Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Job at Mental Health Association, Inc., Chicopee, MA

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  • Mental Health Association, Inc.
  • Chicopee, MA

Job Description

Join our dedicated team as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in our New Way Services (NWS) Division, where we provide critical care and support to individuals living with acquired brain injuries (ABI) or disabling medical conditions, such as multiple sclerosis or severe diabetes. This role focuses on delivering compassionate care, ensuring comfort, dignity, and the highest quality of life for each resident.

New Way Services (NWS) offers a supportive, home-like environment for individuals facing significant health challenges. Through personalized care, skill-building, and community integration, our team helps residents achieve greater independence and quality of life. Programs like The Resource Center provide additional opportunities for engagement, self-expression, and goal setting, ensuring that each individual’s journey is as fulfilling as possible.

As an LPN, you'll play a key role in supporting residents across 3-4 residential group homes. This role is ideal for nurses seeking meaningful work, a positive work-life balance, and a supportive environment.

What You’ll Do:

  • Provide triage and nursing support for residents, ensuring timely responses to medical needs.
  • Conduct regular visits to group homes for health assessments, staff support, and participant education.
  • Monitor and manage health conditions, such as diabetes, while coordinating care plans.
  • Complete medication audits and ensure compliance with MAP policies.
  • Accompany or arrange participant transport for medical appointments.

Why You'll Love This Role:

  • No mandated overtime or on-call: Flexible scheduling that works for you.
  • Hands-on impact: Be the boots-on-the-ground difference for your residents.
  • Supportive environment: Training provided for the right candidates, including MAP certification.

Requirements:

  • Current and valid Massachusetts LPN license.
  • Strong self-direction, communication, and organizational skills.
  • MAP certified in the state of Massachusetts, preferred but not required.
  • Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
  • At least one year of nursing experience is preferred but not required.

Benefits:
Available for Full-Time Employees: 

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision).
  • Retirement Plan (403B, IRA).
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D).
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays).
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity).
  • Long Term Disability.

 

About Mental Health Association, Inc.:

What We Do MHA (Mental Health Association) helps people live their best life. We provide access to therapies for emotional health and wellness; services for substance use recovery, developmental disabilities and acquired brain injury; services for housing and residential programming, and more. With respect, integrity and compassion, MHA provides each individual served through person-driven programming to foster independence, community engagement, wellness and recovery. Why It Matters The youth, adults, seniors and families we serve want the same things in life as anyone: to have friends, work, go to school, have meaningful relationships, express themselves (and be heard), and be accepted in their community for who they are. With our help and resources from a caring community, people can live their potential, in their community, every day. How We Think Starting in the 1960s, MHA’s groundbreaking efforts and advocacy helped to transition people away from institutional living to a life in our community. This became a model for the deinstitutionalization movement. Today, our leadership continues to advance awareness of mental health conditions and needs at local, regional and national levels. We drive compassionate care for those challenged by mental health, developmental disabilities, substance use, homelessness, acquired brain injury and more.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Local area, Flexible hours,

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