Per Diem Registered Nurse

Description

MISSION: 

Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts provides comprehensive information and quality services so that older people, individuals with disabilities, and their families are empowered to make personalized choices to ensure a life of dignity, safety, and respect. 

The values of ASNCM have been determined by its employees and are the foundation of our culture.

Collaboration – we communicate and coordinate with others, internally and externally, to make a positive difference for our consumers and their families.

Compassion – we work with “heart” to be kind, caring and willing to help our consumers in their journey.

Consumer-Centric - we are committed and persistent in ensuring that our services and experiences are of high quality, resulting in positive consumer impacts.

Empowerment - we strive to make our consumers stronger and more confident to control their lives with personalized choices and claim their rights to a life of safety, dignity, and respect.

Integrity – we adhere to the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and personal responsibility, worthy of the trust our consumers place in us.

Requirements

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts in-home clinical assessments for participants enrolled in the State Home Care Program
• Assess appropriateness for personal care services and create/maintain personal care plans in accordance with Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) guidelines.
• Conduct in-home safety assessments to determine appropriate level of care and make recommendations to reduce hazards in the home
• Document interactions and assessments in accordance with EOEA guidelines
• Conduct eligibility assessments for additional programs as needed 
• Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences and foster ongoing communication with case management, protective services, and other ASNCM disciplines as appropriate
• Participate in supervision with ASNCM Clinical Nurse Director for periodic reviews of completed work
• Fosters an environment that facilitates professional collaboration among inter and interdisciplinary colleagues.
• Builds and maintains collegial environment that supports positive group processes.
• Other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, current MA nursing license
• Minimum two (2) years nursing experience required; community experience preferred.
• Excellent computer, organizational, interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills essential  
• Experience And interest in the elderly population and/or community health. They should possess good communication, organization and time management skills; good nursing assessment skills; good judgement and decision-making skills; and excellent documentation 
• Knowledge of basic medical, mental health, social service delivery systems, as well as acceptable record keeping practices is essential.

A valid driver's license and a legally insured and registered motor vehicle are required, a copy of current license and registration will be on file in the personnel record.

PHYSICAL:

• Visual, speaking, auditory, and mobile capacity necessary:
• Capacity to see computer screen, read written material, and drive a car.
• Capacity to hear and speak on the telephone.
• Capacity to communicate verbally with consumers, caregivers, supervisors, and managers.
• Capacity for fine manipulation in the frequent use of office equipment such as computers, copy machines, fax machines, telephones, calculators, etc.
• Capacity to drive in all-weather to visit consumers in their homes
• Capacity to navigate uneven terrain in all-weather to visit consumers in their homes
• Capacity to climb stairs
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
• Occasional reaching and grabbing objects with both hands, twisting of hand and wrist, and pushing and pulling of objects.
• Occasional bending, squatting, and twisting to perform work functions.
• Occasional capacity to lift up to 25 pounds.

MENTAL:

• Ability to understand and/or interpret complicated program instructions and laws.
• Capacity to learn complicated computer software
• Capacity to deal rationally and calmly with varying personalities
• Capacity to work well in fast paced, rapidly changing environment. 

ENVIRONMENTAL:

• Work is split between indoor office work and traveling outdoors to meetings, trainings, and consumers’ homes.
• Must be able to tolerate odors and pollutants including but not limited to smoke, air fresheners, pet dander, personal odors, etc. from a variety of in-home conditions.
• Must be able to tolerate by-products of office machine operation.
• Must be able to tolerate heat and cold of seasonal changes and indoor temperatures.

ASNCM is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts provides comprehensive information and quality services so that older people, individuals with disabilities, and their families are empowered to make personalized choices to ensure a life of dignity, safety and respect.