Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse at JFS of Metrowest Frami

Overview

Job Title: Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse

Location: Framingham, MA (plus Ashland, Natick, Marlborough and surrounding towns in greater Metrowest)

Company: Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS) is a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to accelerating social, academic and health equity and provides services to over 8,000 people in need within the Metrowest and Greater Boston regions each year, including assistance that supports the academic success of low income children, nutrition and basic family assistance for struggling families, citizenship and immigrant programs, and geriatric care management and other support services that enable frail older adults to live independently.

JFS’ mission is to provide vital social, health and community services to alleviate suffering, enhance lives and support people in need.

Schedule: Very flexible, 5-15 hours/month, most work can be scheduled between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, Mon-Fri.

Compensation: $35.00/hour;
Reimbursement for travel miles

To Apply:  to complete the form (resume and cover letter required.)

The JFS Homecare program is growing and JFS seeks to hire a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide supervision to homecare direct service providers. No direct RN medical care is a requirement of this position. LPNs will work under the supervision of an RN. This team member will supervise direct service staff who are providing personal care services to ensure safety and client well-being.

This team member:

• Provides quarterly supervision to direct service staff in the field
• Is called upon to provide assessments when client well-being is in question
• Supervises the first visit between a direct service staff member and a client when assignments change or new clients are enrolled in the program

Typically, each session will take approximately 1-2 hours for direct supervision and required reporting.

Requirements:

• Valid state of MA RN or LPN License
• Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license
• In good health, TB screening mandatory
• Fluent in English/good communications skills; multilingual a plus (Spanish and/or Portuguese)
• (2) work references in the healthcare industry
• Must enjoy working with the older adult population

Framingham, Ashland, Natick, Marlborough and surrounding towns in greater Metrowest area

The responsibilities include supervising direct service staff, conducting quarterly supervision, performing client assessments when concerns arise, and supervising initial visits for new or changing client assignments. Qualifications include an MA RN or LPN license, reliable transportation, TB screening, English proficiency (multilingual a plus), and experience with older adults.

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