Bilingual RN​/LPN Youth Crisis Residential Care

Registered Nurse | Licensed Practical Nurse

* Bilingual Candidates Encouraged to Apply

* EOE M/F/D/V

The Gándara Center provides residential, mental health, substance abuse, and preventive services for children, adults, and families across the Pioneer Valley and eastern parts of Massachusetts. We believe in our communities and value cultural diversity and strive to provide culturally competent, innovative services to a diverse community. Our mission is to promote the well-being of Hispanics, African Americans, and other culturally diverse populations, through innovative, culturally competent behavioral health, prevention, and educational services –Changing Lives one family at a time.

We’re looking forall levels of licensed nursing staffto work as a key member of an interdisciplinary team of residential professionals to administer top client care to youth with crisis level behavioral conditions. This position is supporting our programs in the Greater Springfield area. Multiple Shifts are available.

Acute residential services are available to individuals up to and including 18 years of age. The program offers short-term, 24/7, staff-secure, safe, and structured crisis treatment services in a community-based program that serves as a medically necessary, less-restrictive, and voluntary alternative to inpatient psychiatric hospitalization.

Duties and Qualifications

Registered nurse (RN):
The RN performs the following core functions: fills physician orders; administers medication and engages in a medication reconciliation process; takes vital signs; coordinates medical care; contributes to comprehensive assessment, brief crisis counseling, individualized crisis prevention planning, and provides psychoeducation; and assists with discharge planning and care coordination.

Licensed practical nurse (LPN):

LPNs assist the nurse manager with filling physician orders, administering medications, and monitoring vital signs inclusive of withdrawal symptoms. They also work with the direct care staff in ensuring an environment that promotes safety, recovery, and treatment. The contribute to assessment, individualized risk management/safety planning, discharge planning, and care coordination.

Requirements

Valid MA RN/LPN License
1-3 Years’ Experience preferred

The Gandara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.