Research Nurse Coordinator

Research Nurse Coordinator (FT, 40hrs, Days)

Boston Medical Center (BMC) is hiring a Research Nurse Coordinator for its Office‑Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) Program. The position is full‑time, 40 hours per week.

Responsible for collaborating with the multidisciplinary OBOT Program Team to care for opioid dependence and poly‑substance issues at BMC and across the State of MA. Directs, supervises and provides clinical leadership in caring for patients with addictions in primary care, overseeing support staff in the OBOT clinic. Provides skilled nursing services to opioid‑dependent patients and their significant support systems. Performs ongoing assessment, intakes, evaluations, triage, teaching, inductions, stabilizations, and monitoring of patients on buprenorphine and Vivitrol.

Provides primary care of patients within the opioid treatment program and supports patients from other settings referred for stabilization and assessment. Collaborates with team members, clinic settings at BMC and outside referral sites, and works with providers from addiction settings to assist patients and support their referral needs.

• Performs initial assessment and intake obtaining social, medical, mental health, substance use and medication history.
• Reviews intake assessment with OBOT clinical team to review patients' condition, readiness, eligibility for study enrollment as a research subject and to establish appropriate plan of care for patient.
• Ensures collaboration, communication, and participates in meetings with OBOT team as needed and required.
• Provides ongoing education and proactive support of patients and coordination of services.
• Assists in creation of clinical forms.
• Completes appropriate documentation with excellent record keeping.
• Engages in meetings and other communication methods as needed.
• Collects pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques.
• Consistently uses clear concise and effective communication (written/oral) and complies with departmental policies when sharing/documenting relevant patient care data.
• Collects specimens (such as oral swabs); evaluates and takes clinical actions per protocol.
• Works with the pharmacy and the OBOT clinic team in obtaining medication orders, prescriptions, refills, and communication as needed.
• Counsels patients regarding relapse prevention and pharmacotherapy.
• Provides follow‑up care in person and via telephone when needed, proactively, including assistance scheduling clinical visits.
• Assists in other primary care and addiction related projects.
• Collect data for the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services on new patients, quarterly and at discharge; submit this data as required.
• Assist in phone triage including prescription refills as needed, follow‑up of test results, critical values and medical issues.

• Reviews staff work and assures that work is completed properly; determines employee proficiencies.
• Provides clinical supervision and assistance to program coordinator in State hotline and screener functions.
• Provides supervision, clinical assignments, and day‑to‑day operations of assigned staff.
• Evaluates probationary employees’ work performance and recommends employment continuations or discharges.
• Maintains open communication with OBAT Director, Director of Operations, Medical Director, CARE unit Director, and GIM Section Chief.
• Conducts training for RN trainees from STATE OBOT B sites as well as other statewide sites and National RN visitors.
• Recommends employees for promotions or non‑promotions.
• Conducts investigations of employee incidents involving clinical practice issues, including review of employee personnel file, discipline record, and evaluations. Imposes appropriate disciplinary action as needed.
• In the absence of the OBAT Director or the Director of Operations, assumes responsibilities for clinical and administrative support to staff, patients, and families.

• Performs Narcan administration trainings to patients, families, and significant others for overdose prevention.
• Tracks Narcan administration data and reports to the State.
• Provides formal and informal case presentations, case discussions,…