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Reporting directly to the Director of Nursing and Director of Substance Use Programs, the Substance Use Recovery Nurse Coordinator supervises, directs, and coordinates detoxification services as well as the continuation of medication-assisted treatments (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, etc.) with extensive collaboration with the Medical Director and other Advanced Practitioners. Clinical services are performed in accordance with Federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern correctional facilities and infection control reporting requirements. 

Clinical Duties:

• Assesses the patient population, utilizing clinical withdrawal scales, and monitors their stability and progress.
• Determine whether other services, including, but not limited to, Infectious Diseases, Mental Health, etc., need consultation or referral based upon assessment.
• Conducts medication passes of detoxification and/or opioid replacement therapies (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone).
• Consults directly with the Substance Use department and Discharge and Release Center for individuals who will be re-integrated into the community.
• Works in the intake department to provide initial assessments to the substance-using population.
• Collaborates with staff in the medical housing unit for substance-using patients with a higher level of acuity.

Administrative Functions:

• Reviews and analyzes literature recommending best practices and consults with the Assistant Directors of Nursing on additional follow-up activities.
• Develops training programs for skills transfer and education to other healthcare employees with the collaboration of the Staffing Educator.
• Serves as a liaison with other community stakeholder programs to ensure continuous partnership.
• Analyzes and tracks trends within the patient population to inform the augmentation and development of programs and services.
• Evaluates and analyzes the role of substances in medical emergencies or other sentinel events.
• Develops policies and procedures for the withdrawing patients in collaboration with the Medical Director.
• Monitors and observes detoxification practices and procedures by staff to ensure that they follow standard operating procedures involved in best practices.
• Participates in meetings with surveyors and inspectors and responds to inquiries as needed.
• Assists in development of plans to address any opportunities for progression, as identified during the survey process.
• Participates in conferences, including discharge conferences as requested, to address specific problems within the substance-using patient.
• Communicates and collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals, administrators, healthcare department representatives, and local, state, and federal regulatory agencies as necessary.
• Performs other related duties as required or requested.

• The healthcare delivery system.
• HIPAA and other regulating bodies for confidentiality of care.
• Federal and State regulations governing correctional facilities and substance use disorders.
• Infection control.
• Clinical Withdrawal Scales.
• Incarcerated individual programs and educational systems.
• Accrediting bodies and best practices (to include, but not limited to: ACA, Title 37, NCCHC, PREA).
• Services/Programs within the Community.
• Case Management.
• Knowledge of chemical dependence and range or efficacious treatment modalities is required.
• Detoxification protocols.

• Microsoft Office products.
• Electronic healthcare records.

• Interact with incarcerated individuals.
• Lead, function independently, and make informed decisions using sound professional judgment.
• Interpret and explain statistical data and information regarding detoxification issues.
• Supervise the quality of care and treatment provided to incarcerated individuals.
• Assess, develop, implement, and evaluate programs, goals, and objectives for providing quality care.
• Communicate effectively with jail administrative and medical management, patients, colleagues, and other stakeholders,
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff.
• Adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks in a stressful environment.
• Work alternate shifts, as indicated.
• Ensure accountability 24 hours/day, 7 days per week.
• Successfully manage and resolve conflict.
• Solve complex problems efficiently.