Registered Nurse - Part-Time

About the role

Latinas y Niños is a licensed, residential treatment program thatoffers integrated substance use and mental health treatment in a residential setting. Our program provides patients with treatment, support, and a recovery-oriented peer community to help patients find their own path to recovery.

Latinas also offers treatment and services for pregnant and postpartum mothers. We have family rooms for mothers with children under ten and additional beds for single women. We help mothers reunify or arrange visitation with their children. Each patient works with a care team to create their personal care plan. Care plans include services that build life skills, promote recovery, and support independence.

Our goal is to help patients find their path to successful, long-term recovery and thrive. Our services are trauma-informed and tailored to the unique needs of each patient.

As part of the Casa Esperanza, Inc. team you will provide services in a fully integrated, holistic, and collaborative manner using a team-treatment approach, to ensure the coordination of all client services, both across Casa programs as well as with external providers. This integrated model aims to facilitate clear communication amongst all providers and eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting approaches to care;

detail necessarily follow up and assignments; and ensure-wrap around support services are in place to maximize treatment effectiveness and clinical outcomes.

• Complete Nursing Assessments, COWS, CIWA Assessments

• Complete medical clearance exam at time of intake when needed

• Complete Medication Pass and all required documentation

• Complete Medication Counts at start and finish of shift of all control and non-control substances

• Work closely with clinical team during MDT meetings to offer and provide client medical insight as part of case presentations.

• Consult with staff and attend case conferences, as needed

• Work collaboratively with Medical Director/Nurse Practitioner for medication reconciliation process.

• Work as part of an integrated care team model

• Directly work in collaboration with community providers for medication refills and reconciliation.

• Complete evaluations based on client request for medical attention, emergency and non-emergency triage and physical/mental health rounds for safety and condition monitoring

• Keep electronic health records up to date including progress notes and assessments of service.

• Educating clients on their current medical diagnosis, needs and medical histories; educating clients on medication information and usages

• Alerting Program Director when conditions worsen or if abnormalities arise.

• Work in collaboration with counselors/case managers/medic action specialists to ensure proper medication management and medication planning

• Work directly with Program Director on any medication errors and medication monitoring procedure

• Work uniformly with Recovery Specialist on medication monitoring procedure

• Ensure responsibilities regarding Duty to Warn and Mandated Reporting are fulfilled

• Obtain vital signs and perform clinical screenings.

• Conduct medication reconciliation.

• Administer injectable medications as ordered.

• Conduct CLIA-waived point of care testing as needed

• Provide wound care and basic nursing interventions within the scope of practice.

Massachusetts Licensed Registered Nurse

Bilingual English/Spanish highly desirable due to population served

• Knowledge of EHR systems

• Ensure patient confidentiality in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations

• Knowledge on best practices associated from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

• Knowledge of Substance Use Disorder

• Knowledge of Medication…