Licensed Practical Nurse - Campus

Come demonstrate your passion for child & family empowerment by joining the Wayside team!
*****SIGN ON BONUS OF $2000!! ($1000 after 30 days; $1000 after 90 days)*****
At Wayside, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity- focused community that approaches client care as a matter of social justice. Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults, and families each year.
Wayside thinks of our employees as whole people and invests in benefits to support employee wellness.

• Tuition, training & student loan reimbursement
• PTO Package: 3 Wellness Days (time off), 9 Paid Holidays, Up to 3 weeks of vacation (in your first year)
• A learning environment – free training institute with thought leaders, CEU trainings & program trainings, etc.
• Financial health supports
• Equity focused medical benefits
• Teamwork atmosphere Career development support – a great place to grow your career!!!

Licensed Practical Nurse
Framingham
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network is looking to hire two full time LPNs (one 40 hour, one 30 hour) for the Youth Crisis Community Stabilization Program. The LPN is responsible for the oversight and implementation of the medical, health and medication services of individuals at the program, providing medical and health services delivery to all youth. The LPN is responsible for medication administration, reconciliation, obtaining/verifying orders, transcription, and other collateral contact as necessary. The LPN will perform Medical Risk Assessments within 12 hours of a youth’s admission, and makes all necessary recommendations for medical care to the Nursing Supervisor. In addition, the LPN will provide emergency triage, assess youth health and/or injuries for the Campus when necessary, similar to a school nurse position. Works closely with the Nursing Supervisor and Program Administrators and ensures youth conditions are medically managed for the duration of their stay. Triages medical requests from Program Administrators and communicates outcome to staff as appropriate daily. Maintains communication with youth’s legal guardian for all medical issues on a continual basis, as well as documents any encounters in nursing notes.
Salary Range: $30.00-35.00/hr. Salary for this position ranges from the “base” rate of pay (as listed above)—for someone with the minimum required credentials. Adjustments up from the base rate of pay could include such factors as years of related experience externally, educational background, years at another position within Wayside, needed language fluency, and/or particular areas of expertise. *****2,000.00 sign on bonus*****
What You Will Do:

• Administer medication to youth in the program.
• Collaborate with the program(s) and outside collaterals to ensure that the proper medication is being transcribed and administered to our youth
• Assist with medication transcription and consents as well as the medical portion of intakes & discharges.
• Provide nursing assessments and attend rounds to contribute to care planning.
• Collaborate with programs for nursing needs including health education/awareness groups. Provide education to staff and guardians on conditions/ medications.
• Be available for campus medical/medication issues, including assistance with psychiatry.
• Triage nursing needs and make appropriate referrals. Assist staff in training and troubleshooting medication distribution issues.
• Coordinate appointments with outside collaterals if necessary.
• Document all medical needs, encounters and communication in appropriate locations including EMR.
• Maintain a professional relationship with collaterals and guardians.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:

• Demonstrates high quality customer service (i.e. ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate with others at all levels, strong client engagement skills, etc.).
• Demonstrates good clinical knowledge
• Demonstrates good assessment and treatment planning skills.
• Demonstrates ability to work with others (i.e. strong teamwork, can collaborate and coordinate care with other staff).
• Demonstrates high quality writing skills as evidenced by good client documentation.
• Demonstrates attention to detail (i.e. ability to give and follow detailed and explicit directions).
• Demonstrates an ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates dependability and persistence (i.e. excellent follow through on assigned tasks).
• Demonstrates the ability to teach, mentor, and coach others (i.e. able to provide constructive feedback).
• Demonstrates Beginner Excel skills (i.e. create templates/tracking sheets).
• Demonstrates knowledge of EEC licensure requirements and chart documentation needs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Active LPN license.
• At least 1 year of experience.

Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside’s dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!