Registered Nurse II

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II EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF VETERAN SERVICES

Registered Nurse II Chelsea, MA Apply Registered Nurse II

• Full and Part Time (Benefited) Multiple Shifts

• CONTINUOUS

• (2500055B) Description About the

Chelsea Veterans Home:

The Veterans Home at Chelsea is a state-funded, fully accredited health care facility that offers veterans quality health care, including full-time residential accommodations, and provides educational and social services for Veterans in the Commonwealth. The Veterans Home is staffed by approximately 330+ administrators, clinicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, skilled trade, dietary staff, housekeeping staff, contractors, consultants, and general administrative personnel. The Home addresses the needs of a wide variety of veterans, including 24/7 care and treatment for terminal illness to the provision of residential, social, and educational services. Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient medical services are provided to these veterans in need. The patient population is generally categorized into the following categories: Alzheimer/Long Term Care; Domiciliary (residential). The tradition of service to the veterans of Massachusetts is surpassed only by a continued commitment to excellence in care for those who are in need now and in the future. Our mission is to provide ?Care with Dignity, Honor, and Respect? to our Veterans. Learn more about our important work: http://www.mass.gov/che. This is an open and continuous posting for Full and Part-Time positions on our Evening and Night Shifts The Veterans Home at Chelsea is seeking several compassionate and experienced nursing professionals for our Registered Nurse II (RN) position. The RN II is the second level in the series and candidates will assume supervision of an assigned unit staff, while fostering teamwork across multiple disciplines. The RN II is responsible for providing overall exceptional patient driven care and support to veterans in order to effectively evaluate medications and/or treatment regimens. The incumbent will support, educate, direct and guide the performance of LPN, CNA and administrative staff, while communicating information in a clear and constructive manner to patients and their families. Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive): ? Provide overall delivery of quality nursing care to a culturally diverse resident veteran population. ? Identify, evaluate and reassess veteran health status and response to treatment; confer with assigned doctor for treatment modalities. ? Collaborate with other health team members to facilitate positive patient care outcome including physical/occupational therapy, hospice and Gero-psychology; participate in program planning and development. ? Partner effectively with residents, families and significant others, providing psychosocial support in coping with emotional, mental, medical, and physical decline/impairment. ? Verify physician orders for accuracy, allergies and other appropriate veteran data; transcribe and implement orders. ? Identify healthcare associated infections and appropriate interventions in conjunction with the Infection Control processes. ? Foster the Chelsea Veterans Home mission, vision and operational policies while maintaining regulatory and department compliance with Joint Commission, and state/federal regulations. ? Facilitate instruction to other nursing personnel, including techniques, procedures and equipment. ? Investigate complaints by veterans and/or staff; facilitate methods of treatments, room assignment and attempts to resolve issues. ?

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