• Provide exceptional nursing care and oversight by assessing health care needs to ensure the prevention of illness and the promotion of health maintenance.
• Dispense medications and perform treatments in compliance with policy and procedures.
• Collect health and status data for individuals.
• Ensure information is documented, communicated, and made readily accessible.
• Identify acute problems and initiate intervention or referrals for needed medical services, confirming that follow-up care is pursued.
• Support nursing leadership and training for staff; serve as an advocate to ensure individuals receive appropriate healthcare treatment, health education, and other health related services.
• Serve as a first responder for behavioral or medical crisis situations.
• Support and respond to emergency situations involving serve and violent behavior.
• Maintain individual records and files; Performs data entry of medical information.

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a respectful, caring, tolerant, ethical, and empowering relationship with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of standard nursing policies, procedures, methods and techniques.
• Capacity to maintain accurate records and exercise discretion in handling confidential information.
• Familiarity with safety practices and medical terminology/abbreviations.
• Aptitude to transcribe, read and comprehend the English language.

Schedule:
Full Time 11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. (40 hours per week)
Alternating weekends
Days off during the week to be determined.
Applicants must be flexible in work schedule.

• Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) Abuse Registry Search: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/dppcabuser-registry
• Criminal background check (CORI) by regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori
• National Background Checks, Chapter 234 of the Acts of 2014, conduct fingerprint-based check. https://www.mass.gov/lists/dds-fingerprint-background-checks

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact the Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at 1-800-510-4122 Ext. #4.

• Recent graduates from an approved school of nursing must have applied for the first available registered nurse examination. Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator's license may be required.

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