Adult Program Nurse
Lawrence, Massachusetts
RN
Posted Aug 20 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 8-hour days
- Hours a week
- 40
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour days · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
More role details
- Experience
- 3+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Massachusetts is $40/hr, across 427 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Melmark Overview
Melmark is a not-for-profit organization providing clinically-sophisticated evidence-based special education, residential, vocational, and therapeutic services for children and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, developmental and intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, medical complexities, and other neurological and genetic disorders.
Adult Program General Responsibilities
The Adult Program Nurse is responsible for the identification, management and resolution of health problems of individuals in the adult day and residential program. In addition, he/she is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the delivery of individual health care appropriate to the ages and populations served. The Nurse maintains operational aspects of assigned individual heath care areas and works collaboratively with the other members of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
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Schedule and Salary Information
Mon-Fri 8-4pm with occasional on call From $80-100k annually
Adult Program Nurse Requirements
Education/Training: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred; Registered Nurse considered.
Certifications/
Licensure
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse through the Massachusetts Board of Nurse Examiners. A valid US driver's license and a minimum age of twenty-one (21) years old. Must be capable of attaining approved Melmark driver status. Must meet Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) background check requirements. Successful completion of employer provided certification in CPR, First Aid, Crisis Intervention, and Melmark's Orientation Program and New Hire Onsite training program.
Skill(s): Strong general nursing skills with emphasis on the care of individuals who are emotionally, behaviorally, neurologically or developmentally disabled. Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
Experience
Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience in a developmental disabilities setting with minimum of one (1) year supervisory experience preferred. Knowledge of DPH MAP procedures. MAP certified in MA.
Interrelationships: Interacts with all members of the multidisciplinary treatment team as required for the individual.
Adult Nurse Benefits
Generous Paid Time Off Benefits including Vacation, Holiday and Sick! Melmark Sponsored Pension Plan AND 403(b) with employer matching Health, Dental, Vision Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care Life, AD&D, and Disability insurance Professional Conference and Research Opportunities Onsite CEUs at no cost to employees
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“Strong communication and interpersonal skills required. Experience: Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience in a developmental disabilities setting with minimum of one (1) year supervisory experience preferred…” · from this posting
Requirements
- Registered Nurse through the Massachusetts Board of Nurse Examiners
- valid US driver's license
- clinical experience in a developmental disabilities setting with minimum of one (1) year supervisory experience preferr
Place
- City
- Lawrence, Massachusetts
- Rent against this pay
- 22% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $60,433/yr
- State price level
- 6% above the national average
$1,662 median rent against $7,453 a month at $43/hr for 40 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Massachusetts index 105.8, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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