Registered Nurse

Position: Registered Nurse (7am-3pm)
About Walker Since 1961, Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs has been a trusted partner for children, youth, and families, navigating some of life’s most difficult challenges. Based in Needham, our mission is to nurture hope, build strengths, and develop lifelong skills in partnership with the children, youth, families, and communities we serve. We provide comprehensive, trauma-informed residential, educational, and clinical services to children and youth with complex social-emotional, behavioral, and learning needs, while supporting their families every step of the way.

Through three specialized divisions—Residential & Educational Programs, Behavioral Health & Community-Based Services, and Walker Solutions—we deliver relationship-based care and capacity-building that makes a lasting difference. Today, we serve children, youth, and families from more than 150 communities across Massachusetts.

Make a Difference Every Day—and Gain Skills You Can Use for Life Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, the Registered Nurse (RN) will be responsible for both routine and emergency medical services in the residential, CBAT, group home, and school programs. New grads welcome to apply!

Essential Functions Provide routine medical care to students

Provide emergency care to students if necessary

Administer medications to students at various times throughout the shift

Maintain medical records

Provide on-going consultation to staff and attend required meetings

Ensure that first aid supplies are available in all necessary locations

Track and schedule medical, dental and lab appointments

Provide in-service training to staff

Communicate with parents/guardians/collaterals as needed

Support Nursing internships

Attend multidisciplinary team meetings as needed

Serve as on-call nurse for after-hours phone triage, as needed

Additional duties as assigned

Skills and Abilities

Must be able to successfully pass and apply Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training

Must be able to successfully complete First Aid/CPR training

Must be able to successfully complete MAP certification

Must be familiar and proficient in Electronic Health Record Systems Ability to appropriately manage confidential information

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to remain calm and make safe decisions in high-pressure situations

Capacity to work effectively in a stressful and fast-paced environment

Ability to learn, retain, and apply principles taught in training and supervision

Ability to stand, walk, and run for extended periods, perform frequent bending, stooping, stretching, lifting (up to 50 lbs.), sitting, stairs, typing, and looking at a computer screen

Strong written and verbal communication skills and computer experience is required

Ability to meet deadlines and follow through with multiple projects simultaneously

Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively as part of a team, including during times of high stress

Ability to transport clients in company vehicles to appointments

Must be able to follow Walker’s policies and procedures, be an ambassador of Walker, and Walker’s work culture

Schedule:

Day schedule (7am-3pm), biweekly rotating weekend shifts, with some holidays

Additional flexibility as needed based on program needs

Qualifications

Education and Certifications

Required:

Current unencumbered MA nursing license.

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or equivalent.

Experience Preferred: 1-2 years of experience working with children with emotionally challenged and/or developmentally delayed children preferred.

Other Requirements:

Successfully complete all background check suitability requirements

Must have reliable transportation

Valid MA driver’s license preferred

Bilingual capabilities are preferred, but not required

Supervision:

Reports to:

Director of Nursing Equal Opportunity Statement Walker is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, national guard or reserve unit obligations, participation in discrimination complaint-related activities, or membership in any category protected by federal or state law.