Are you looking for a meaningful career? Are you passionate about health equity? Do you enjoy helping people?

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center is one of the largest community health centers in Massachusetts serving Worcester, Framingham, Milford, and the surrounding communities. We are a thriving and growing organization, and our team is expanding across sites to support this growth.

We are currently hiring a Clinical Care Manager – MAT RN based in Framingham. As part of a team-based approach to care, the Clinical Care Manager (CCM) provides, coordinates, and organizes evidence-based care management to Medical Assistant Treatment Program (MAT) patients.

As an employer of choice, our inclusive workplace environment fosters teamwork, accountability and respect and supports the growth and development of each employee. We are an equal opportunity employer and embrace the richness of the diversity of our staff and community. You are a good fit for our team if you are passionate about helping people live healthier lives and enjoy working in a supportive, team-based environment.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for assisting Primary Care Providers (PCPs) in coordinating and managing the care of MAT program patients, ensuring that patients receive optimal care including acute illness and chronic disease management, education about lifestyle and behavior modification, and preventive care across multiple health settings with multiple providers
• Manages care plans for patients admitted to and discharged from the hospital, patients seen the emergency room, and patients transitioning from or to any other health care facility with the objective of preventing further disease exacerbation, improving outcomes, increasing patient engagement in self-care, decreasing risk status, and minimizing hospital and ER utilization.
• Identifies, manages, and coordinates patient care and provides ongoing communication to the care team regarding patient care, patient needs, plans of care, and changes in status
• Provides direct patient care within the nursing scope of practice including, but not limited to, patient assessment, administration of vaccinations and medications, medication reconciliation, point-of-care testing, treatments, and lab and diagnostic test result review
• Provides timely and informed patient triage
• Involves the patient and their support systems in communication, care coordination, care planning, and education

Required Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse License in MA
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university
• 1-2 years of clinical experience
• Current CPR certification
• Our health center requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID19 and Flu.

Benefits:

• Kennedy Community Health seeks to offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Kennedy Community Health seeks to offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Health benefits start on first day of employment. Company pays 79% of health insurance Premiums.
• Competitive time off packages
• 403b Retirement Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistants Program 100% paid for by employer
• Health benefits coverage for same-sex domestic partners, transgender health benefits.