Nurse - RN

This range is provided by Phoenix House. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

$41.15/hr - $61.73/hr

Under the supervision of the Medical Director and/or Program Director, supervises the LPNs and provides medical care and support to patients.

• On Site daily
• Supervises LPNs
• Maintains emergency medical kit at each location
• Develop and implement a plan to have staff and patients, where appropriate, trained in the prescribed in the use of Narcan kit
• Support patients in the (self) administration of medication
• Documentation of (self) administration of medication
• Performs TB and Drug screenings on all patients within 72 hours of admissions
• Performs routine urine drug screens as directed by the treatment/recovery plan
• Monitors and records vital signs
• Provides triage and provides medical services accordingly
• Performs TB screenings on all patients
• For patients with health care needs, schedules, and coordinates all medical appointments, and provides periodic follow-up
• Reviews and transcribes medication orders and monitors medication records for compliance.
• Observes and records response to treatment/medication and notifies the Medical Director, the Director or Nursing, and the Program Director of any such instances
• Monitors ongoing/chronic medical problems
• Handles minor needs of patients including attending to minor injuries, administering routine medications
• Maintains all medical records
• Performs QA activities
• EKG
• Performs accurate and complete audits of medication transported, received, administered, stored, or disposed, as trained, and assigned, in accordance with Phoenix House medication policies and procedures.
• Remains current with all training as directed by Phoenix House

• Ethical Practices
• Judgment
• Relationship Management
• Time Management
• Empathy
• Professional Boundaries
• Global and Cultural Awareness
• Critical Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Crisis Management
• Technical Capacity

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program

• Current NYS license
• Current certification in CPR, Child Abuse, and Infection Control

• At least three years related experience
• Qualified by training, education, and experience in providing nursing care for chemically addicted patients and patients withdrawing from alcohol and or drugs

• This job operates in an indoor office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and photocopiers.

• Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
• Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Health Care Provider
• Non-profit Organizations