Lead Nurse - Addiction Medicine - Darlington, SC

Crossroads Treatment Centers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Since 2005, Crossroads has been at the forefront of treating patients with opioid use disorder. Crossroads is a family of professionals dedicated to providing the most accessible, highest quality, evidence-based medication assisted treatment (MAT) options to combat the growing opioid epidemic and helping people with opioid use disorder start their path to recovery. This comprehensive approach to treatment, the gold standard in care for opioid use disorder, has been shown to prevent more deaths from overdose and lead to long-term recovery. We are committed to bringing critical services to communities across the U.S. to improve access to treatment for over 26,500 patients. Our clinics are all outpatient and office-based, with clinics in Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and patients.

Day in the Life of a Lead Nurse

Clinical

• Prepare all paperwork needing MD signature

• Approve/deny all medical orders per MD

• Schedule annual physicals

• Conduct patient education (pregnancy, hepatitis, etc.)

• Review lab work with patients

• Assess for over sedation

• Complete charts on patients

• Schedule EKG’s/review MD’s recommendation regarding EKG results with patient

• Perform bottle checks as needed

• Perform as Lead Pharmacy Technician

• Assist Pharmacist with filing medications weekly

• Ensure compliance in pharmacy based on state and federal regulations

Supervisory

• Schedule nursing/pharmacy staff

• Order medical supplies

• Prepare training and education for nursing staff

• Conduct weekly nursing staff meeting

• Audit dose changes

• Attend team meetings

• Count medication inventory

• Monitor dosing area for accuracy and efficiency

• Review all inventory binders to ensure proper documentation of inventory

• Review 222 binder for pharmacist signature

• Ensure nursing staff license is current

• Reconcile inventory reconciliations as needed

Education and Experience requirements

• The Lead Nurse must meet state-defined minimum licensure, education, and experience requirements. Experience in the field of addictions is preferred but not required.

Schedule

***Must be willing to be on call for emergency purposes***

• Monday-Friday; 4:30am-1:00pm

Position Benefits

• Have a daily impact on many lives.

• Community events that promotes belonging and education. Includes but not limited to community cook outs, various fairs related to addiction treatment and outreach, parades, addiction awareness for schools, and holiday events.

• Opportunity to save lives everyday!

Benefits Package

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• PTO

• Variety of 401K options including a match program with no vesture period

• Annual Continuing Education Allowance (in related field)

• Life Insurance

• Short/Long Term Disability

• Paid maternity/paternity leave

• Mental Health day

• Calm subscription for all employees

Loan Forgiveness Program

• Crossroads is a STAR (Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery) approved organization. This means our clinicians will have access to help pay off federal student loans so they can focus on what they do best: patient care! ​

• Please see the website at https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment/star-lrp

Apply to the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program | Bureau of Health Workforce