Registered Nurse - Adult Community Clinical Services

North Suffolk; Chelsea (MA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two weeks vacation per year

Three weeks after 1 year of service

12 sick days per year

11 paid holidays per year

Eligible for PSLF program

Health & dental insurance

Job summary

North Suffolk Community Services, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Adult Community Clinical Services in Chelsea, MA. You will assess, plan, and deliver care, monitor medical and psychiatric status, and coordinate services within a trauma-informed, person-centered framework.

The RN will oversee MAP processes, provide direct care when needed, and support team interventions across community-based settings, including care transitions and crisis planning.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts.
• CPR/First Aid & MAP certification within three months of hire.
• At least one year of experience working with individuals with mental illness.
• Must have valid Massachusetts Driver’s license and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Engage clients to improve health, symptom stabilization and self-management.
• Assist with identification of goals and recovery plans for mental health and substance use.
• Provide clinical and medical services aligned with trauma-informed, person-centered care.
• Collaborate to write goals with actionable steps for recovery plans.
• Develop Safety and Crisis Prevention/Response Plans to reduce risk.
• Assess psychiatric history, mental status, physical health and related areas.
• Lead care transitions when clients enter or exit facilities.
• Collaborate with care coordination entities to improve health outcomes.
• Educate clients and staff on diet, nutrition, and diabetic care.
• Participate in on-call coverage including evenings and weekends.

Skills

CPR/First Aid

MAP certification

Experience with mental illness

Education

Massachusetts RN license

MAP certification (within 3 months)

Job description

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Registered Nurse - Adult Community Clinical Services

Washington Ave Chelsea Chelsea, MA, US

Salary Range: $92,053.00 To $106,715.00 Annually

North Suffolk is looking for a Registered Nurse to join our team! As a Registered Nurse, you’ll be a member of the Integrated Team of the Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) Program providing assessment, treatment planning and service delivery processes for persons. The R.N. is responsible for providing monitoring of the medical and psychiatric status of persons and provides consultation in these areas in addition to direct interventions and care coordination. The R.N. also provides oversight of the MAP process and may augment the MAP protocol by administering medicine that MAP certified staff cannot administer. The Registered Nurse is a resource to the team and guides interventions that are health and medically related.

What you’ll do:

• Engage people and partner with them to improve their health and wellness, achieve symptom stabilization and self-management, develop and/or restore skills impacted by mental illness and live a self-directed life.
• Assist people with psychiatric and substance use disorders to identify personal priorities, preferences, strengths, and interests in order to help them establish goals that support a life in recovery.
• Provide clinical and medical services in timely and flexible ways that are consistent with the principles and practices of trauma informed care and person centered approaches.
• Collaborate with persons to help them to write goals with specific action steps in order to develop effective treatment/rehabilitation recovery plans.
• Participate in the development and implementation of Safety Plans and Crisis Prevention and Response Plans in order to help prevent and mitigate risk factors.
• In collaboration with other members of the Integrated Team, participate in comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living and family structure and relationships.
• Lead or help in care transition and coordination efforts when persons enter or are discharged from hospitals, rehab facilities and other inpatient health care settings.
• Participate in the collaboration with Behavioral Health Community Partners, One Care, Case Managers and/or other Care Coordination Entities to improve or maintain the health status of persons served.
• Educates persons and staff in areas of diet, nutrition, meal planning and diabetic care.
• Participate in providing on-call services including on evenings and weekends per on-call schedule.

What you’ll need:

• Education/Certifications: Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts. Must be CPR/First Aid & MAP certified within three months of hire.
• Experience: Must have at least one year of experience working with individuals with mental illness. Previous supervisory experience preferred, but not required.
• Other: Must have valid Massachusetts Driver’s license and access to a vehicle to attend community visits.
• Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Eligible employer for the PSLF program
• Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Access to Credit Union Banking
• Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)