Registered Nurse

Anchor House is a Faith-based Intensive Residential Treatment program Licensed by OASAS (Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services). The duration of our program varies from 12-18 months (or less), based on individual progress.

Our fifty bed men’s facility and twenty-eight bed women’s facility offers gender specific curricula at each site. Anchor House also provides treatment services to pregnant women on a case by case basis.

• Promotes the concept of individuals taking greater responsibility for overall health and actively participate towards goal attainment.

• Helps facilitate enhanced independence and self-sufficiency for behavioral and physical health relationship

• Collect specimens for new residents for toxicology as specified in OASAS regulations; ensure all specimens are sent to the lab and results charted and presented at weekly interdisciplinary meetings

• Provide a health assessment within 7 day of client admission. Collaborates with counselor and writes the treatment plan for client’s health.

• Administer IM medication to clients. Pre-pour oral medications for individuals who are on supervised medication. Maintain Medication Log and Inventory

• Observes and records response to treatment/medication and presents during weekly interdisciplinary meetings

• Maintains all medical records and performs QA activities; performs accurate and complete audits of medication transported, received, administered, stored or disposed in accordance with standard regulations.

• Monitor chronic conditions not limited to and including diabetes, hypertension and GERD and chart progress weekly and present at the weekly interdisciplinary meeting.

• Provide a health assessment within 7 day of client admission

• Make all medical appointments and referrals. Develop a system to monitor, track and report all appointments and present at weekly interdisciplinary team meetings.

• Attend weekly interdisciplinary meetings for the purpose of collaboration and coordination of services

• Lead Health Education workshops and conducts health screenings for identified individuals

• Conduct Health Screenings

• Provide in service trainings on the most current information as it relates to health, medical related addiction information/news

• Attain and maintain competency in the various evidenced based practices including Wellness Self-Management and Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment

• This position may require the performance of other essential and non-essential job duties in addition to those enumerated above which will be determined at the discretion of management.

Qualifications:

• Current NYS RN license

• Knowledge of adult psychiatric rehabilitation preferred

• Experience in working with chronic populations in the context of a residential treatment and recovery model

• Must have experience with chemical dependence residential and/or outpatient treatment.

• Basic computer skills