Full-time Associate Director Inpatient Medical Services (RN)

St. Joseph's Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers

Location: Inpatient Facility - Medical - Saranac Lake, NY

Position: Full-time Associate Director Inpatient Medical Services (RN)

Shift/Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Pay Range: $77,931.00/year to $95,465.48/year

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Full Time/40+ hours per week. (Hours and schedules may vary depending on company need and workload. Employees will be given as much advance notice as possible when such changes occur.

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Inpatient Services Director, the Associate Director of Inpatient Medical Services is responsible for medical services to residents and supervising all medical staff.

Qualifications and Requirements: 

• NYS Registered Nurse


• Knowledge of modern principles and practices of alcohol and chemical dependency programs, knowledge of current NYS DOH nursing and medical operations regulations and medical supervisory experience.

Essential Duties:

• Supervising daily operations of nursing services.


• Supervises all medical staff.


• Ensuring nursing coverage for all shifts.


• Maintains effective and efficient working relationships with Medial Director, physicians and Inpatient Services Director.


• Maintains effective and efficient working relationships with clinical staff.


• Conducts phone screening approvals for prospective residents.


• Conducts and interprets comprehensive nursing assessments.
  


• Ensures medical documentation is completed by staff and physicians.


• Review and investigates all incident reports received from medical staff.
  


• Contributes to Aftercare Plan Development based on medical needs.
  


• Coordinates medical and clinical interventions for resident in support of tobacco cessation and MAT services.
  


• Ensures the provision of education, risk education, counseling and referral services to all residents regarding HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and other communicable diseases.
  


• Provide education of residents and staff as it pertains to medical services.
  


• Adhere to Pharmacy Services Policy in its entirety, inclusive of controlled substances policy, procedures and protocol.
  


• Actively participated in meetings, committees, and quality assurance activities.
  


• Works in concert with the Medical Director, Inpatient Services Director, physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
  


• Facilitates renewal of all licensure and certifications for medical operations.
  


• Process all invoices related to medical expenses, prescriptions, labs, supplies.
  


• Responsible for oversight of annual competencies and onboarding new staff
  


• Ensuring Narcotic waste/destruction with BNE is done correctly.
  


• Implement and monitor quality management to ensure compliance with CLIA and to meet all standards of accreditation.
  


• Ensure Narcan training is provided to all residents.
  


• Manage and operate in concert with the Medical Director the Hepatitis C treatment.
  


• Approve all medication changes in the EMAR.
  


• Responsible for additional duties as maybe assigned by the Inpatient Services Director.