Who We Are: The Lennard Clinic exists to enrich the quality of life of opioid dependent adults in Essex and Union counties and surrounding counties to reduce illicit drug use, decrease criminal activities, enhance health conditions and promote social/economic stabilities by providing superior treatment services. Certified by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMSHA), licensed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services and accredited as an opioid treatment provider by the Commission of Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), TLC offers a full range of services. As a recognized leader offering services to treat opioid dependence, The Lennard Clinic is a model for the state. We treat each patient with respect and dignity and provide an outcome-driven and fully integrated continuum of care that addresses the diverse needs of our patients.

The Lennard Clinic has been servicing these counties for more than 35 years and is looking for qualified candidates interested in the behavioral health field to provide individual and group counseling services in an outpatient Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) facility.

General Expectations:

• Adhere to Agency Policy and Procedures.
• Act as a role model within and outside the agency.
• Performs duties in a quality manner and in accordance with all policies and procedures.
• Maintain a positive and respectful attitude.
• Communicate regularly with supervisor about Department issues.
• Demonstrate flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload.
• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position.
• Meet Department productivity standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Corporate Compliance Director of Nursing (DON) shall be responsible for the direction, provision and quality of nursing services provided to patients, and in so doing shall be responsible for the following:

• Ensure that all nursing staff operates in accordance with CARF, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) licensure, and DEA standards.
• Provide administrative oversight of the facility’s nursing services, and where appropriate, directly supervising the nursing staff.
• Create, communicate, and distribute nursing schedules monthly.
• Ensure Dr’s medical orders are up to date in accordance to state, federal and accreditation requirements.
• Develop and maintain written objectives, policies and procedures related to the Nursing department, quality assurance program for nursing services on a regular basis and in accordance with state, federal and accreditation requirements.
• Provide leadership and collaboration of facility, planning and budgeting for nursing services.
• Coordinate and integrate nursing services with the other patient care services within the organization to assure continuity of care for each patient.
• Lead, coordinate and facilitate monthly Nursing department meetings in a comprehensive and quality manner.
• Attend all leadership meetings (i.e. Senior Staff Meetings, Compliance Meetings, Medical Meetings, etc.)
• Ensure that the organization complies with required nursing department standards.
• Assist in the development of written job descriptions for the nursing associates and assignment of duties.
• Participate in staff orientation and staff medical education activities.
• Be an active contributor to team conferences with the multi-disciplinary team, and the client care committee(s).
• Interview applicants and provide close supervision for newly hired nurses at both sites.
• Ensure that new employee and tri-annual employee physicals are completed in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Evaluate training needs for nursing staff.
• Coordinate specific tasks with regard to time and work schedule.
• Monitor and control dispensing and storage of all medications and medical supplies, including tracking of all medication dosing; onsite, off-site and guest dosing.
• Control and monitor release of client medical information in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Attend all organizational meetings as required.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred but not required.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of New Jersey.
• Have at least one year of experience in nursing supervision or nursing administration in the management of addictions in a licensed substance use disorder treatment facility.
• Have technical skills with cloud based software (Google Suite (Email, Docs, Drive, Sheets, etc), Microsoft Office, One Drive, SMART (preferred))
• Can operate general office machines (copiers, printers, fax machine, etc.)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Newark, NJ 07114: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Supervising experience: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person