Registered Nurse I - Full and Part Time (Benefited) Multiple Shifts - CONTINUOUS

About the Chelsea Veterans Home:

The Veterans Home at Chelsea is a state-funded, fully accredited health care facility that offers veterans quality health care, including full-time residential accommodations, and provides educational and social services for Veterans in the Commonwealth. The Veterans Home is staffed by approximately 330 administrators, clinicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, skilled trade, dietary staff, housekeeping staff, contractors, consultants, and general administrative personnel. The Home addresses the needs of a wide variety of veterans, including 24/7 care and treatment for terminal illness to the provision of residential, social, and educational services. Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services are provided to these veterans in need. The patient population is generally categorized into the following categories: Alzheimer/Long Term Care; Domiciliary (residential). The tradition of service to the veterans of Massachusetts is surpassed only by a continued commitment to excellence in care for those who are in need now and in the future. Our mission is to provide “Care with Dignity, Honor, and Respect” to our Veterans. Learn more about our important work: http://www.mass.gov/che.

This is an open and continuous posting for Full and Part-Time positions on our Evening and Night Shifts 

The Veterans Home at Chelsea is seeking nursing professionals for our Registered Nurse I (RN) position for 2nd and 3rd shift. The RN I is the first level in the series and is responsible for providing overall exceptional patient driven care and support to veterans in order to effectively evaluate medications and/or treatment regimens. The role will support, educate, direct and guide the performance of LPN, CNA and administrative staff, while communicating information in a clear and constructive manner to patients and their families.

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• 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 health care 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  

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of standard nursing policies, procedures, methods and techniques
• Ability to maintain accurate records and exercise discretion in handling confidential information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain respectful, caring, tolerant, ethical, and empowering professional relationships with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Familiarity with safety practices and medical terminology/abbreviations
• Aptitude to transcribe, read and comprehend the English language

Schedule:

·        For both shifts: Flex days off and every other weekend.

·        Schedule and days off are based on the operational needs of the facility.

·        This is a 24 hour/7 days a week facility - the Chelsea Veterans Home requires employees in this position to be able to perform mandatory overtime when circumstances dictate the need.

EMERGENCY: This position has been deemed as an emergency personnel position. During a declared State of Emergency and in Non-Emergency situations/adverse weather, it will be necessary to report to work.

Pre-Offer Process:

For BU and MI-MIV

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines.

Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website.