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Full-time Associate Director Inpatient Medical Services (RN)

Addiction Medicine · Substance Abuse

Posted Jul 23

Shift
8-hour days
Hours a week
40
Unit
Addiction Medicine

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
Weekends
No weekends
Term
Permanent
On the floor
Precepting expected
Setting
Behavioral Health
Accepts
RN

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
$6/hr below the median
This role$42/hr
Inpatient in New York$48/hr

The median for Inpatient in New York is $48/hr, across 7 postings.

About this role

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/

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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.

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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

Place

City
Saranac Lake, New York
Rent against this pay
12% of monthly gross
This role$853/mo rent
Monthly gross$7,280/mo

$853 median rent against $7,280 a month at $42/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.

Local household income
$61,967/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
8% above the national average

New York index 107.9, where 100 is the national average.

Saranac Lake offers a serene Adirondack Mountain retreat for nurses seeking a four-season outdoor lifestyle. Nestled among pristine lakes near Lake Flower and the High Peaks, this tight-knit village blends rustic charm with a historic downtown. It's an ideal setting for those who crave nature and tranquility between shifts.

Map showing the location of Saranac Lake, NY
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Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.

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You walk into a 67-bed gender-inclusive inpatient campus in Saranac Lake where people stay 28 to 90 days for substance use and co-occurring mental health care. The same grounds hold an OASAS-licensed Veterans and First Responders residential program, with outpatient…

67 beds

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