Day Program Registered Nurse RN

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Communitas, Inc.

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Wakefield, Massachusetts

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Day Program RN provides healthcare services and monitors the well-being of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities within a clinical interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include administering medications, maintaining medical records, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.

Qualifications

Communitas is hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) to join their team. New grads are welcome to apply; candidates must have a current Massachusetts RN license. The role involves monitoring patient health, administering medications, and communicating with families and providers.

Job Description

About us!

Here at Communitas, we are dedicated to delivering individualized, family-centered services, programs, and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, throughout their life span and in their communities. 

Why work for us?
Recognized and honored as a Top Workplace for 2024 & 2025 – Communitas is proud to welcome you to a work environment that is dedicated to rewarding and supporting our valued employees for their hard work, passion, creativity, and relentless drive to make a positive impact in our community.
As a Communitas employee, you are the heart, soul, and foundation of our agency, and contribute to a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of others. This dedication and collaborative spirit that our employees exhibit each day makes our mission to empower people and enrich lives possible. For these efforts, we express our deep appreciation through:

| Competitive Tiered Pay Rates | Low-Cost Benefits | Flexible Schedules | Opportunities for Advancement | Regular Employee Appreciation Events | Tuition Reimbursement | Supportive Coworkers | Compassion-centric Environment |


The role!

Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Wakefield, MA & Woburn, MA (rotating weeks at each program to provide even coverage)
Pay rate: $39 per hour
Hours: Full-time, 30 hours per week (9am-3pm) No on-call, nights, or weekends required

Benefits of Working for us!

  • Pay increase after 1 year of service, pending performance evaluations
  • 3 weeks’ vacation, 1 week sick time, and 12 holidays for new full-time employees 
  • Low-cost benefit plans – Medical & dental insurance, employer-paid life insurance, and long-term disability coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement eligibility after 90 days of employment
  • Potential for shuttle transportation to employment program from identified community locations
Summary & Responsibilities

Our Day Program RN will function as an active member of the clinical interdisciplinary team, providing healthcare services that assist individuals in attaining and maintaining an optimum level of wellness throughout their lifespan. The RN will be responsible for communicating health care information to families and/or residential providers. The RN will provide coverage to our Wakefield and Woburn Day sites and work a rotating schedule each week at both locations.
  • Monitoring the health and well-being of individuals supported in the program. Providing health care services that assist individuals in attaining and maintaining an optimum level of wellness throughout their lifespan.
  • Administering medications and treatments as prescribed by the PCP, ensuring adherence to CARF, DDS, Medicaid and or DPH regulations.
  • Ensuring daily management of medical needs and communication with residences, administering first aid when necessary, making sound judgments about care needed with individual injuries and illnesses, and providing follow up, as necessary.
  • Providing direct support to individuals as needed.
  • Maintaining medication books, appropriating sections of member medical files, etc. to ensure program compliance with all regulations established by DDS, DPH, CARF, and or Medicaid.
  • Providing physical support, assisting with lifting, and transferring members who have physical challenges as needed
Qualifications
  • Registered Nurse with current Massachusetts license. New Grads welcome to apply!
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with individuals, families, physicians, service providers, and case managers
  • A passion and dedication to supporting our people is a must
  • Valid Driver’s license, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record
  • Must pass company background and reference checks

Check out our website: https://communitasma.org/

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Communitas, Inc.

Communitas welcomes, values, respects and supports people of all abilities. Our mission is to meet individual needs – whatever they are and however they change – while inspiring dreams. We advocate passionately while compassionately delivering services and programs that expand opportunities, empower people, support independence and enrich lives. Founded in 1954 and formerly known as EMARC, Communitas provides individualized support for people of all abilities. We offer family-centered services and resources – as well as employment and volunteering opportunities – for more than 1,000 families from Everett, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Wakefield and surrounding communities.
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