Registered Nurse

This position is primarily responsible for oversight of resident’s medical needs daily and also includes documentation of self-medication monitored by the LPN of whom they supervise.  This position reports to the Residential Coordinator.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Core duties and responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Designing of training and care plans programs.
• Medication self-medication monitoring.
• Administer medication and regulate participant treatment.
• Provision of physical and emotional support for participants and their families.
• Access participant physical health and seek resources to diagnosis, treat, and monitor.
• Access participant’s readiness to change and provision of support, as well as, education along the way.
• Counseling and rehabilitation: give support and dealing with the causes of chemical dependency misuse.
• Needle exchange: provision of clean sharps and give advice on how to use chemicals safely to reduce harm to self and society.
• Conduct risk assessments.
• Provision of ongoing support for participants while they deal with their chemical dependency misuse issues.

Education and/or Experience:

• As is relative to OASAS regulations: The RN must hold an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university and must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
• Must have at least 1-2 years of experience working in the field of chemical dependency.
• Must successfully complete a criminal background check, obtain clearance from the Office of Children and Family Services and be chemical dependency free.

Employment Type: Part Time (Two hours per week)

Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) a plus

Salary Details: $56.10 an hour

All applicants, please send your resume and cover letter to resume@elmcor.org.