Registered Nurse; MAT Program

About the Organization

SaVida Health, a private equity backed healthcare company, provides outpatient opiate and alcohol addiction treatment services. SaVida Health's care model includes medical care, counseling, comprehensive toxicology testing, case management, and medical management of psychiatric medications. SaVida is headquartered in Nashville, TN and currently operates in Massachusetts, Delaware, Vermont, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Maine, and Virginia, and is developing the capability to expand rapidly to meet the needs of patients suffering from opiate and alcohol addiction.

Full-time weekdays.

A qualified Registered Nurse will offer the services of comprehensive care management, care coordination, health promotion, comprehensive transitional care, individual and family support, and referral to community for patients with Substance Use Disorder. Medicines prescribed are primarily Buprenorphine and Vivitrol.

• Comprehensive Care Management:
  Activities to identify patients for Medication Assisted Therapy, conduct initial assessments with the site team, and help formulate individual plans of care. Includes managing and improving care across health, substance abuse, mental health, and social service providers.
• Care Coordination:
  Implement individual plans of care with active patient involvement through linkages, referrals, coordination, and follow-up to services and supports across treatment and human services settings. Goal: assure coordinated services across medical, social, mental health, substance, corrections, education, and vocational services.
• Health Promotion:
  Activities that promote patient activation and empowerment for shared decision-making, support healthy behaviors, and promote self‑management of health, mental health, and substance abuse conditions with a strong emphasis on person‑centered empowerment.
• Comprehensive Transitional Care:
  Care coordination focused on streamlining movement of patients between treatment settings, levels of care, and health and specialty providers, reducing readmissions and facilitating timely community placement.
• Individual and Family Support:
  Assist patients in participating fully in treatment, reduce barriers, support age and gender‑appropriate role functioning, and promote recovery. Help create and support the patient’s support system.
• Referral to Community and Social Support Services:
  Assist patients in obtaining and maintaining eligibility for formal supports and entitlements (e.g., health care, income support, housing, legal services) and connect them to informal community resources.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings.
• Participate in group supervision meetings as scheduled.
• Participate in clinical and administrative supervision meetings as scheduled by Clinical Director.
• Participate in scheduled Performance & Quality Improvement Meetings (PQI) as directed by Clinical Director.
• Ensure all policies and procedures pertaining to patient engagement in treatment are upheld.
• Develop effective working relations and cooperate with the provider team throughout the case management process.
• Serve as an ambassador supporting integration between behavioral and medical teams throughout case management.
• Establish connections and effective relations with community agencies, hospitals, and service providers to link patients with services that meet their needs and strengthen stability.
• Provide continuity of care as evidenced by documentation and communication with collaborative providers and agencies.
• Act as client advocate to coordinate services or resolve emergency problems in crisis situations.
• Collaborate with therapist, medical providers, and other care team members to ensure patient needs are met and monitor program compliance.

• Current RN licensed in Vermont (required) and BSN preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to connect patients to area resources, serve as a patient advocate, and effectively perform case management.
• High visibility position requiring excellent interpersonal skills, adaptability, and collaborative community interfacing.
• Supports our mission to improve lives of people with Substance Use Disorder and promote health and disease prevention.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work with limited supervision.
• Knowledge of local social services, justice, health, community service, and governmental agencies a plus.
• Ability to serve as liaison to participants, monitors, employees, and professional liability insurance providers.
• One year experience using an Electronic Health Record; familiarity with Athena EMR a plus.
• Computer literacy; typing skills, knowledge of EHR/EMRs.
• Ability to work with diverse populations; bilingual/bicultural preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to present information in group settings.
• Time‑management skills to meet deadlines.
• Ability to administer medical injections.
• Proficiency in clinical…