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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Schedule Details:

Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

3-11p

Shift:

2 - Evening Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

24

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.

I. Major Responsibilities:  

1. Assess the physical and psychosocial status of patients in all settings by obtaining appropriate patient histories, administering physician/primary care provider orders, nursing assessment, medication administration reconciliation, take and monitor vitals of clients on the unit, medication administration and documentation. 

2. Renders and supervises care of clients on the unit. 

3. Monitors medication and consultation with prescribers. 

4. Provide appropriate health care and coordinates referrals as prescribed by providers. 

5. Participates in the evaluation of client’s condition and progress with team members. 

6. Promote education and adherence to prescribed treatment protocols. 

7. Facilitates wellness and medically related psychoeducational groups to individuals. 

8. Records all client information within electronic medical record system daily. 

9. Assists RN on daily basis. 

10. Offer nursing consult on emergency service evaluations. 

11. Work with clients to coordinate care with their PCP, psychiatrist, and other professionals including but not limited to medication refills and f/u medical appointments.

Specialty Responsibilities: 

Charge Nurse: as assigned by program leadership. When assigned charge duties you are expected to: 

1. Maintain overall shift operation in a safe, efficient and effect manner in the absence of management. 

2. Direct and supervise staff including all RNs, LPNs, Contingent workers and Direct Care Staff/ RCs to ensure the delivery of safe and effective patient care. 

3. Report any urgent issues on the unit to the management team in a timely manner and utilize the administrator on call for any emergency, medical, and disciplinary situations that require further intervention. 

 

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:   

1. Complies with established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives. 

2. Attends variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed. 

3.