Registered Nurse. Framingham MA Area

JOB SUMMARY

The AFC provider must employ or independently contract with a registered nurse. The registered nurse

may function as the program director.

RESPONSIBILITIES

 Completing and coordinating all clinical assessments and clinical evaluations.

 Developing, implementing, and reviewing on an ongoing basis each member’s AFC plan of

care.

 Developing the member’s interim and final AFC plan of care, with input from the member or

responsible party, all members of the MDT, and other individuals designated by the member

 Overseeing, training, evaluating, and supervising AFC caregivers in conjunction with the care

manager.

 Reviewing the PCP Summary Form.

 Coordinating and implementing the PCP form and approval for AFC with the member, AFC

caregiver, and AFC provider personnel.

 Monitoring the health status of all members to ensure that all needed AFC is properly delivered.

 Reporting changes in the health status of any member to the member’s PCP.

 Coordinating the delivery of AFC with any other health services or supportive services the

member is receiving from MassHealth or other agencies or organizations

 Reviewing AFC caregiver logs at a minimum of every 30 days.

 Conducting on-site visits with each member at the member’s qualified setting in accordance with

level of care.

 Completing a nursing progress note corresponding with each on-site visit or encounter, or more

often as the member’s condition warrants.

 Educating the member about hygiene and health concerns.

 Completing and submitting semiannual health-status reports to the member’s PCP.

 Developing, in conjunction with the MDT the AFC caregiver, and the member or responsible

party, an emergency backup and personal care contingency plan for each member receiving

AFC that includes an alternative plan for the member if the AFC caregiver is temporarily unable

to provide care.

 Planning for and implementing discharges and transition from the AFC program.

 Conducting an orientation for each AFC caregiver before the AFC caregiver begins personal

care.

 Providing ongoing training to AFC caregivers on health and aging.

QUALIFICATIONS

 The registered nurse must be fully licensed by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.

 The registered nurse must have at least two years of recent experience in the direct care of elders or adults with disabilities.

Body Positioning

 Requires repetitive movement

 Requires frequent bending or twisting

 Requires sitting for at least 4-6 hours a day

 Requires standing for at least 4-6 hours a day

Quality Care AFC

 Requires sitting in a bent position for periods of up to 1 hour

 Requires using hands and fingers to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls

 Requires to lift upto 10 lbs occasionally

 Requires the ability to walk the length of the office frequently throughout the day (if applicable)

 Requires using hands and fingers to type on a keyboard and navigate a computer mouse

 Requires eyesight to see paper documents and computer monitor

Communication

 Requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise)

 Requires face-to-face verbal discussions with individuals or teams

Conflict

 Requires dealing with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous people

Environment

 Includes exposure to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable

 Requires working in cramped work spaces and getting into awkward positions

 Proper handwashing

Job Hazards

 Includes exposure to disease or infections

Level of Challenge (Essential Job Function)

 Requires repeating the same physical activities or mental activities over and over

 Requires being exact or highly accurate

Pace and Scheduling (Essential Job Function)

 Requires meeting strict deadlines (compliance)

Personal Interaction (Essential Job Function)

 Requires work with others in a group or team

 Requires work with external customers or the public

Work Attire

 Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment (PPE) (if applicable)

 Dress code policy

 Following characteristics of a Registered Nurse

Work Setting

 Job tasks are performed in close physical proximity to other people

 Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions

 Requires travel (up to but not limited to 100 miles per day) (if applicable)

 Be able to drive a car to travel between members

 Be able to use hands to steer and feet to control the brake and gas pedals.

 Be able to see the road

 Use personal car

Pay: $43.79 - $50.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Framingham, MA 01701