MAT Registered Nurse/Care Manager

About the role

Sun River Health provides the highest quality of comprehensive primary, preventative and behavioral health services to all who seek it, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay, especially for the underserved and vulnerable. Sun River Health is a Federally Qualified, Non-Profit Health Center serving communities in New York City, Suffolk, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia and Westchester. Sun River Health is currently seeking a full-time Registered Nurse/ MAT Care Manager to join its busy team at our MLK-Wyandanch site.

Responsibilities

• Act as point person and primary contact champion for the site location
• Complete MAT intakes by phone or in person
• Complete MAT Patient care plans
• Complete recovery support plans
• Document all encounters
• Complete all necessary consent forms to coordinate care with external agencies
• Complete discharge paperwork in conjunction with the MAT provider; Drafting, scanning etcetera
• Triage presenting issues & provide basic nursing skills in every visit to patients/attend all visits
• Pre-visit planning on all charts, loading correct templates, updated consents and check for any open referrals (i.e. SATP, MH/BPS)
• I-STOP & PNP (completed in tandem with provider)
• Opioid overdose prevention
• Prior authorizations
• Labs/Review and Flag Collection of urine for UDS (urine drug screens) on all MAT patients; all women of childbearing age and premenopausal women get a urine pregnancy test.
• Provide case management to MAT patients
• Manage internal, external, and Health Home referrals
• Attend and present at weekly case conferencing
• Provide patient education including stigma & opioid overdose prevention
• Liaison with pharmacy
• Outreach, scheduling, & rescheduling MAT appointments
• Panel monitoring (The nurse is responsible for MAT excel spreadsheets (case conference, discharge, and patient master list).
• Provide opioid overdose prevention education and training.
• Participate in MAT program initiatives or other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum Work-Related Experience: 1-2 years of experience in acute care setting
• Minimum Requirement for Licensure/ Certification/Registration: New York State License, BLS Certification, CPR Certification

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Coverage
• Retail Savings Plan
• Commuter and Transit Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discount Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program