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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Spanish Speaking Nurse in Rutland, Massachusetts

Description

Base pay starting at $42.47/hr, additional compensation for higher education/experience in the field up to $45.94/hr.

3 weeks Paid Orientation Training, M-F 8-4pm

Part-Time RN position, flexible schedule up to 20 hours/week.

Ability to work evenings during the week + 1 day shift on Saturday or Sunday

Bilingual English/Spanish

Devereux will provide extremely high-quality, trauma-informed, culturally-competent residential and educational services for children, with intense supports for their social and emotional health. Each child’s care is individualized to their needs, with a team of professionals providing consistent support through individual assessment and counseling, group counseling, medical and mental health services, behavior management, education and vocational services, and safety planning. Devereux’s ultimate goal is to ensure every child receives best-in-class services designed specifically to address the traumas they have sustained during, and often before, their migration journey as well as to help them connect either to shelter or foster care, or to their sponsor.

The Bilingual Registered Nurse,ensures that the individuals’ health care needs are addressed by conducting an initial nursing assessment, administering medication, and triaging medical needs on a daily basis. Additionally, provide a nursing assessment within 24 hours prior to the individuals’ discharge.

Provide a nursing head to toe assessment within 24 hours upon admission into program.

Identified health medical and/or mental health risk factors.

Provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness and administer medication on a daily basis.

Promotes positive health behaviors and self-care skills by educating students and staff on proper nutrition and hygiene and ensure environment is safe for children and staff (e.g. prevention of communicable diseases)

Keep track of minor’s medical records and communicate with external medical providers to develop care and discharge plans for minors with any special needs.

Ensure compliance with national, local health laws and recommendation as well the program’s funding agency requirements.

CPR instructor and workers’ compensation point person.

Provides “on-call” services and direct care services as required by center or as directed by the Program Director.

Makes appropriate recommendation to other healthcare professionals as needed.

Elevate cases to the Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children (DHUC) when needed.

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Qualifications

For consideration:

  • Must be 21+ with a valid drivers license

  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) required

  • Completion of accredited RN program and current MA state nursing licensure required

  • One year of relevant nursing experience with children or adolescents in a residential inpatient setting required

  • Fully immunized/vaccinated (or have a medical/religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza prior to starting.

Schedule:

  • Onboarding/background check process can take up to 4+ weeks. You will do a 20 minute phone interview followed by a 45 minute virtual interview via Microsoft TEAMSwith the hiring manager prior to offer

  • 3 weeks Paid orientation (Monday-Friday, 8-4pm, first 3 weeks of employment)

  • Evenings: Flexibility to create your schedule to come in in the evenings during the week for 12 hours

  • Weekends: Must have availability to work an 8-hour shift Saturday or Sunday

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Devereux conduct a very thorough background check process to ensure the safety of the children in our care

Posted Date 1 week ago (12/17/2024 3:52 PM)

Requisition ID 2024-41500

Category Medical

Position Type Part-Time

Remote No

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.

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