Registered Nurse - Day Services

Come demonstrate your passion for child & family empowerment by joining the Wayside team!

*****SIGN ON BONUS OF $2000!! ($1000 after 30 days; $1000 after 90 days)*****

At Wayside, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity- focused community that approaches client care as a matter of social justice. Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults, and families each year.

Wayside thinks of our employees as whole people and invests in benefits to support employee wellness.

• Tuition, training & student loan reimbursement 
• PTO Package: 3 Wellness Days (time off), 9 Paid Holidays, Up to 3 weeks of vacation (in your first year)
• A learning environment – free training institute with thought leaders, CEU trainings & program trainings, etc. 
• Financial health supports 
• Equity focused medical benefits 
• Teamwork atmosphere Career development support – a great place to grow your career!!!

REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

Framingham Campus 

Position is Monday-Friday 8am-4pm, 7:30am-3:30pm.

Starting Salary: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00/year + sign on bonus (half paid after 30 days of employment and half paid after 90 days of employment; pro-rated for part-time).

 
Salary for this position ranges from the “base” rate of pay (as listed)—for someone with the minimum required credentials. Adjustments up from the base rate of pay could include such factors as years of related experience externally, educational background, years at another position within Wayside, needed language fluency, and/or particular areas of expertise.

Wayside Youth and Family Support Network is hiring a full time Registered Nurse for our Campus Residential Programs in Framingham, with a focus on a new program, called the Youth Crisis Community Stabilization Program. The program RN is responsible for the oversight and implementation of the medical, health and medication services of individuals at this program.  The RN is responsible for medication administration, reconciliation, obtaining/verifying orders, transcription, and other collateral contact as necessary.  The RN will perform Medical Risk Assessments within 12 hours of a youth’s admission and will make all necessary recommendations for medical care to the Nursing Supervisor. In addition, the RN will provide emergency triage, assess youth health and/or injuries for the Campus when necessary, similar to a school nurse position.

The Campus nurse works closely with the Nursing Supervisor and Program Administrators to ensure youth conditions are medically managed for the duration of their stay. The RN will triage medical requests from Program Administrators and communicate the outcome to staff as appropriate on a daily basis. The RN will also maintain communication with youth’s legal guardian for all medical issues on a continual basis, as well as document any encounters in nursing notes. 

The Campus RN will monitor medication administration compliance and oversee the Medication Administration Error reporting by the Medical Case Managers. Reviews all medical/medication incident report daily and signs off on them

What You Will Do:

• Conduct medication trainings for staff.
• Collaborate with program for nursing needs including health education/awareness groups.
• Provide education to staff and guardians on conditions/ medications. Participate in an on-call rotation for medical triage/medication issues after hours and on weekends
• Attend rounds.
• Provide nursing assessments within required timeframes
• Triage nursing needs and make appropriate referrals.
• Assist staff in training and troubleshooting medication distribution issues.
• Work with the Nursing Supervisor to ensure all medical needs of Campus are completed daily. Write policies as relates to MAP or NARCAN medication administration.
• Responsible for medication transcription & consents. Count & order all required medications. Assist staff with medication portion of intakes & discharges.
• Obtain immunization and PCP records.
• Coordinate appointments with outside collaterals. Nursing on call on weekends for psychiatry assistance.
• Document all medical needs, occurrences and communication in appropriate locations including EMR. Document medication errors.
• Assist in MAP implementation and monitoring. Maintain professional relationships with collaterals and guardians.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:

• Demonstrates high quality customer service (i.e. ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate with others at all levels, strong client engagement skills, etc.).
• Demonstrates good clinical knowledge (i.e. strong Motivational Interviewing skills).
• Demonstrates good assessment and treatment planning skills.
• Demonstrates ability to work with others (i.e. strong teamwork, can collaborate and coordinate care with other staff).
• Demonstrates high quality writing skills as evidenced by good client documentation. Demonstrates attention to detail (i.e. ability to give and follow detailed and explicit directions).
• Demonstrates an ability to multitask. Demonstrates ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates dependability and persistence (i.e. excellent follow through on assigned tasks).
• Demonstrates the ability to teach, mentor, and coach others (i.e. able to provide constructive feedback).
• Demonstrates Beginner Excel skills (i.e. create templates/tracking sheets).
• Demonstrates knowledge of EEC licensure requirements and chart documentation needs. 

Minimum requirements:
 
• Must have a current, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.
• Have experience working with youth

We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC); Trauma Informed Practice; Substance Use Intervention; Risk and Safety Assessment.

Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!