Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Opioid Response Team

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Opioid Response Team
Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Nursing
Department NJMS-Emergency Medicine
Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
 
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
 
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
 
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), Opioid Response Team for NJMS-Emergency Medicine.

The Advanced Practice Nurse (APN), provides substance use services to patients managed by the opioid response team (ORT) and the Comprehensive Addiction Resources & Education (CARE) Center at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. The APN will work with a mobile ORT team to coordinate and link patients to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and harm reduction services in the prehospital setting. The APN will also provide clinical care at the CARE Center for ongoing MOUD treatment, collaborate with pharmacies to improve patient adherence to long-acting MOUD, and educate EMS, first responders, and community groups on opioid use disorder, naloxone, and MOUD. Additionally, the APN will assist with phone consultations for providers seeking guidance on MOUD initiation and maintenance.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:
  • Conduct fieldwork to provide direct clinical care to patients managed by the Opioid Response Team (ORT) in the prehospital setting, which will involve riding in ambulances and visiting patient homes or places of residence (e.g. shelters).
  • Conduct clinical shifts at the Comprehensive Addiction Resources & Education (CARE) Center, treating patients referred for ongoing MOUD (Medications for Opioid Use Disorder) treatment.
  • Assess and manage patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), initiating and maintaining MOUD.
  • Collaborate with ORT members, including the Community Paramedic, Community Outreach Coordinator, Peer Navigator, and Program Manager, to coordinate patient care.
  • Facilitate seamless transitions of care from the prehospital setting to ongoing outpatient treatment at the CARE Center.
  • Work closely with the University Hospital Ambulatory Care Pharmacy and neighborhood pharmacies to facilitate access to MOUD, particularly long-acting MOUD formulations, for improved patient adherence.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift Day
Work Arrangement
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
FLSA Exempt
Grade 09S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 140269.00
Annual Mid Range Salary 161816.00
Annual Maximum Salary 184841.00
Standard Hours 40.00
Union Description HPAE 5089
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.



Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABP
Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. 
  • Registered as a Professional Nurse in the State of New Jersey. 
Certifications/Licenses
  • Certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. 
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities


Preferred Qualifications
  • Prior experience working with patients with substance use disorders or specialty training in substance use disorders is preferred but not required (sufficient experience can be substituted). 

Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Physical Demands:
  • Position requires standing, walking, sitting and using hands and arms 2/3 of the time. 
  • Also talking and hearing is required 2/3 of the time.

Work Environment:
  • The position requires fieldwork in a prehospital environment, which can involve riding in an ambulance, visiting patient homes or places of residence (e.g., shelters). 
  • It will also involve working in a moderate noise office setting. 
  • Fast-paced, high-pressure hybrid community/office environment; must be able to cooperate with a broad spectrum of staff and patient settings.
Special Conditions
Posting Details

Posting Number 24ST2881
Posting Open Date 12/17/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Newark (RBHS)
City Newark
State NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Are you currently registered as a Professional Nurse in the State of New Jersey?
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Are you certified as an Advanced Practice Nurse by the New Jersey Board of Nursing?
    • Yes
    • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume/CV
  2. Certifications/Licenses
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application