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Outreach is seeking a qualified candidate for the position FT Registered Nurse for our Women's Community Residence located in Brentwood, Long Island. The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing health related needs of the clients by monitoring ongoing health and well-being. The nurse directly provides and/or coordinates health services and health-related activities for clients participating in or completing treatment. The nurse provides on call nursing for times when we do not have a nurse on site and serves as the health care coordinator.

· Conduct and/or monitor all medication calls and health calls as scheduled

· Work with both clients and guardians to schedule medical appointments to assist clients in maintaining optimal health and conduct any follow up as required.

· Work with agency psychiatrist regarding client medication and pharmacy refills to insure prescriptions are filled/re-filled in a timely manner; contacting guardians regarding medications and medication changes, and assisting with Order Connect data entry and monitoring.

· Provide on-site health services to address emerging and/or current health needs of client(s).

· Provide training and guidance to key staff members in order to deal with emergency health situations that might arise with clients.

· In conjunction with facility managers, establish and monitor health related policies and procedures to ensure a safe and healthy environment.

· In a health emergency, provide immediate first aid to individual(s) in need and monitor situation until emergency services arrives, assessing them of the situation. When necessary, escort client(s) to emergency and/or health facility.

· Conduct health assessments (including but not limited to a nursing intake/health history, tobacco use history and cessation plan and communicable disease risk) of substance abusers to make recommendations on appropriateness for participation in treatment as it relates to health matters and determine the need for physical exam or other health services.

Who You Are:

• NYS Registered Nurse (RN)

• Experience working as a Registered Nurse (RN) in a residential substance use disorder treatment setting preferred

• E xperience working as a Nurse (RN) working in a related treatment, therapeutic community, community residence, and/or mental health setting working directly with special populations required

  At Outreach, we enjoy a strong work-life balance, excellent benefits, and ongoing professional training. Our enthusiastic employees love what they do and the positive impact they make every day. Outreach embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated and respected.

  Our employees are the reason Outreach ranks among the most respected health and human services providers in New York City and Long Island. In fact, we have been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in New York” a total of nine times since 2010.

  Communities throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island turn to Outreach for a vast array of treatment and training needs. We customize our services to increase our access to a wide range of individuals and groups including Families, Justice System, Aspiring Professionals, EAPs/MAPs and Community Members. Outreach’s treatment services are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS (https://oasas.ny.gov/) ) and employ best practices in line with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ (SAMHSA) indicators of quality treatment (https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/PEP18-TREATMENT-LOC/PEP18-TREATMENT-LOC.pdf) .

  An EEO employer, we enjoy exceptional workforce retention – many of our employees have been with Outreach for 10 years or more, some starting as part-timers and now working in full-time senior management.