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Nurse Care Manager

Job Description: HSL provides enhanced housing with services to seniors living in its four affordable housing locations, and at partner housing sites, with the goal of improving quality of life and supporting independent living. At its core, enhanced housing with services is a proactive approach wherein resident services staff regularly and actively reach out to each individual resident to engage with them around their health and wellness, identify areas of need/risk and provide intensive, individualized case management and support as needed and desired by the resident. The Nurse Care Manager is a key member of the housing team working to support residents in living independently, safely, and well for as long as possible by developing meaningful relationships with residents and providing supports in a holistic way. The Nurse Care Manager works closely with other team members to: engage residents in wellness assessments and health education programs, connect residents to needed services, triage resident issues, provide a wide variety of case management tasks including coordinating care for residents returning home from hospital and/or rehab stays, ensure that all interventions are documented and tracked, and partner with community provider organizations. This position will work on-site in an affordable housing community in Brockton, Massachusetts. Hebrew SeniorLife employees set the highest standard in our commitment to redefine the experience of aging. With compassion, resilience, and determination, we make a difference in the lives of patients, residents, their families, and the broad senior care community every day. And they in ours as well. These life-changing connections give our work meaning and fuel our desire to advance our potential. To be all that we can be. At Hebrew SeniorLife, that’s uniquely possible. Because here we’re supported to always keep growing. And as we do, so does our collective impact. Our Benefits Include Excellent medical and dental benefits, available on your first day for positions over 24 hours/week A 403b retirement plan open to all employees, including per diems Generous paid time off On-site health and wellness programming Tuition reimbursement and scholarships An employee recognition program Responsibilities Partner with the Wellness Coordinator and the resident services team to provide comprehensive case management services to residents. Provide regular preventative outreach to all residents to check in on their needs and overall health and develop trusting relationships with residents and their families. Conduct wellness assessments of residents to assess risk and determine needs. Actively follow up on all identified needs including finding resources, making referrals and ensuring residents are actively engaged in services. Assess resident medical concerns and support residents with decision making re next steps, e.g. calling PCP, going to urgent care, going to the ED or seeing a specialist. Coordinate with primary care physicians and specialists, hospitals, mental health and other community providers. Ensure effective communication around changes in status, transitions and service utilization. Active follow up on all hospitalizations, rehab stays, emergency room visits. Work with families, hospitals, rehabs, HSL Home Care and/or VNA, ASAP’s and other providers to ensure safe discharges and ongoing services. Follow up regularly with at risk residents to support adherence to health and wellness related activities, medication and treatment plans. Conduct and/or coordinate group and individual education sessions on health and wellness, including medication management. Assess and keep track of the needs of residents with special needs, such as dementia and mental health, and make appropriate referrals. Utilize collected data to identify, plan, schedule and implement focused programs, such as falls prevention. Support and educate housing staff members about common medical conditions and how to identify and communicate status changes. Participate in resident services team meetings, provider meetings and individual family meetings. Assist residents and family members with transition to other levels of care when needed. Assist with specific resident needs such as taking vital signs, educating and assisting with Health Care Proxy and File of Life forms, arranging clinics for vaccines and arranging other health focused clinics, supporting residents in preparing for planned surgeries/medical tests. Document all work electronically in shared files/computer programs. Qualifications RN and 1 year of experience or LPN and 2 years of experience required. 3 years experience in aging services required, home health experience and dementia care a plus. Excellent triage and critical thinking skills required as well as ability to handle difficult situations. Must have compassion for and a desire to work with a senior population. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, work efficiently and proactively as part of a team. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including ability to communicate with residents, families and staff in a manner that conveys respects, caring and sensitivity. Motivated to learn and flexible/willing to change. Professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious, and results-oriented individual. Optimistic and positive demeanor, good intuition and sound judgment. Must be able to collect needed information and document clearly in electronic formats. Skills and comfort using Windows, Word and Excel required. Experience in aging services strongly preferred in community, home health or long-term care settings. Remote Type On-site Hebrew SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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8 months ago

Staff Nurse RN

Hebrew Senior Life Canton, MA

Job Description: Position Summary: The Registered Nurse (RN) will utilize the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to ensure quality-nursing care and to maximize the quality of life for the residents and patients. The RN is an integral member of the clinical support team, and collaborates with other multidisciplinary members to meet the clinical needs of the residents. The RN is an active supporter of the culture change initiatives, and serves as a role model and mentor to others. In addition, the RN will demonstrate a strong commitment to the philosophy and mission of Orchard Cove and recognize resident’s dignity and choice in all aspects of daily life. They are an active participant in the activities, work, and social environment of the households, and strive to make every resident encounter into a positive and meaningful experience and opportunity, while ensuring the provision of safe and efficient quality care. Core Competencies: Demonstrates empathy and compassion with all interactions with residents and with families Articulates importance of supporting independence and resident choice when caring for residents Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to foster teamwork Articulates commitment to excellence and high quality care Articulates the importance of accountability and personal ownership related to teamwork and resident care Demonstrates strong critical thinking skills Demonstrates ability to coach and mentor others to achieve high quality care Position Responsibilities: Ensures all care delivered is within the scope and established standards of safe professional nursing practice and HSL core competencies Collaborates with other members of the clinical support team (MD, NP, nurses, social worker, therapists, dietician) to meet the clinical needs of the resident and monitor outcomes of care Adheres to best practice recommendations and implements evidence based interventions to ensure optimum outcomes for residents Practices in a primary nursing model and maintains accountability for a set of assigned residents/patients Collaborates and participates in care planning activities and supports autonomy and individual choice wherever possible Ensures adherence to the plan of care, revises as necessary, and ensures the plan accurately reflects an individualized approach to resident’s needs Documents appropriately in the electronic medical record Identifies and seeks out necessary resources as needed to ensure the provision of safe and effective care Delegates and supervises clinical care delivered by the licensed practical nurse and the nursing assistant Assumes accountability for his/her own learning needs and professional development Demonstrates critical thinking abilities in problem resolution Role models professional behavior Actively participates in shared governance, committees, etc Collaborates in the development of new work processes and systems Serves as a resource and support to the elder assistants in the households Identifies and responds to safety concerns on the household and neighborhood Maintains compliance with policies, procedures, practice and regulatory matters Participates in the collection and monitoring of quality data to ensure high standards of care Participates in performance improvement projects Participate and assists with activities (i.e. assist with serving meals) Serves as a coach and mentor to all staff, i.e. Nursing/Resident assistants and LPNs May be assigned charge nurse responsibilities. Responsibilities may include: Giving shift report to on coming staff Provide clinical/supervisory oversight to assigned unit during shift Delegate assignments to team assigned to shift Initiate necessary reports including DPH, incident reports, concern resolutions Assure completion of admission or discharges during shift Attend rounds (wound, physician etc) Provides oversight of LPN assessments (as assigned) and co-signs nursing assessments and initial care plans The above covers the most significant responsibilities of the position. It does not, however, exclude other duties, which would be in conformity with the level of the position. Completes special projects as assigned Qualifications: Graduate of approved school of nursing required; BSN preferred Current Massachusetts license as an R.N. in good standing Previous experience preferred Understand the philosophy and support the model of care at HRC required Must be professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious and results-oriented individual. Must have an optimistic and positive demeanor, excellent oral and written communication skills, good intuition and able to adapt to changing priorities and display good, sound judgment with a sense of humor Superb organizational skills. Must have solid analytical skills. Must be creative and proactive yet disciplined, discriminating and able to streamline work volume in order to maintain bottom line efforts in midst of multi-tasking and daily re-prioritizing. Must have ability to innovate, think strategically and conceptually, manage multiple projects simultaneously and handle even difficult situations Must be motivated to learn and flexible to change Computer literacy required Excellent English language skills, written and verbal Pass Med test with 80% or greater Working Conditions and Physical Demands: Contact with residents under a wide variety of circumstances, which may include exposure to unpleasant odors, sights, and sounds Push occupied wheel chairs on flat surfaces, and up/down ramp up to 50 lbs Standing, walking, and sitting Lifting supplies and equipment up to 50 lbs Some reaching, stooping, squatting, bending, kneeling and crouching Remote Type On-site Hebrew SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.