Hauppauge, NY30+ days ago
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides Nursing care to patients in the Opioid Treatment Program Facility; Assists providers with examinations; gives medication, immunizations and nursing treatment as prescribed by a physician, and notes reactions of patients to medications and treatments; Obtains medical history of patients and screens for numerous age-appropriate biopsychosocial needs and/or problems, such as domestic violence, smoking, nutrition, parenting, substance abuse, tuberculosis and infectious diseases; Counsels and educates patients, parents and families regarding preventative health measures, chronic disease management, and prenatal issues; Post-counsels patients regarding the need for further medical attention and provider's orders, including medications, nutrition, physical activity and the need for further diagnostic tests, and initiates and/or completes referrals to specialists and/or ancillary support services; May serve as a member of various health center committees, such as quality assurance and infection control; May administer First Aid; Develops and revises nursing care plans; writes reports and maintains charts on the condition and progress of patients. ADDITIONAL POSITION DETAILS: Good knowledge of nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practice Good knowledge of medical office policies and procedures, preferably in an OASAS Clinic setting; Good knowledge of medical procedures, sanitation, personal hygiene Skill in the application of professional nursing techniques and practices Ability to plan, assign and supervise the work of support staff in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale Ability to follow oral and written instructions of a technical and professional nature in exact detail Ability to recognize and interpret symptoms Ability to instruct subordinates and other people in basic nursing care Ability to deal with each patient sympathetically and tactfully, while at the same time carry out the treatment prescribed for them Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position Experience in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders is preferred.