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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Holidays - One Major Summer Holiday, Holidays - One Major Winter Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends (Saturday and Sunday)

Scheduled Hours:

mixed

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

0

Cost Center:

71000 - 0728 Emerg Svces Worcester

Union:

SEIU Local 509 Community Health Link

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Responsibilities:  

1. Assists in the writing of treatment plans, progress notes, evaluations, and discharge paperwork in a clear and concise manner, resulting in completion of all assigned paperwork daily. 

2. Develops a strong working rapport with clients, superiors, and peers and participates as an intra- and inter-disciplinary team member. Attends daily treatment team meeting and shift change. 

3. Maintains the highest standards of ethics and demonstrates professional attitude and conduct, while maintaining professional boundaries. 

4. Stays current on, and abide by, all standards of nursing practices as recommended by the American Nurses Association and the policies and procedures of CHL and program and specific policies.

5. Renders and supervises care of clients on the unit assigned to. 

6. Ensures safety of clients at all times. 

7. Determines and implements specific detoxification protocols as designated by the medical director, as needed.

8. Transcribes, administers, and documents all medications ordered by the physician/psychiatrist. 

9. Orders all necessary medications for discharge. 

10. Advocates for, and coordinates, psychiatric consultation as needed. 

11. Provides patient education in regard to medication and harm reduction. 

12. Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss the client's condition, progress, issues, and discharge. 

13. Observe and assess patients for medical/clinical signs and symptoms and follows prescribed course of treatment, with notification to medical director as needed. 

14. Records and reports all pertinent information related to client’s condition and effects of treatment. 

15. Reports to the administrator on call all emergency, medical, and disciplinary situations that require administrative intervention (and information on all referrals that require feedback). 

16. Delegates job duties to licensed practical nurses and provides direction as needed for Residential Counselors. 

17. Participates with other staff members to implement program objectives and philosophy. Assists in the unit as assigned. 

18. Participates in regularly scheduled meetings, attends in-services/trainings and pursues professional development to keep current with best clinical nursing practice.