Registered Nurse

Element Care•Boston, MA

1d•$80,000 - $104,000

About The Position

The Registered Nurse serves as a member of the PACE Interdisciplinary Team and participates in planning, implementing, and evaluating care plans that meet the objectives, standards, and policies of the PACE model of care. The nurse provides professional and respectful nursing care to help frail older adults remain safely in the community for as long as possible. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with work-life balance and benefits noted. The role includes direct participant care, assessments, care-plan development and revision, coordination of services and medications, and communication with participants, caregivers, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team. The nurse also supports quality assurance and operational standards. A respirator fit test is required; facial hair must not interfere with a tight respirator seal. Additional responsibilities apply if serving as Team Lead/Charge RN, including attending monthly Charge Nurse meetings, training and overseeing students, guiding the team, managing daily workflow, reporting on team projects and performance, and coaching and resolving team problems.

Requirements

Ability to pass a fit test.
Must not have facial hair that interferes with a tight respirator seal.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to participants.
Complete initial and periodic participant assessments and develop or revise care plans based on emergent and pre-existing needs.
Collect medical and social information needed for comprehensive decisions that support participant safety and well-being.
Monitor clinic care and service delivery for compliance with quality assurance and operational policies, procedures, and standards.
Monitor participants’ health status and social functioning; identify problems and needs, set priorities, address issues requiring immediate referral or follow-up, and interpret and record diagnostic results as indicated.
Coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to develop comprehensive care plans that address immediate and ongoing needs and incorporate participant and family perspectives.
Participate in preparing a summary for each client to help the state determine Nursing Home Level of Care.
Ensure tests, lab work, and diagnostic studies ordered by the Physician are completed.
Coordinate medications, including stocking non-prescription medications, ordering prescriptions, administering medications at the PACE Center, monitoring participant compliance, and arranging delivery of medications and supplies to participants’ homes.
Educate and consult with participants and caregivers regarding care plans, nursing treatments, and medications.
Communicate participants’ conditions to primary caregivers, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team.
Build relationships with participants, caregivers, families, and community providers to support effective communication, coordination, optimal care, and financial oversight.
Pass a fit test and meet the respirator-seal requirement regarding facial hair.
Perform other duties as required.
If applicable as Team Lead/Charge RN: attend monthly Charge Nurse meetings and communicate feedback to the site.
If applicable as Team Lead/Charge RN: train and oversee students.
If applicable as Team Lead/Charge RN: provide direction, instructions, and guidance to the team.
If applicable as Team Lead/Charge RN: manage day-to-day workflow.
If applicable as Team Lead/Charge RN: create reports on team projects and performance.
If applicable as Team Lead/Charge RN: coach, facilitate, motivate, and solve team problems.