Registered Nurse - ACCS

Job Description

Brief Description

The Registered Nurse for the ACCS program provides indirect and direct services to individuals served within the ACCS team!

• The Registered Nurse collaborates with and provides medical services and coordination to facilitate the care planning process and overall provision of services to the individuals served.
• Actively involved in assessment, treatment planning and service delivery processes and responsible for determining individuals’ need for rehabilitative services as required by Medicaid Rehabilitation Option (Rehab Option).
• Acts as liaison to area and regional medical facilities in cooperation with Program Directors.
• Provides ongoing in-service training and consultation to other staff members and families on issues of medical care/health as they relate to developmental disabilities.
• Serves as a resource to individuals and families.
• Participates in clinical assessments by preparing and submitting nursing assessments and progress notes in accordance with agency policies.
• Writes health history/status and self-care sections of evaluation reports, when requested.
• Makes recommendations to be written and included in individuals’ plans for remediation of health/nutritional deficits when appropriate.
  
  

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) license in MA required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have valid driver’s license and a reliable car available for working hours to transport individuals served.
• Experience working in psych population or forensic setting preferred
  
  

BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.