Registered Nurse - Pir​/Pirm

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Career Opportunities with Neighborhood House Association

About NHA: The Neighborhood House Association is a non‑profit organization. Head Start positions are funded in whole or in part by state and federal government funds. Some social service program positions may be funded in whole or in part through grant funds. Because positions and salaries may be funded through grants, ongoing employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these funds.

Our EEO Policy: Neighborhood House Association is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Benefi​ts for eligible employees:

• 15 Holiday Days
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $2,500
• 2 Personal Days
• Group Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance, Agency‑Paid Life Insurance and Long‑Term Disability Insurance
• Live Well Program
• 4 Paid Days Annual Bereavement (Note total of 5 days of bereavement leave per loss)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Voluntary Benefits:
  Life and AD&D Accident, Short‑Term Disability and Critical Illness Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Medical and dental benefits are provided to regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.

Under general supervision of the Program Director, provides professional nursing care to justice‑involved mentally ill and emotionally disturbed clients as they prepare to exit detention facilities in a post‑release reentry setting; and performs related duties as assigned.

• Evaluates nursing implementation of treatment plans and daily work performance.
• Coordinates necessary in‑service training for professional nursing staff.
• Assists Program Director in implementing and improving program nursing processes/procedures.
• Provides professional nursing care to justice‑involved mentally ill clients.
• Performs general medical services post‑release.
• Assists clients in identifying specialty care needs (dental, vision, etc.) and initiates linkage to appropriate services.
• Ensures clients connect with the primary care provider of their choice.
• Provides education on health‑related matters that tend to concern homeless, formerly incarcerated, substance‑using, mentally ill individuals, including tobacco cessation and related resources.
• Assesses clients for psychiatric concerns and initiates linkage to psychiatric outpatient services.
• Consults with outside psychiatric staff and other mental health staff on client concerns and treatment plan progress.
• Provides billable services at 60%
• Monitors clients’ health on an ongoing basis.
• Performs bimonthly check‑ins with all clients.
• Ensures that necessary lab tests are completed, administers, monitors the use of and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications.
• Assesses clients in crisis situations and facilitates prompt resolution.
• Collaborates with pharmaceutical staff at various locations to ensure refills are completed.
• Collaborates with other service team members on ensuring referrals and linkage to requested services (e.g., housing, clothing, food, etc.) as needed.
• Informs and/or instructs the client and/or family members about the nature of the illness, any preventive measures, the medications prescribed and the possible side effects, etc.
• Collaborates with nursing staff and program team members, family members, and, in some cases, hospitals, board and care facilities, pharmacists, conservators, etc.
• Attends, participates in and provides information about clients during weekly care coordination meetings and ad hoc case consultations.
• Works with clients and family members, conservators, etc. to ensure medication compliance.
• Performs various administrative functions involved in client care and program management, updates appropriate components of client…