Registered Nurse, Barre Health Center

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Non-Exempt

$37.51 - $81.95

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations
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Holidays - No Holidays Required, Monday through Friday, On Call - Not Required, Weekends - No Weekends Required

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1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

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10010 - 4260 Barre Health Center

MNA-Memorial/Hahnemann

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver - regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsible for the planning, delivery and management of direct patient care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

Work is considered medium. Position requires work indoors in a patient care environment.

The following descriptions are specific to the Barre Health Center Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) RN position. They are in addition to the Barre Health Center Registered Nurse Position Description.

This position requires the RN to function independently in the planning, development, and implementation of skilled nursing care and care management services for patients at risk for or diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder.

The OBOT RN is the first contact with patients entering the medication assisted treatment (MAT) program and must be able to make independent decisions regarding the initiation, titration, tapering, and/or discontinuation of medications. Therefore, the nurse must have a strong background in caring for this vulnerable patient population.

The OBOT RN is also responsible for educating newly X-waivered physicians and APPs on the development of treatment plans and the clinical management of patients with Opioid Use Disorder.

• Minimum 1-year direct experience providing MAT for Opioid Use Disorders in an outpatient setting
• Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) certification or acquired within one year of starting position
• Experience administering IM Sublocade and monitoring for post-injection adverse events
• Experience in interpreting toxicology screening results, and developing a treatment plan that includes the assessment of these results.

• Knowledge of the social determinants of health that impact individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and community-based resources for this patient population
• Experience with Crisis Intervention and de-escalation techniques
• Knowledge of and experience with obtaining Prior Authorization for prescription medications

• Must participate in all mandatory and relevant trainings offered by the Department of Public Health's OBOT TTA
• Must participate in all mandatory and relevant trainings…