Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

The Center for Human Development, (CHD), is seeking Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to join our team at our Crisis Stabilization Unit located in Chicopee, MA.

Are you a nurse with a passion for providing exceptional care? CHD's Crisis Stabilization Unit is seeking a full-time and part-time RN's and LPN's to support our outstanding team.  You'll be at the forefront of providing critical care to adults and teens during their most vulnerable moments, in a facility that offers crisis intervention, outpatient behavioral health, and brief stabilization services—all under one roof.

Bring your sense of humor, self-motivation, and passion for team-oriented care to CHD. If you're ready to join the team and make an impact in a supportive, client-centered environment, we want to hear from you!  

• Collaborating with nurses, physicians, advance practice nurses, psychologists, social workers, or other professionals
• Collaborating with guardians, relatives, and significant others of people served when clinically indicated
• Documenting assessments and treatments in the electronic health record
• Monitoring vital signs
• Assessment of signs of substance withdrawal and completion of standardized assessment tools such as the Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale (COWS, CIWA, CIWAb)
• Fills physician orders
• Administers medications
• Engages in a medication reconciliation process
• Coordinates medical care
• Contributes to comprehensive assessments
• Brief crisis counseling
• Individualized crisis prevention planning
• Providing psychoeducation
• Assisting with discharge planning and care coordination

RN pay rate: $45.00/hr.

LPN pay rate: $36.50/hr. 

Full-time days 7am-3:30pm, Part-time days 7am-3:30pm, part-time evenings available 3pm-11:30pm! Must be able to work every other weekend.

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice. Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve. 

If this sounds like the right job for you, do not wait - apply today to join our team. We look forward to hearing from you!