Outpatient Addictions Nurse (Float)
- Dryden, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Prosperity Workforce Solutions is currently recruiting an Outpatient Addictions Nurses for an opportunity to join their client's team in Dryden or Fort Frances, Ontario. The nurse will be required to travel between outpatient clinics regionally to support patients on opioid agonist treatment, including bloodwork, ECGS and immunizations.
Title: Outpatient Addictions Nurse
Location: Dryden or Fort Frances, ON (can be based out of either)
Type: Full time, permanent float line between outpatient clinics in the region (Dryden, Fort Frances, Longlac, Thunder Bay).
Responsibilities:
- Provide professional services to multiple regional locations
- Operates professionally, ethically and with integrity within the guidelines and standards of the Ontario College of Nurses and adheres to the highest standards of medical practice
- Administer medications (including methadone, suboxone, narcotics, and injections) as delegated by a licensed Physician.
- Collaborates with members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate the appropriate treatment plans to support the patient.
- Performs ECG's, venipuncture, urine drug screening supervision and testing and other vitals
- Administers injections and ensures proper documentation of injection numbers consistent with documented protocols
- Responsible for the return of medication bottles, and medication tracking sheets
- Communicates with Physician regarding patient needs, change in status and all emergency situations including medical abnormalities
- Provides comprehensive program information to current and prospective patients of CATC
- Scheduling, information entry and assessment, data management, and document management
- Update, maintain and ensure accuracy of patient information within Electronic Medical Records
Required Qualifications:
- Diploma in Registered Practical Nursing or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Previous experience in addiction treatment and/or a similar field.
- Ability to travel and access to personal vehicle.
- Active registration with the College of Nurses in Ontario.
- Completes yearly CNO Quality Assurance certification.
- Provision of a recent and acceptable Criminal Reference Check.
- Current First Aid and CPR Certification is required.
- Strong commitment to working with individuals living with addiction and mental health.
- Knowledge of Harm Reduction principles; ability to work with clients experiencing addiction and mental illness and their families.
- Proficiency in using Microsoft platform, particularly Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Training to perform Phlebotomy and Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
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Responsibilities
The Outpatient Addictions Nurse will travel between regional clinics to give medications and injections under physician direction and perform ECGs, venipuncture and vitals. They will also keep accurate patient records and medication logs, and report patient changes to the physician.
Requirements
Candidates need a Registered Practical Nursing diploma or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and active registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario. Previous addiction treatment experience, harm reduction knowledge, current First Aid and CPR, a criminal reference check and the ability to travel are required.
Skills
- Medication administration
- Methadone and suboxone administration
- Injections
- Venipuncture
- Phlebotomy
- Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
- Urine drug screening supervision
- Vital signs assessment
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
- Medication tracking
- Harm reduction
- Addiction treatment
- Mental health support
- Patient assessment
- Patient education
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Documentation
- Scheduling
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- First Aid and CPR
- Travel between sites
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- outpatient addictions nurse
- addiction nursing
- opioid agonist treatment
- methadone
- suboxone
- harm reduction
- ECG
- EKG
- phlebotomy
- venipuncture
- injections
- electronic medical records
- float nurse
- registered practical nurse
- RPN
- BScN
- College of Nurses of Ontario
- CNO
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
Seniority
Entry level
Licences and certifications
- College of Nurses of Ontario registration
- CNO Quality Assurance certification
- First Aid
- CPR
Tools
- Electronic Medical Records
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Fields of study
- Registered Practical Nursing
- Nursing
Own vehicle
Yes