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The Program Nurse, holding a MA Licensed Practical Nurse license, is responsible for providing nursing care and medical case management to children and adolescents with a variety of developmental, cognitive, and mental health diagnoses served by the Italian Home for Children in all of its programs in collaboration with the Pediatrician, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psychiatrists and other members of the treatment team.

Salary up to $75k. Italian Home for Children is committed to providing employees with excellent benefits and recently increased salary ranges! Day, evening, and overnight shifts available. At IHC, we are creating communities where all children and families are embraced and empowered to reach their full potential. Join IHC and become a part of a supportive, caring, and committed team that is making a difference every day. Are you ready to help? Are you prepared for professional growth opportunities? Apply Now!

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Essential Functions:

• Monitoring vital signs when appropriate and observing for adverse reactions to newly prescribed and ongoing psychiatric medications
• Demonstrate an ability to foster therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings
• Abide by HIPAA regulations and procedures
• Prepare for weekly supervision and weekly nurse team meeting, bringing new evidence-based knowledge, informed questions, and concerns to the team
• Embrace trauma-informed care framework when interacting with the children
• Answer children’s questions and address their or staff’s concerns professionally, efficiently, and empathically
• Assess and triage health needs of children across CBAT, residential, school, and after school programs and appropriately prioritize care
• Participation in beeper rotation for 24/7 on-call coverage
• Conduct intakes when social worker/clinical staff is unavailable
• Provide age appropriate medical and dental education and guidance and assistance to children including skill-building around activities of daily living
• Track acute and routine medical and dental appointments and assist in scheduling appointments, communicating appointments to residential staff, and following through on any recommendations
• Demonstrate a commitment to teamwork and communicate frequently and clearly within nursing office, with non-nursing staff, and externally with collaterals
• Document all required data and information in client’s chart accurately and concisely; utilize nursing software to record medical/dental/psychiatric concerns
• Ensure all discharge needs are met for children across all programs (appointments, documents, etc.)
• Follow all policies and procedures outlined in nursing manual
• Assist in maintaining an orderly office; restock supplies; proactively inform Nurse Manager when supplies need to be ordered
• Perform intake and discharge physicals.
• Assist treatment team with incorporating medical diagnoses in treatment planning
• Transport children to medical/dental appointments in the absence of available residential counselors
• Develop and provide in-services pertaining to medical/health issues, infection control, and other relevant topics at monthly orientations and dorm meetings as needed
• Reports significant issues or sudden changes in health status or behavior to prescriber and nursing director.
• Collaborate and consult with childcare staff/supervisors regarding medical needs of children
• Respect each child as in individual and provide care that promotes each child’s dignity and positive self-worth
• Compile health histories and maintain medical files for each resident; review documentation sent by collateral contacts
• Maintain excellent relationships and communicate with outside agencies, physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, and client’s families; relay important information back to all staff in a clear, concise, and educated manner
• Manage health issues of the children, including medication administration, noting medical orders, and promoting general and overall health
• Participate in establishing and maintaining a safe and therapeutic milieu environment.
• Assignment of medical assistants' daily duties when needed
• Participate in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training

Essential Qualifications:

• Pediatric psychiatric background preferred
• Professional and knowledgeable communication and documentation
• Resilient, patient, attentive, and empathetic
• May require bending, stooping, stretching, and lifting
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Computer proficiency
• LPN (Massachusetts) license required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver's license; ability to operate a motor vehicle safely
• Ability to provide therapeutic physical restraint, if necessary
• Flexible, adaptable, organized and can work in fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail
• Punctual and dependable for assigned shift.