Nurse - PRN
Schedule: One day per week 6am-1pm, every other Saturday 7am-9am
Pay: $30-$32
Community Medical Services (CMS) is urgently hiring a Nurse to administer medication to patients recovering from addictions to opioids and other illicit substances. In your role as a dosing nurse, you’ll work under the supervision of the Clinic Manager to conduct required testing, maintain the medication inventory, audit records, and assist medical providers in providing a safe place for anyone looking to start their recovery journey with us.
As part of our mission to help individuals recover from substance use disorders, you’ll thrive in a supportive, engaging, and fulfilling work environment where your contributions are valued.
Along the way, we’ll invest in your well-being through a benefits package for part-time employees that includes:
- Paid sick
- 401K retirement plan with match
We’re looking for someone who:
- Prefers a part-time schedule.
- Is excited to work in an outpatient setting, much like a doctor’s office.
- Likes to chat—you won’t be physically moving patients in this role, but you will be having conversations with them throughout your shift
To thrive in this role, you must be able to:
- Administer medications as ordered/prescribed by a CMS medical provider
- Monitor behavioral patterns, medical symptoms, and physical symptoms related to dosage, as well as other symptoms related to drug use and mental health concerns
- Obtain vital signs, blood specimens, and urine samples
- Process point-of-care urine drug screens per company policy
- Prepare take-home medication (n/a in Montana)
- Monitor medication administration closely to prevent diversion
- Report diversion to proper internal authorities
- Maintain accurate client records in company’s EHR system
- Document medication errors and respond to adverse medical reactions per company policy
- Arrange temporary incoming and outgoing courtesy dosing clients
- Deliver medications to external facilities
- Order necessary dosing room and nursing-related supplies
- Maintain accurate medication inventory records
- Adhere to all federal, state, local, and accrediting body regulations
- Administer CPR if necessary
- Must be able to collect and process phlebotomy/venipuncture and capillary testing as ordered by provider.