Per Diem RN - SUD MGH Bridge Clinic

About This Role

Provide compassionate, evidence-based nursing care to patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in the Bridge Clinic, a transitional clinic focusing on stabilization and connection to long-term community care. Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure coordinated and comprehensive patient care transitions.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent, compassionate, evidence-based nursing care utilizing the nursing process and interdisciplinary teamwork
• Actively manage patient flow, including rooming and triaging
• Triage and help identify level of care and intervention needed in cases of substance intoxication or withdrawal
• Expedite appropriate care and treatment of the patient utilizing assessment, critical reasoning and clinical judgment
• Integrate knowledge of each patient’s history and unique circumstances
• Document nursing assessment, interventions, plan and outcome in the patient record
• Assess, triage, provide nursing consultation, and perform follow-up and surveillance of patient status and outcomes using telecommunications technologies
• Create a therapeutic relationship with patient and family
• Provide health education to facilitate patient treatment, including medications for SUD, PrEP, and safer drug use
• Complete toxicology screening for patients
• Assess and medically manage withdrawal from opioids, or refer for higher level of care if indicated
• Provide outpatient pharmacotherapy for addiction, including opioid antagonist or agonist therapy
• Administer injectable SUD pharmacotherapy
• Consult with members of the treatment team to devise an individualized plan for optimal psychosocial treatment

Requirements

• Clinical nursing experience (0-1 year required)
• Familiarity with nursing principles and skills for patient care and treatment
• Knowledgeable of care required by respective age groups
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Excellent verbal and communication skills
• Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
• 0-1 year of clinical nursing experience required, 2 years of related nursing experience strongly preferred

Nice to Have

• 2 years of related nursing experience