. The Nurse Manager/Registered Nurse will promote patients’ health by developing day to day management and long term planning of the patient care area. The Nurse Manager will direct and develop a staff of nurses and collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teamto provide support for clients and their families. The Registered Nurse/Nurse Manager will work on a Full-Time basis at The Neighborhood Center Outpatient Program.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITES INCLUDE:

• The Nurse Manager promotes patients’ health by developing day-to-day management and long-term planning of the patient care area; directing and developing staff; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary professional staffs; providing support for patients and their families.
• Provides services to meet the medical needs of clients through coordination of the medical team and to meet the chemical dependency counseling and medical needs of clients.
• Identifies patient service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand service requirements.
• Maintains nursing guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.
• Maintains nursing operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures.
• Assures quality of care by developing and interpreting The Neighborhood Center’s philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to state board of nursing and state nurse practice act requirements and OASAS and any other governing agency regulations; measuring health outcomes against standards; making or recommending adjustments.
• Maintains nursing staff by supervising, orienting, and training nurses.
• Completes patient care requirements by scheduling and assigning nursing and staff, following up on work results.
• Represents agency to the community.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory/management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the biopsychosocial process of addiction/recovery.
• Sound judgement and cultural competency.
• Ability to relate effectively with staff, clients, and professional community.
• Ability to perform duties independently.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency with basic computer applications

• Must possess a current New York State RN license.

AND

• Minimum 1 year experience working with mental and substance use disorders

EOE