Licensed Practical Nurse - John Brooks Recovery Center Pleasantville - Per Diem Evenings

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: The Staff LPN is responsible for the daily treatment and services for Medication Assisted Treatment, assessment and response to medication assisted treatment under the direction and supervision of the Director of Nursing/Physician/Nursing Supervisor Duties and Responsibilities: - Knowledge of methadone and suboxone drug indications, dosage and route of administration. - Capable of logging into the Electronic Health Record for start of day procedure and completes end of day procedure. - Responsible for accurate dispensing and recording of methadone/suboxone for outpatient clients per state and federal regulations. - Ability to reconcile methadone/suboxone in Electronic Health Record. - Accurately dispenses and records methadone/suboxone per federal regulations. - Able to perform bottle-to-bottle transfer of methadone. - Ability to document incidents regarding methadone/suboxone per federal regulations. - Ability to accurately enter methadone/suboxone dosages per MD orders and renew expired orders. - Accurate assessment of clients prior to dosing, not limited to vital signs and document results. - Administers emergency treatment and completes transfer process accura...