Nurse Manager - Harvey/UIC

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports nursing operations by reviewing patient care issues in the residential and outpatient settings.
• Affords assistance in reviewing staff nurse daily assignments are completed.
• Affords assistance in the agencies’ performance improvement and audit correction process.
• Affords assistance in the completion of nursing documentation, inputting physician orders and accurate accounting of methadone.
• Dispenses methadone medication and monitors response to and appropriateness of methadone.
• Coordinates & assists in initial and ongoing assessments of patients.
• Coordinates & assists in the educational needs of patients for the purpose and safe effective use of all FDA approved MAT options.
• Coordinates & assists in the ongoing physical well-being of patients and makes notes of specific observations.
• Affords assistance in coordinating medical referrals according to physician’s orders.
• Affords assistance with assisting physicians on specific medical findings.
• Affords assistance with completing TB testing and following up on TB tests and reactive results.
• Affords assistance with follow up recommendations and referrals made in medical visits.
• Affords assistance with coordinating medication administration records for accuracy and accountability of staff nurses.
• Affords assistance in the interviewing and orientation process of new staff nurses.
• Participates in PI/UR activities as needed.
• Understands required accounting for methadone dispensing.

Pay and Schedule

Pay Rate: $68,000 - $78,000
Schedule: M-F 6:15 am-2:45pm providing coverage to sites as needed

Benefits

Our organization provides a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employment that includes health insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, and a 401k pension plan. Vacation, sick and personal days with paid holidays off are included in our PTO compensation package.