Bilingual Registered Nurse (Spanish)

Bilingual Registered Nurse (Spanish)

The Bilingual Registered Nurse is responsible for ensuring high-quality and compassionate care for consumers in community-based settings. This role involves clinical assessments, care planning, and ongoing oversight to maintain or improve the health and independence of aging population, acting in accordance with MassHealth, state regulations, and Mystic Valley Aging Services standards.

Schedule: This is a full-time, non-exempt (35 hour/week) position. We offer a hybrid remote schedule. No nights or weekends.

Compensation: Starting annual salary is $85,000 - $90,000.

With a refreshing culture that is supportive, collaborative, and encouraging of diverse perspectives and backgrounds and a satisfying balance between your work and personal life, why not join the Mystic Valley Aging Services' Team!

Depending on your role and your hours, we offer:

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive salaries
• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 403b Retirement Plan with agency contribution after 2 years of employment
• 3 weeks accrued Vacation time
• 3 weeks accrued Sick time
• 13 Paid Holidays
• 30 personal hours
• Ample free parking
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral bonuses of up to $2,000

Job Activities

Key activities of the position are below. Additional duties may be assigned as required.

Top Key Activities:

1. Comply with state regulations in performing screening activities for MassHealth community-based reimbursed services.
2. Complete comprehensive initial assessments, reassessments of consumers' functional, medical, and psychosocial needs and provide ongoing oversight as required by each program.
3. Participating in interdisciplinary model of care management, including participation in discharge conferences, crisis intervention and prevention.
4. Provide clinical support, health education and resources for care management staff, consumers, their families, and caregivers.
5. Maintain accurate consumer records in the required database in accordance with Executive Office of Aging and Independence, Mystic Valley Aging Services, and MassHealth standards.

Other Activities:

• Attend mandatory training(s) and develop professionally through training opportunities
• Participate in the orientation and training of new staff members
• Attend Agency, Client Services Department, and team meetings as required

Key Success Measures:

• Quality metrics as determined by MVAS in accordance with contract.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelors' degree from an accredited school in social work, psychology, counseling, human development, nursing, sociology, criminal justice, public health, public policy, or gerontology, and at least two years of experience in counseling, casework or case management preferably with older adults and/or the disabled population
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Previous experience in a human service/community-based setting preferred
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to communicate across all levels, including staff, family and external partners
• Ability to maintain confidentiality while working with sensitive information or in sensitive situations
• Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to work effectively independently or as a team
• Demonstrates a willingness to take on new tasks with a general attitude that no task is too small, impossible, or cannot be improved
• Expertise in the following platforms: Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint), Adobe Pro, Zoom and other web-based applications

Physical Requirements of the Job:

• Ability to lift, push, pull and carry objects frequently weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to climb up and down stairs unassisted.
• Ability to travel to the community to perform visits
• Private transportation and driver's license
• Work requires regular standing, stooping, and bending.

Mystic Valley Aging Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.