Role: Home Health RN 55/hr
Pay: $52/hr-$55hr
Locations: Boston, MA
Job Summary:
Our client is a Human Services Organization looking for Residential Health/ Home Health RNs.
This would be for one of their community-based service programs – you will be traveling to homes/group homes around Boston to provide patient care.
Driving or use of public transportation to get around the city to visit program participants is required. For driving, mileage is reimbursed.
Schedule: Monday- Friday, M-F, 8am-4pm
Essential Functions of Position:
- Promote and ensure overall health and well-being of Persons.
- Provide direct treatment to Persons to enhance and develop their level of engagement, assist with skill building specific to activities of daily living and healthy decision making, including expanded physical activity, smoking cessation, harm reduction and abstinence from substance abuse
- Utilizes recovery-oriented language and principles in all communication and interactions with Persons, colleagues, and collaterals
- Promote independent living skills relating to medication management and self-administration, including psychoeducation specific to making informed decisions about treatment and self-care, self-advocacy, and self-administration of medication.
- Provide enhanced support to Persons during times of transition in and out inpatient hospitalizations, skilled nursing facilities, the criminal justice system, periods of homeless and other housing transitions to other levels of community living.
- Collaborate with Care Coordination Entities and other providers to ensure access to appropriate medical, clinical, self-help, and peer modalities during times of crisis, care transitions, other life transitions and changes in health status.
- Assist Persons with coordination of their health care including the maintenance of good communication between all involved care agencies, individual providers, emergency rooms, stabilization units and skilled nursing facilities.
- Facilitate communication with medical professionals including meeting with them as necessary, regarding medication and/or health care needs of Persons served.
- Provide training to staff and individuals in health care, such as blood pressure monitoring, diabetes, health care documentation, etc.
- Act as on call consultant to staff on a rotating schedule.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Verifying accurate and complete documentation of medication orders, including dosage, frequency, route, and any special instructions.
- Checking that medication administration records are correctly completed with initials, time, date, dosage, and any PRN medication administration details.
- Assessing timely administration, correct dosage, and proper procedures (e.g., hand hygiene, use of equipment) are followed.
Requirements for the Position:
- Massachusetts RN license required
- A minimum of one year of RN experience required
- Experience as a CNA, LPN or RN caring for patients working in a residential health setting or home health setting
- Strong commitment to the right of each Person with mental health challenges to live in community residences, to work in market jobs, and to have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services of their own choosing.
- Professional writing and verbal communications skills.
- High degree of personal organization, attention to detail, and time management skills.
- Proficiency in word processing and other computer functions using Windows, Word, and Google Email and Apps.
- Valid driver’s license preferred.
- Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.
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