Registered Nurse - Full-Time - Onsite

About Casa Esperanza

Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual/bicultural behavioral health treatment provider serving Boston and the Merrimack Valley. Our mission is to empower individuals and families to recover from addiction, trauma, mental illness, and other chronic medical conditions; overcome homelessness and discrimination; and achieve health and wellness through comprehensive, integrated care. Casa Esperanza has an operating budget of $15 million and more than $11 million in assets.

About the role

This role will be based in 2 Programs: Latina’s y Nino’s program (LYNC)  aimed to serve women in recovery.  Latinas y Niños is a 6- to 12-month addiction treatment program. Latinas y Niños focuses on the unique cultural and social needs of Latina women in recovery and their children, and Familias Unidas Outpatient Program (FUOP) is a licensed, CARF- accredited behavioral health clinic. Familias provides clinical treatment for substance use disorder(s) (SUDs) and co-occurring SUD(s) and mental illness(es) (CODs). Each individual or family we serve receives a comprehensive assessment and CasaCare treatment plan. Our assessments identify each patient’s health needs and explore their strengths and goals. Each patient consults with a multidisciplinary team to develop their CasaCare plan.  
 
As part of the Casa Esperanza, Inc. team you will provide services in a fully integrated, holistic, and collaborative manner using a team-treatment approach, to ensure the coordination of all client services, both across Casa programs as well as with external providers.  This integrated model aims to facilitate clear communication amongst all providers and eliminate duplication of efforts or conflicting approaches to care; detail necessary follow up and assignments; and ensure-wrap around support services are in place to maximize treatment effectiveness and clinical outcomes.

What you'll do

• Complete Nursing Assessments, COWS, CIWA Assessments
• Complete medical clearance exam at time of intake
• Complete Medication Monitoring and all required documentation
• Complete Medication Counts at start and finish of shift of all control substances.
• Work closely with clinical team during MDT meetings to offer and provide client medical insight as part of case presentations.
• Consult with staff and attend case conferences, as needed 
• Work collaboratively with PMHNP/ Providers for medication reconciliation process. 
• Work as part of an integrated care team model 
• Directly works in collaboration with community providers for medication refills and reconciliation. 
• Ensures a clearly reviewed and record of all quality assurance reviews
• Establishes group curriculum to provide 2 hours weekly of health education material 
• Meets with each patient to establish medication plans as needed for safety intervention and monitoring adherence
• Participates in referral to community based care for patients
• Complete evaluations based on client request for medical attention, emergency and non-emergency triage and physical/mental health rounds for safety and condition monitoring
• Keep electronic health records up to date including progress notes and assessments of service. 
• Educating clients on their current medical diagnosis, needs and medical histories; educating clients on medication information and usages.
• Alerts provider for any medication refills, needs of reconciliation or abnormalities and reactions occur. 
• Works in collaboration with counselors to ensure proper medication management and medication planning.
• Works directly with Program Director on any medication errors and medication monitoring procedure
• Works uniformly with Recovery Specialist on medication monitoring procedure
• Ensure responsibilities regarding Duty to Warn and Mandated Reporting are fulfilled

Qualifications

• Massachusetts Licensed Registered Nurse, required
• Bilingual, Spanish, required
• Knowledge of EHR systems 
• Ensure patient confidentiality in accordance with all federal, state, and