FSRI Registered Head Nurse

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary:The Head Nurse serves as the primary clinical resource for students/residents families staff and healthcare providers. The Head Nurse is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all health services within the residential and educational setting. As part of the multidisciplinary team the Head Nurse will provide healthcare services to students and staff promote overall wellness and ensure a safe and healthy school environment. This role involves managing student health needs responding to emergencies and supporting physical and mental well-being throughout the school community. This position provides direct nursing care supervises nursing staff ensures compliance with healthcare regulations develops health-related policies and procedures as needed and promotes the physical and emotional well-being of students/residents. The Nurse will lead the development and ongoing management of a culturally competent comprehensive individualized care plan with each individual youth. Assess individuals/families with behavioral health and/or substance use needs and provide treatment and referral services. Provides medical case management oversight and consultation for South County Academy programs. Assures compliance for agency and state/federal medication supply storage and disposal procedures for assigned programs. The Head Nurse will also prepare and execute student group curriculum which promotes healthy lifestyles and public health education. Provides emergency crisis interventions and assessments as needed. Provide clinical treatment for clients as needed.

Qualifications:
RN licensed in the state of RI
Experience working in a residential healthcare setting preferably in care management
Supervisory experience preferred
Experience with children adolescents and adults from diverse social cultural and ethnic backgrounds
Skilled in operating various medical record software and hardware word-processing and database software programs
Spanish Speaking preferred and is compensated
Excellent multitasking and communication skills a must
Ability to work independently and part of a team
Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6% above-base pay.
Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8% above base pay.

Physical Requirements:This position requires community visits employees in this position must have the ability to:
Current drivers license reliable transportation registration and auto insurance
Ability to communicate effectively
Travel to and from community locations and office site which could include using walkways stairs and/or elevators
Ability to lift up to 20lbs
Provide emergency coverage; ratio to the programs as needed.
Must be able to work remotely and in person adhering to PHI requirements

Dont meet every single requirementHere at FSRI were dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If youre excited about one of our career opportunities but your experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health dental and work life benefits.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and diverse and inclusive teams working across the Health Healing Home and Hope divisions are experts in their fields delivering strategies to positively impact provide services statewide and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability genetic information marital status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidates relevant and transferable experience certifications licenses degree and language ability.