Assistant Director of Nursing
May Center School, Norwood, MA
Full-Time
May Center School Norwood is seeking an Assistant Director of Nursing to help lead quality, coordinated healthcare for individuals with autism, brain injury, and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. Reporting to the Director of Healthcare Services, you'll support nursing staff, oversee healthcare systems, and partner with families and program teams to ensure safe, consistent care.
What You'll Do
- Support individualized care: Use knowledge of each individual's medical history, medications, and baseline presentation to help coordinate primary, preventive, rehabilitative, and emergency care.
- Guide the nursing team: Supervise nurses and medical coordinators through coaching, feedback, staff meetings, and annual performance reviews.
- Coordinate healthcare services: Partner with families, guardians, providers, and program leadership to address medical concerns, support admissions, and maintain continuity of care.
- Oversee care protocols: Maintain individualized health and safety protocols, including supportive and protective device protocols, while promoting autonomy, dignity, and choice.
- Oversee medication practices: Support medication management across residences, coordinate pharmacy services and annual pharmacist reviews, and maintain certification to provide medication administration training.
- Develop staff knowledge: Coordinate onboarding, ongoing healthcare education, and required staff training.
- Maintain regulatory readiness: Coordinate controlled substance registrations, CLIA waiver requirements, and accurate medical records in accordance with applicable standards.
- Monitor quality and safety: Ensure quarterly healthcare audits, oversee infection control, and identify opportunities to improve services.
- Manage healthcare resources: Oversee specialized equipment, medications, medical supplies, and proper disposal of sharps and medical waste.
- Provide on-call support: Participate in the administrative on-call rotation to address routine and urgent healthcare needs.
What You Bring
- Current Registered Nurse licensure in Massachusetts.
- At least three years of nursing experience, preferably in the human services field.
- Experience providing care to children, adolescents, and/or adults with autism, brain injury, and/or neurodevelopmental disabilities, including individuals who exhibit significantly challenging behavior and aggression.
- Experience navigating healthcare systems and understanding applicable education, early childhood, public health, developmental services, MassHealth, and/or other relevant regulations.
- Previous leadership experience supervising RNs and LPNs strongly preferred.
- Strong communication, collaboration, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- A commitment to confidentiality, individual rights, and culturally respectful care.
- Ability to complete and maintain required training and certifications.
Why Join Us?
- Generous Paid Time Off: Vacation time and paid holidays, including a floating holiday to celebrate your birthday.
- Comprehensive Health Benefits: Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Professional Development: Paid training and certification opportunities to support your growth.
- Employee Assistance Program: Confidential support and guidance when you need it.
- Financial Flexibility: A dependent care flexible spending account, short- and long-term disability insurance options, and voluntary benefits.
- Education Support: Tuition reimbursement and loan repayment assistance programs.
- Retirement Savings: A 403(b)-retirement plan with employer match.
Competitive Pay: $95,000-$102,000
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