Weekend Nurse Supervisor 24 Hours (Boston)

Correctional Psychiatric Services PC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

Correctional Psychiatric Services PC is seeking a Weekend Nurse Supervisor to deliver high-quality patient care at the Suffolk House of Correction location in Boston, MA. The Nurse Supervisor will provide direct nursing care and/or oversight in a jail setting while observing and maintaining the requirements of security.

You will oversee inmate care, ensure physician orders are followed, monitor transfers, maintain documentation, and participate in ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a national or state approved school of vocational nursing.
• Licensed to practice as an RN or LPN in Massachusetts.
• Ability to apply nursing care principles in a jail/secure setting.
• CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all aspects of inmate/detainee care.
• Ensure medication orders and treatments are implemented; complete audit rounds twice weekly and document accordingly.
• Maintain medication security and monitor for hoarding or trafficking risks.
• Monitor patient transfers to medical facilities or external providers.
• Prepare regular and special reports as needed.
• Supervise storage, accountability and disposal of sharps.
• Participate in ongoing in-service education with at least 40 hours annually.
• Adhere to all security rules and regulations.
• Cover vacant shifts as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

CPR certification

Nursing care

Team supervision

Education

Massachusetts RN/LPN licensure

Job description

Description

About Us

For over 32 years, CPS Healthcare has been more than a healthcare provider—we’ve been a trusted partner to the communities and correctional facilities we serve. As a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), we bring both expertise and heart to every patient interaction, knowing that thoughtful care can change lives. Every day, our team works side by side to provide compassionate, evidence-based medical and behavioral health services that make a real difference for those who need it most.

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated Weekend Nurse Supervisor to deliver high-quality patient care at our Suffolk House of Correction location in Boston, MA. The Nurse Supervisor will provide direct nursing care and/or oversight in a jail setting while observing and maintaining the requirements of security.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for oversight of all aspects of inmate’s/detainee's care.
• Ensure physician’s medication orders and treatments are implemented appropriately. Complete audit rounds in the medical housing units and the HSU at least two times/week and complete documentation, as required.
• Apply knowledge of drugs and therapeutics for medications in a jail setting. Maintain security of medications, continually cognizant of the potential hazard of drug hoarding and trafficking among inmates.
• Monitor procedures for patient transfers to medical facilities or outside health providers.
• Prepares regularly scheduled reports and special reports as necessary.
• Oversees the proper storage, accountability and wasting of all sharps.
• Participate in in-service education, obtaining at least 40 hours annually and provide documentation.
• Follow all security rules and regulations.
• Cover vacant shifts when necessary.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Notifies the DON or designee immediately on any emergent send-outs or significant events.
• Pager Coverage/ Rotation as determined by D.O.N. and/ or H.S.A.
• Monitor intake/ sick call/ chronic disease/ healthcare needs of inmates.
• Monitor and manage nursing schedule, when needed.
• Attend meetings with the D.O.N. and/ or H.S.A. as requested.
• It is an essential part of the job that CPS can ask the employee to work beyond his/her regularly scheduled hours.
• Checking/ responding to nursing emails.
• HSU cleaning inspection as assigned.
• Assist with training as assigned.
• Assist with other duties as assigned

Schedule

• 24 Hours per Week
• Option 1: 8 Hours every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Option 2: 12 Hours every Saturday and Sunday

Rate

• LPN $48-$54 per hour plus shift differential and shift supervisor incentive
• RN $55 -$61 per hour plus shift differential and shift supervisor incentive

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Regularly required to stand; sit; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move over 35 pounds.
• Regularly able to adequately perform CPR.

Qualifications and Experience

• Graduate from a national or state approved school of vocational nursing.
• Currently licensed to practice as an RN or LPN in the state of Massachusetts.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and ability to apply principles of nursing care.
• Recognition of signs and symptoms of mental illness, emotional disturbance, or chemical dependency.
• Holds current CPR certification.

Thank you for your interest in CPS Healthcare! We look forward to connecting with you to learn more about your goals and explore this opportunity together.