Clinical Coordinator

Care Well Health
· Withdrawal Management-4

East Orange , NJ

Management

Full Time, Regular , Nights , 11pm-7am

The Clinical Care Coordinator RN is responsible for coordinating and facilitating safe, patient-centered care for individuals undergoing medically supervised withdrawal from alcohol and/or other substances. The RN performs comprehensive nursing assessments, coordinates the patient’s plan of care, monitors withdrawal symptoms and clinical status, collaborates with physicians and behavioral-health professionals, and facilitates appropriate discharge and transition to the next level of treatment.

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments on patients admitted for detoxification and withdrawal management.
• Documentation review and audits
• Video Audits for hourly patient safety rounding completion.
• Monitor patients for signs and symptoms of alcohol and substance withdrawal and promptly communicate significant changes in condition.
• Monitor the appropriate usages of withdrawal-assessment tools: CIWA, COWS & RASS.
• Audit EKG Completions and proper escalation when abnormalities are noted.
• Administer medications and treatments according to provider orders and facility policies.
• Monitor effectiveness and adverse effects of medications, including medications used for withdrawal management and medication-assisted treatment when applicable.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care plans.
• Coordinate care among physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, counselors, social workers, therapists, case managers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Participate in treatment-team meetings and communicate changes in patient condition, progress, barriers, and discharge needs.
• Identify patients requiring higher levels of medical or psychiatric intervention and facilitate appropriate escalation of care.
• Coordinate transfers to emergency departments, hospitals, residential treatment, PHP/IOP, or other appropriate levels of care when clinically indicated.
• Provide patient and family education regarding withdrawal, medications, recovery, relapse prevention, treatment options, and follow-up care.
• Assist with discharge planning beginning early in the patient’s admission.
• Coordinate follow-up appointments, referrals, transportation, medications, and connections to community resources.
• Advocate for patients and ensure that their clinical and psychosocial needs are communicated to the treatment team.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive documentation in the electronic medical record.
• Ensure compliance with facility policies, New Jersey nursing requirements, applicable regulatory standards, and evidence-based practices.
• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety, infection-control, and performance-improvement activities.
• Assist with maintaining a safe therapeutic environment for patients experiencing withdrawal, behavioral health symptoms, or substance-use-related crises.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to behavioral emergencies, psychiatric deterioration, falls, seizures, overdose risk, and other acute changes in condition.
• Provide clinical guidance and support to nursing staff and other members of the care team as appropriate.

• Alcohol withdrawal
• Opioid withdrawal
• Benzodiazepine withdrawal
• Stimulant withdrawal
• Withdrawal scoring/monitoring
• Seizure and delirium risk
• Vital signs and neurological monitoring

• Withdrawal medications
• PRN medications
• Monitoring medication response and adverse effects
• MAT coordination when appropriate

• Psychiatric symptoms
• Agitation and behavioral escalation
• Safety precautions

• Counseling and therapy coordination
• Placement…