Registered Nurse- MOUD - Clallam Bay

Registered Nurse (RN) - MOUD

Clallam Bay Corrections Center (CBCC) Clallam Bay, WA

Schedule:

8:00-4:30 Monday through Friday (Sat/Sun off)

Registered Nurse 2:

Monthly Salary Range: $7,832.00-$12,839.00

Hourly Salary Range: $45.01-$73.79

Join the Department of Corrections (DOC) team to make a real difference in the lives of others and to find personal fulfillment in your role. DOC is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Registered Nurse for the Clallam Bay Corrections Center located in Clallam Bay, WA.

Registered Nurses will receive shift differential in the amount of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for evening shift and night shift work. Employees may also qualify for one or both of these supplemental shift premiums in addition to the above.

A. One dollar ($1.00) per hour during any hours assigned to work from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.

B. Three dollars ($3.00) per hour during any hours worked from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight.

CBCC has an operating capacity of 858 male individuals located on the point of the Olympic Peninsula. Located in Clallam Bay, WA. It is 50 miles west of Port Angeles and looks out over the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Vancouver Island.

** PLEASE NOTE/TRAVEL INFO:
We have limited Vanpool incentives available to DOC employees who are eligible for the Clallam Transit Vanpool program commuting to Clallam Bay Corrections Center or the Olympic Corrections Center. Please be sure to ask for vanpool availability and details on how to sign up!!**

This position facilitates nursing components of Medication for opioid use disorder treatment (MOUD) and addiction medicine services in prisons to ensure eligible patients receive access to medications and discharge planning. This position is critical to support incarcerated individuals with maintaining or improving their wellness by bridging healthcare prison to community and facilitating access needed services during transition. The MOUD Nurse is part of a multidisciplinary team, working closely with Care Management and Health Services Reentry (particularly reentry nurses).

As a response to an increase in fentanyl related deaths in the community, these positions will include educating patients and staff about medication assisted treatment. Research shows that access to MOUD care during transition saves lives and likely reduces recidivism. This work requires coordination of services with DOC Health Services, Prisons, Reentry and Community Corrections Staff. In collaboration with the facility Care Management Team and Health Services reentry team, job duties focus on the Department's Strategic Goal of Continuity of Care Planning for Health Services patients.

This supports the mission of the Health Services division by providing necessary, comprehensive, quality health services.

Application assessment will be ongoing, and the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacant positions.

Coordinate with the Re-Entry Navigator to ensure MOUD services are part of Continuity of Care planning.

• Provide education to patients on general substance use disorder basics as well as available treatment options, including currently available medication options within DOC system and how to access these treatments.
• Provide education to patients who are starting medications for treatment of opioid use disorder with expected side effects, and follow up with patients at regular intervals during medication induction to assess side effects and progress.
• Facilitate lab tests, medical appointments, follow up services needed and release medications upon release
• Educate about use of Narcan for opioid overdose reversal.
• Coordinate care for release plan for patients on MOUD with the Reentry Care Navigator team.
• Work in collaboration with Addiction Medicine Director in ongoing improvement of process of MOUD treatment within DOC as well as improvement of the reentry and handoff processes.
• Collaborate with MOUD nurse team to provide ongoing support to nursing staff at additional facilities that do not currently have an MOUD nurse; this can include phone consultation, patient education via virtual visits or traveling to additional facilities to provide consultation to staff and/or patients on area of expertise.
• Adhere to all DOC and Department of Health policies and procedures pertaining to medication administration, including controlled substances, procurement of medications, and reporting to the supervisor medication errors or potential sources for mistakes or mishaps.
• Maintain current, complete and confidential patient records in accordance with Health Service Policies and Procedures.
• Assess the subjective and objective symptoms of patient's medical and emotional conditions during nursing contact; initiate appropriate intervention according to Health Services policies and procedures, treatment plans, and…