Registered Nurse (RN) - Addiction Medicine
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY

Registered Nurse - OP Addiction Treatment

# The Opioid Treatment Program, Erie Blvd is an outpatient program for opiate dependent clients, providing medication therapy, medical and bio-psychological assessment, treatment planning, individual and group therapy, Chemical Dependency education and education on related topics, activities of daily living therapy, medical follow up and continued care planning. A Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementing and evaluation of care for a given patient population with the established standards and practices of Crouse Hospital.# This process is enacted through direct clinical practice, management of patient care and general professional duties. # Education/Experience Requirements Required:## Graduate of an accredited associate degree *Must complete NCLEX within 120 days Preferred:## Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program or higher degree ########### *Bachelor#s degree required within 8 years of being hired or those licensed after 2017. Licensure/Certification Requirements Required:## Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse Basic Life Support (BLS) Preferred: Certification in a specialty area. Addiction or Mental Health education and/or training. # # The Opioid Treatment Program, Erie Blvd is an outpatient program for opiate dependent clients, providing medication therapy, medical and bio-psychological assessment, treatment planning, individual and group therapy, Chemical Dependency education and education on related topics, activities of daily living therapy, medical follow up and continued care planning. A Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementing and evaluation of care for a given patient population with the established standards and practices of Crouse Hospital. This process is enacted through direct clinical practice, management of patient care and general professional duties. Education/Experience Requirements Required: * Graduate of an accredited associate degree * Must complete NCLEX within 120 days Preferred: * Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program or higher degree * Bachelor's degree required within 8 years of being hired or those licensed after 2017. Licensure/Certification Requirements Required: * Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse * Basic Life Support (BLS) Preferred: * Certification in a specialty area. * Addiction or Mental Health education and/or training.