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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Part Time
Seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for the Riverside Community Care Behavioral Health Services Division in Upton, MA
The Community Crisis Stabilization program in Upton serves up to 6 people at any given time.
Riverside Community Care has exciting relief opportunities available to join our growing and highly regarded stable organization. Work as part of our cohesive, experienced, multi-disciplined team in our voluntary community crisis stabilization program and acute care residence. Major responsibilities include assisting the nurse manager with filling physician orders, administering medications, and monitoring vital signs. The LPN would provide guidance, education, supervision and direct supports to allow consumers to maintain their physical and emotional health, live safely in the community and develop the skills necessary to return to independent living. Employees in this position will be required to perform occasional visits to people served, in home, to assess their needs.
Schedule: Part Time - 16 to 32 hours a week with the following available shifts:
- Saturday 7am to 3pm
- Saturday 3pm to 11pm
- Sunday 7am to 3pm
- Sunday 3pm to 11pm
Pay Rate: $48.07/hourly (this figure includes our $12 Weekend Differential!)
- Evenings (3pm - 11pm) - additional $2/hourly
- Overnight (11pm - 7am) - additional $3/hourly
Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
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Required Skills
- Excellent communication, organizational, and time-management skills required
- Basic computer fluency (Microsoft Office) required
- Driver's license required
- Must be able to lift ten pounds
Required Experience
- LPN required
- Minimum of one year experience in the mental health field required
Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.
