Registered Nurse
Veterans Inc.
- Shrewsbury, MA
- $40.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Oversees the health and nursing care of patients while monitoring their progress towards treatment goals.
- Respond to patient care needs/issues and assists with activities of daily living.
- Coordinates patient's care to assure procedures, treatments, transfers, and/or referrals are completed in a timely manner, encompassing standards of clinical nursing practice and Veterans Inc. policies.
- Provides medication education and administers medications as ordered by the Medical Director and maintains accurate accounting of all medication received and dispensed.
- Responsible for safekeeping of all medication stock and the records required by the DEA, FDA, and Board of Pharmacy.
- Collects and processes urine specimens as needed, manage test results as ordered by the Medical Director and ensures the completion of all forms involved in these procedures.
- Provide patient education on health-related issues individually and in a group environment.
- Attends and participates in all meetings as required.
- Minimum Associate's degree from an accredited school of Nursing required. Bachelor's degree in Nursing is highly valued.
- Must have a current and valid Massachusetts licensure as a Registered Nurse
- Current certification in CPR
- Minimum of one year of nursing experience preferred. Experience providing nursing care in a substance abuse treatment setting is highly valued.
- Must be able to successfully pass a CORI/Background records check.
- Compliance with Veterans Inc. COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. Religious and Medical Exemptions are considered.