OBAT Registered Nurse

Job Summary:

***NOW OFFERING A $4,000 SIGN ON BONUS***

Your time at work should be fulfilling. Rewarding. Inspiring.   Our

published research shows that in months when patients are engaged in

our OBAT program, their mortality is 66% lower. But we also know that

overdoses in our community of homeless adults in Boston are rising

especially sharply in people of color, and that people using cocaine and

fentanyl are at especially high risk. You can make a difference! In

this vital role as an Office Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Staff

Nurse, you will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide skilled

nursing services to patients with substance use disorder. You will carry

a longitudinal panel of patients within our buprenorphine program for

opioid use disorder, as well as within our newer program of stimulant

use disorder treatment using contingency management and medication

support.

                                              As an OBAT Staff Nurse,

your duties include providing care management, care coordination,

counseling, and community engagement and education; monitoring and

protocol-driven adjustment of ongoing buprenorphine and stimulant

treatment medications; administering injectable medications including

long-acting buprenorphine and long-acting naltrexone; and administering

methadone for withdrawal management and linkage to longer-term methadone

care.  You will provide OBAT nurse care manager support as well as

other duties within the scope of nursing at a variety of BHCHP

shelter-based clinic settings and 780 Albany Street based on need and

availability.  You will also report directly to the Nurse Manager of the

OBAT program with a dotted line to the specific site directors. Nurses

on our team report that they especially appreciate their ongoing and

sometimes years-long relationships with their primary patients, as well

as their well-supported autonomy in their day-to-day work.

Hours: Full time; Monday–Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm

Responsibilities:

• Perform initial assessment and intake obtaining social, medical, mental health, substance abuse and medication history.
• Collaborate, communicate, and meet with addiction treatment team as needed and required.
• Provide
• ongoing management, education, and support of patients in all phases of
• treatment including nursing visits; medication management; storage,
• monitoring, and administering controlled medications; administration and
• interpretation of urine toxicology screens, integration with primary
• care and behavioral health, linkage and coordination with external
• programs, medication teaching, supportive counseling, and medication
• refills.
• Provide
• expertise as well as participate in ongoing learning about changes in
• the drug supply, patterns of drug use, and community issues that may
• influence our patients’ well-being.
• Assess and monitor patients in withdrawal management, medication induction, stabilization, and maintenance phases of treatment.
• Follow
• State and Federal guidelines in providing care to patients using
• medication for opioid use disorder and/or withdrawal management, in
• collaboration with licensed, prescribing physicians and pharmacy.
• Works
• with the pharmacy, other OBAT team members, and prescribing BHCHP
• providers to facilitate medication orders, refills, changes, and
• communication, as needed.
• Ensures
• access to naloxone and other harm reduction supplies, including quality
• goal of universal naloxone prescribing to program participants.
• Complete appropriate documentation with record keeping.
• Consistently
• use clear, concise, and effective written and oral communication; and
• comply with departmental policies when sharing/documenting relevant
• patient care data.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish and English is preferred.
• Licensed to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.
• Minimum
• of 2 years of nursing experience as an RN preferred, but not required;
• recent RN grads should have training or experience specifically
• applicable to this job.
• Knowledge and experience of people who use drugs within communities of color in Boston.
• Experience in and understanding of the needs and experiences of urban communities of color.
• Demonstrated commitment to racial justice and health equity; understanding of and comfort with harm reduction methods for people who are using drugs.
• Experience with people experiencing homelessness preferred.
• Certified in related specialty areas preferred.
• Knowledge of community and health resources, particularly addiction-related support.
• Effective
• verbal, written, and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact
• with providers and team members from various settings.
• Ability
• to work in a fast-paced and flexible environment, with critical
• thinking and problem-solving abilities to address the needs of our
• patients.

Compensation and Benefits:

***NOW OFFERING A $4,000 SIGN-ON BONUS***

• The compensation starts at $35.22 per hour and increases based on years of experience.
• BHCHP full time employees are eligible for our competitive time off policy of 4 weeks’ vacation,
• health, dental and vision insurance, 403B retirement savings plan and
• employer retirement contribution, and pre-tax MBTA pass program with 40%
• discount. In addition, eligible employees will receive yearly
• increases, additional compensation of seven thousand five hundred
• dollars added to your base hiring rate for demonstrated bilingual
• proficiency and the opportunity to work with local hospitals and community health centers.
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Benefits

BHCHP full time employees are eligible for our competitive time off policy of 4 weeks’ vacation, health, dental and vision insurance, 403B retirement savings plan and employer retirement contribution, and pre-tax MBTA pass program with 40% discount. In addition, eligible employees will receive yearly increases, additional compensation added to your base hiring rate of seven thousand five hundred dollars for demonstrated bilingual proficiency and the opportunity to work with local hospitals and community health centers.

Does this amazing opportunity interest you?

Then we'd love to hear from you.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, BHCHP pledges not to discriminate against and encourages those from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds to apply, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA identifying, first generation college students and adults without a college degree, Bilingual and Bicultural persons; and individuals from low economic backgrounds.