Registered Nurse - Outpatient Behavioral Health

We are recruiting for a motivated Registered Nurse - Outpatient Behavioral Health to join our team!

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Department

Substance Use Disorder Oper

The following positions within Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatry, Inpatient Adult Psychiatry, Psychiatric Emergency Services, CARES, and Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are offering the opportunity to enroll in a new program offering a cash incentive to recognize your work treating patients with substance use disorders. This program is sponsored through the ACCESS (Advancing Careers, Competencies, and Equity in Substance Treatment Services) grant. Employees must be >0.6 FTE to be eligible. 50% of the bonus will be received 90 days after signing the program contract.

· Registered Nurses (RNs) may earn up to $7,500 by December 2024
· Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) may earn up to $3,500 by December 2024
· Care Navigators may earn up to $3,500 by December 2024

Job Summary

Under general supervision, the Opioid Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Nurse at Denver Health adheres to the American Nurses Association (ANA) standards of professional nursing and the ANA Code of Ethics to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care. This role involves applying critical thinking, evidence-based practices, and nursing expertise to collaborate with the healthcare team in promoting patient safety and achieving quality outcomes. The MAT Nurse plays a crucial role in supporting individuals undergoing treatment for opioid use disorders, managing medication-assisted treatment plans, and ensuring the safety and well-being of patients. This position requires a deep understanding of opioid addiction, pharmacology, and nursing principles, particularly in high-acuity and security-intensive environments such as correctional facilities. The MAT Nurse is expected to navigate the unique challenges of these settings with environmental awareness, critical decision-making skills, and a commitment to Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and Caritas. By integrating compassionate care with a focus on evidence-based practices, the MAT Nurse contributes significantly to the recovery and overall health of patients.

Essential Functions:

• Implement evidence-based plan with patient in coordination with healthcare team. Develop, modify patient care and treatment plans as indicated by patient’s responses and conditions. Provide safe, appropriate nursing care and patient education in an ambulatory clinic setting. Including but not limited to newborn visits, foot care, wound care, obstetric care, diabetes education, preoperative teaching. Safely administer medications and treatments as ordered, according to policy. (20%)
• Nursing Assessment – Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient situation. Assess the needs of individuals, families and/or communities to identify potential health or safety problems. Communicates findings to patient and appropriate healthcare team members. Data maybe collected as the result of a face to face, video, or telephone encounter. (15%)
• Partners with patient and interprofessional healthcare team to review assessment and plan measurable goals and outcomes and strategies for achievement. Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care. Advocates for patients and family in accordance with ANA code ethics and professional practice standards. (15%)
• Support interdisciplinary healthcare team through supervision, education, and training of other clinic team members including medical assistants, educators and care navigators. The ACS RN is key participant in the health care team providing problem solving, escalation of patient care issues, outreach to patients and families, and coordination of services and care activities within the clinic setting and the community (15%)
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records. (10%)
• Prepare patients for, and assist with examinations and treatments (10%)
• Nursing Diagnosis analyze assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis. (5%)
• Direct and supervise less skilled nursing/health care personnel (5%)
• Promote positive patient experience (5%)

Education:

• Minimum of an Associate's Degree in Nursing required.

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years' experience in a direct patient care setting required.

Licenses:

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association required.
• RN-Registered Nurse - DORA -