The Addiction Research and Treatment Corporation was organized in 1969 to address the unique problems of hard-core inner city substance users (minority addicts) and has provided prevention and interventions to every person that has crossed a clinical threshold. ARTC is a not-for-profit organization which is certified by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuses (OASAS) and an Article 28 Diagnostic and Treatment Center licensed by the NTSO of Health Systems Management. ARTC's comprehensive approach is designed to service the heroin addicts in the inner-city communities of New York. Its objective is to help its patients lead healthy, independent and productive lives allowing them to become responsible citizens who engage in a variety of meaningful activities.
Under the general supervision of the physician and physician assistant in the absence of the physician, administers and supervises the administration of nursing services of the medical department in the clinic, including the dispensary and medical unit.
Essential Job Functions
•Assures the adequacy of nursing deployment for the dispensary, medical unit and interdisciplinary team meetings (IDT). This includes the provision to the physician of the monthly schedule by day, hour and assignment area of all nurses in the medical department at least ten working days in advance.
•Evaluate with the approval of the clinic physician, all requests from nurses for time off, vacations, etc. and forward copy to the Nursing Supervisor, Medical Director and Vice President of Medical Services, Evaluation and Research.
•Assure the adequacy of medication and supplies in the dispensary and medical unit by performing biweekly inventory assessments.
•Provides for the orientation, training, supervision and performance evaluation of all nurses.
•Provides for the daily listing of patients to whom medication was provided, the weekly intro clinic reconciliation and the monthly reconciliation report of medication dispensed.
•Assists and supervises the provision of nursing assistance to the physician and physician assistant in the delivery of medical care and services, including new admissions, annual physical examinations, medical follow up and methadone related medical activities.
