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Fallon Health is a company that cares. We prioritize our members--always-making sure they get the care they need and deserve. Founded in 1977 in Worcester, Massachusetts, we deliver equitable, high-quality coordinated care and are continually rated among the nation's top health plans for member experience, service, and clinical quality.

Fallon Health's Summit ElderCare is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly-PACE for short. PACE, an alternative to nursing home care, is a program that helps people 55 and older continue living safely at home. At Fallon Health, we believe our individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities allow us to better serve our members. We embrace and encourage differences in age, race, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other characteristics that make people unique. 

Today, guided by our mission of improving health and inspiring hope, we strive to be the leading provider of government-sponsored health insurance programs-including Medicare, Medicaid, and PACE- in the region. 

Brief summary of purpose: 

The SE Licensed Practical Nurse will be an active member of the Summit ElderCare Care Team to ensure participants receive high quality and timely care and support whether at the PACE center or in the community. The SE Licensed Practical Nurse will carry out nursing tasks as assigned by his/her direct RN Manager as well as SE Providers and will ensure appropriate follow through and documentation in a timely manner.

Primary Job Responsibilities

The SE Licensed Practical Nurse will be a generalized nursing role within the PACE center that will implement plans of care that have been formulated by the Provider and Primary RN in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team. This role will report to and be supervised by the respective RN Manager (Clinical Manager or Home Care Manager) depending on the PACE site. The SE Licensed Practical Nurse will carry out nursing tasks as assigned by their direct supervisor and in accordance with their license (i.e., receive calls from participants and their caregivers, appropriately triage each call and conduct appropriate follow up including timely documentation in the medical record, administration of prescribed medications to participants attending the PACE center, recording vitals, carrying out treatments and wound care as assigned for participants attending the day center, make frequent home visits in the community to evaluate the home environment, fill weekly medication packs, record vitals, administer prescribed treatments, deliver relevant health teaching for participants and their caregivers, and make recommendations to the IDT regarding unmet participant needs, etc.). The SE Licensed Practical Nurse will work closely with their respective supervisor as well as the other nursing staff to coordinate all care for SE participants. Assignments will require occasional or frequent travel throughout the service area to/from participants' homes and contracted facilities.

Qualifications Requirements

Education

Graduate of an Accredited Practical Nursing Program

License/Certifications

Valid license to perform Practical Nursing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Willingness to occasionally assist other SE PACE centers either in person or remotely, as appropriate, when there is an opening or a gap in coverage.

Certification in CPR/Healthcare Provider issued by The American Heart Association or other accredited agency required.

• Driving a motor vehicle is an essential job function of this position and the following requirements apply:
• Must possess a valid drivers' license and have a satisfactory drivers' record report
• Must maintain the minimum state required insurance as referenced in Fallon Health's Drivers' Safety policy, on the vehicle you use while performing company business
• Must have reliable transportation
• Must meet the requirements of Fallon Health's Drivers' Safety Policy

Experience

• At minimum, three years' nursing experience in a primary care practice or long-term care facility or similar clinical setting
• At minimum, one year working in a nursing capacity with frail elders 

Pay Range Disclosure: In accordance with the Massachusetts Wage Transparency Act, the anticipated compensation for this position is:

• Day Room Nurse (RN): $90,000 annually
• Day Room Nurse (LPN): $37.00 per hour

These rates reflect what Fallon Health reasonably and in good faith expects to pay at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors such as the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and overall fit for the position and its responsibilities.

Fallon Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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.

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