Job Description
Job Description
GENERAL SUMMARY
Provides direct care and coordination of medical services to program participants.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS*
- Provides direct care, as needed.
- Provides training in relevant health topics for staff and clients, as needed.
- Coordinates medical services with each participant’s primary physician or medical clinic.
- Oversees all health care services provided to program participants.
- Participates in the ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation and review of each participant’s needs and status.
- Obtains reports and approval of treatment plans from primary physicians.
- Documents recommendation in participants’ records resulting from periodic reviews.
- Advises program management and staff of any medical problems that may hinder a participant’s progress or that may be negatively impacted by program activities.
- Completes, signs and/or reviews monthly progress notes in accordance with regulations established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts-Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS).
- Serves as mandated reporter for suspected cases of abuse and/or neglect to the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC).
OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Performs additional duties, as assigned.
COMPETENCIES
- Total Quality Management: Is dedicated to providing the highest quality services which meet the needs and requirements of internal and external customers; is committed to continuous improvement through empowerment and performance management; creates a learning environment leading to the most efficient and effective work processes.
- Adaptability: Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; inspires others to be adaptable to change.
- Ethics, Values and Diversity: Promotes an appropriate and effective work environment and strives to ensure that the agency’s core values and beliefs are applied during all circumstances; genuinely cares about people; deals effectively with all races, nationalities, cultures, disabilities, ages, lifestyle choices and genders; supports equal and fair treatment and opportunity for all; adheres to and promotes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); advocates for the rights and interests of individuals with disabilities to maximize their potential in the programs and communities of their choice.
- Integrity and Trust: Is respectful, truthful, and transparent; keeps confidences; takes ownership and responsibility for decisions and outcomes.
- Problem Solving and Judgment: Probes all useful and constructive sources to find pertinent answers; can analyze issues, identify problems and work toward appropriate solutions; collaborates with others or as part of a team; displays willingness to make decisions; makes timely decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment.
- Oral and Written Communications: Speaks clearly, appropriately and effectively with a diverse group of individuals; is an active listener and gets clarification when necessary; participates constructively in meetings; is able to write clearly and succinctly; is able to communicate clearly in a variety of settings and situations.
PREPARATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
- Minimum 1 year prior experience in a community health setting.
- Must be able to effectively communicate in both verbal and written form with coworkers and supported individuals and read fluently.
- Valid driver’s license in the state of Massachusetts required.
- Successful completion of all state and Agency mandated trainings required upon hire.
- Must be compassionate and patient.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
- None.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, and twisting.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Ability to pull up or transfer individuals weighing up to 250 pounds.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.
*External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis.