MAT Registered Nurse/Care Manager

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in New York City, Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time Registered Nurse/ MAT Care Manager to join its busy team at our MLK-Wyandanch site. **Position Summary** The Registered Nurse/ MAT Care Manager is a part of multidisciplinary team within Sun River Health that uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care and the use of resources. This position will monitor quality of care to ensure that infection control, risk management and all other aspects of services are appropriate. Serve as patient advocate, provide care management, and crisis management. Understand harm reduction approaches and demonstrate empathic understanding of medical and psychosocial development needs. Participate in opioid overdose prevention education and training of staff and patients. **Job Type:** Full-Time **Pay Range:** $45.00 - $52.11 per hour **Sign-On Bonus:** $2,700 Sign-On Bonus for Eligible External Applicants – Terms and Conditions Apply **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** - Act as point person and primary contact champion for the site location - Complete MAT intakes by phone or in person - Complete MAT Patient care plans - Complete recovery support plans - Document all encounters - Complete all necessary consent forms to coordinate care with external agencies - Complete discharge paperwork in conjunction with the MAT provider; Drafting, scanning etcetera - Triage presenting issues & provide basic nursing skills in every visit to patients/attend all visits Pre – visit planning on all charts, loading correct templates, updated consents and check for any open referrals (i.e. SATP, MH/BPS) - I-STOP & PNP (completed in tandem with provider) Opioid overdose prevention Prior authorizations Labs/Review and Flag Collection of urine for UDS (urine drug screens) on all MAT patients; all women of childbearing age and premenopausal women get a urine pregnancy test. - Providing case management to MAT patients Manage internal, external, and Health Home referrals Attend and present at weekly case conferencing Patient education including stigma & opioid overdose prevention Liaison with pharmacy Outreach, scheduling, & rescheduling MAT appointments - Panel monitoring (The nurse is responsible for MAT excel spreadsheets (case conference, discharge, and patient master list). - Provide opioid overdose prevention education and training. - Participate in MAT program initiatives or other duties as assigned. **Essential Job Qualifications** - Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree - Minimum Work-Related Experience: 1-2 year of experience in acute care setting - Minimum Requirement for Licensure/ Certification/Registration: - New York State License - BLS Certification - CPR Certification **About Sun River Health** Sun River Health has a rich history of providing quality, affordable health care to communities in need. Founded in the early 1970s by four African American women in Peekskill, New York, the organization was established to address the lack of accessible health services in their community. With the help of a small federal grant, the first Sun River Health site opened its doors in 1975. Over the years, Sun River Health has grown into a comprehensive Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) system with over 45 locations, serving more than 250,000 patients across the Hudson Valley, New York City and Long Island. Our exceptional primary care practitioners, specialists and support staff are dedicated to delivering high-quality care to all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay. In December 2018, Sun R…