Nurse Manager - OBOT

Essential Duties and Major responsibilities: • Organization & coordination of Suboxone and Vivitrol schedules, distribution of patients across sites and provider time blocks. Management of provider registry for patient receiving MAT. • Be the patient contact and point person for accurate information for patients and providers regarding protocols for Suboxone and Vivitrol patient education materials • Patient contact link for patient counseling, as well as patient contact link for primary care. • Provide support during screening, intake, induction, stabilization & maintenance phases of patient treatment. • Conduct random nurse visits as directed by provider to insure compliance and minimize diversion of prescribed medications. • Responsible for providing clear vision and oversight for all aspects of the program and any grants mandates associated with the program.

• Required to attend mandatory program meetings and trainings.
• Ensure staff receive all appropriate training mandated by grants and/or CHC
• Program oversight requires travel to, provider support, staff management and

patient care at all CHC sites. • Develop and maintain relationship with DPH, including monthly submission of data management system file extractions. • Develop individualized case management plan in coordination with the member and provider to reach timely and appropriate patient centered goals. • Communication with providers, patients and the patient’s families when appropriate • Maintains the treatment database for those patients enrolled in the program and pertinent to any associated grants. • Monthly reporting to Quality Improvement Committee and other committees as requested. • Conduct audits and reviews to monitor compliance with agency policies and procedures by program staff.

• Work collaboratively with CHC supervisors and department managers.
• Participates in defining program standards, practices, and educational needs

of OBOT/MAT staff

• Ensures safe, compassionate, confidential
• Annual evaluations, competencies, scheduling, delegating work and taking

disciplinary actions when needed for program staff • Counsels and support staff on personnel issues such as career development, work problems or interpersonal conflicts.

• Participates in quality improvement and PCMH initiatives.
• Participates in Health Centers community activities (health fairs, OBOT

community outreach) • Demonstrates excellent customer service and effective communication skills by email or calling via telephone in regards to meetings, staff updates, and other correspondence as needed.

• Demonstrates team building skills
• Demonstrates analytic and data management skills using a variety of PC based

software, including MS Office (Word, Excel, and Power Point)

• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the mission of the health center
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and

Standards

• Works independently on special nonrecurring and ongoing projects as needed.
• Perform related duties as required and assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse degree required, Bachelor of Science Nursing preferred
• Work experience in an ambulatory medical office environment.
• Proof of Leadership experience.
• Currently registered as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts and its Board of Registration in Nursing

• Computer skills for accurate data entry
• AHA BLS Health Care Provider certification or equivalent
• Demonstrated interpersonal relationship skills
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced medical office environment

Supervision Exercised: Supervises OBOT/MAT program staff. Competencies: Individual departments may develop competencies which will be communicated and maintained through CHC’s performance evaluation system. Environmental Working Conditions: Usual working environment found in outpatient primary care office setting. Exposure to blood products, body fluids, cleaning solutions, and medications. Physical and Mental Requirements: The physical and mental demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job with or without a reasonable accommodation. The position requires the ability to self-transport, in a timely manner. The ability to travel out of state to attend conferences or other health or health center related events.