RN - Adult Foster Care

Fortcom is currently looking to hire Part-Time RN for Lynn, Lowell, New Bedford, Worcester, Brockton areas of Massachusetts to perform monthly home visits to Members of our Adult Family/Foster Care program.

Job Responsibilities:

• completing the MDS-HC and other clinical assessments;
• developing and reviewing on an ongoing basis each member’s AFC plan of care;
• training, evaluating, and supervising AFC caregivers in conjunction with Program Director;
• reviewing the physician summary;
• 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 physician;
• periodically reviewing AFC caregiver logs;
• conducting admission on-site visits for new member;
• completing a nursing progress note corresponding with each on-site visit or encounter;
• submitting a semiannual health-status report to the member’s primary care physician;
• planning for an implementing discharges 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.
• Any other office duties that may be assigned by Program Directors and President
  
  
  

Skills Required:

• Demonstrated ability to coach, train and provide staff development.
• Proficiency in Microsoft (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
  
  
  

Education/Experience:

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• Must be fully licensed RN by Mass Board of Registration
• At least two years of previous home health care experience
• Bilingual (Spanish or Haitian Creole) is a plus
  
  
  

Flexible work from home options available.