2nd/3rd Shift LPN

Medication Assisted Therapy Nurse

2nd and 3rd shift positions available Shift differential pay included.

Responsibilities

• Under limited supervision performs care coordination services for patients eligible for the medication assisted therapy program.
• This position is the primary nursing oversight for medication assisted therapy program for the inmate population.
• This nurse is responsible for assisting the jail health administrator in the development and implementation of program policies and procedures related to the service and support for evidence-based treatment of substance use disorders including opioid use disorder, which may include medications for opioid use disorder.
• She/he will oversee nursing activities, education, and training in providing nursing support services to the inmate population for substance use disorders.
• Works in hostile environment with detainees and inmates.
• Reports to the Director of Nurses.

Education and Experience

• LPN Licensure required upon hire and for duration of employment, 1 year of nursing experience with an administrative background or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities; to includeworking knowledge of such programs as: Word, Excel, Goggle Docs.
• CPR certificate required upon hire and duration of employment.
• Valid North Carolina driver's license required upon hire and duration of employment. Out of state driver's license will be accepted only if the individual is a permanent resident of that state.
• Must take and successfully pass a pre-employment drug test, as well as submit to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing.