RN (Home Care) - PACE Elder Care Services

Location: CHA East Cambridge Care Center 

Work Days: Homecare 8:00am - 5:00pm with variable start/end times, including rotating weekends and holidays

Category: Registered Nurse  

Department: CHA PACE  

Job Type: Full time  

Work Shift: Day / Evening 

Hours/Week: 36.00 

Union Name: MNA Cambridge

Department Description:
CHA PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). CHA PACE serves adults 55 years and older with chronic medical and/or mental health difficulties with the goals of achieving the highest level of community independence and preventing nursing home placement. CHA PACE's high functioning interdisciplinary team works to fully integrate and coordinate medical and behavioral health care, community resources, and in-home support services. 

Job Purpose:
The Home Care RN is a crucial member of the PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), providing PACE program participants who experience a wide range of chronic healthcare needs with coordinated nursing care in their own homes. The RN demonstrates expertise in the assessment, case management, and implementation of participants’ overall plans of care. They also utilize evidence-based nursing interventions to support these comprehensive care plans, as well as collaborate with the enrollment team in performing initial assessments of participants’ home care needs, such as medication reconciliation and warm hand-offs to other IDT members. In addition, the RN communicates the current status of participants to the IDT, including new problems and/or problems indicating a significant change in status, in order to inform best practices for continued care. 

Qualifications:

• Current RN MA licensure required
• ARC or AHA BLS Provider certification required; Phlebotomy skills preferred
• B.S. in Nursing preferred
• Reliable transportation to make daily home visits in the CHA PACE service area
• One to three years of home care experience preferred 
• Highly developed geriatric assessment and clinical skills
• Experience at a PACE plan, working on an interdisciplinary team, etc. is desired
• Fluency in Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, etc. is desired
• Clinical experience with geriatric, behavioral health and/or disabled populations is desired

 
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.