Iron Recovery and Wellness Center seeks Full-Time/Part-Time Evening Shifts 2pm-10pm Registered Nurse for our Trenton, NJ location. We are a substance abuse and dependency recovery organization, which focuses on providing quality care to those who are suffering from addiction and in need of assistance.
The primary purpose of the Registered Nurse is to educate clients regarding methadone treatment, along with assessing the client’s condition to determine the ability to receive methadone before administering it. The Registered Nurse must possess the ability to work with clients with substance abuse and mental health disorders. Our Opioid Treatment Program offers medication assisted treatment options for opioid dependence such as Methadone, Subutex and Suboxone.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Administration of methadone medication to clients, assure proper recording of dosage and any changes.
- Assesses client’s condition and determines client’s ability to receive methadone.
- Proper safe guards of methadone accountability.
- Maintains proper client confidentiality.
- Assures client compliance with agency policies relating to methadone medication.
- Works with physician in providing medical services to patients and staff, including physicals, medical.
- Administers PPDs.
- Educates clients regarding treatment.
- Maintains complete and accurate Client Medical Records
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Current New Jersey Registered Nurse license required, BSN and license preferred.
- Minimum Two years in a Registered Nursing capacity.
- Minimum Two years in Human Services or related field.
- Ability to work every other Saturday.
- Excellent communication skills and organizational skills.
- Excellent ability to work with clients with substance abuse and mental health disorders.
- Ability to train and evaluate multiple level support staff.
- Excellent writing skills and record keeping skills.
- Knowledge of medical conditions, psychiatric conditions, and medications.
WHO WE ARE:
Iron Recovery and Wellness Center (IRON), an affiliate of Apis Services, is an outpatient treatment center – Saving lives from the devastation of addiction and mental illness. IRON has a multi-disciplined approach to helping clients achieve freedom from substance abuse and mental health disorders. We take pride in our ability to design individualized treatment programs, systems and strategies to support individualized treatment objectives. https://ironwellness.org/
Apis Services provides supporting services to an array of non-profit, public charity organizations including, but not limited to, human services, behavior health, and intellectual development disability agencies. The organizations that we support are expanding rapidly and continue to further their missions by providing person directed, community based services to individuals and their family members.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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