Nurse Care Manager- FT Days ( Cambridge Location )
Company: Hebrew SeniorLife
Location: Boston
Posted on: March 18, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Job Description: HSL provides
enhanced housing with services to seniors living in its three
affordable housing locations, and at partner housing sites, with
the goal of improving quality of life and supporting independent
living. At its core, enhanced housing with services is a proactive
approach wherein resident services staff regularly and actively
reach out to each individual resident to engage with them around
their health and wellness, identify areas of need/risk and provide
intensive, individualized case management and support as needed and
desired by the resident. The Nurse Care Manager is a key member of
the housing team working to support residents in living
independently and safely for as long as possible by developing
meaningful relationships with residents and providing supports in a
holistic way. The Nurse Care Manager works closely with other team
members to: engage residents in wellness assessments and health
education programs, connect residents to needed services, triage
resident issues, provide a wide variety of case management tasks
including coordinating care for residents returning home from
hospital and/or rehab stays, ensure that all interventions are
documented and tracked, and partner with community provider
organizations. This position will work on-site in an affordable
housing community in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hebrew SeniorLife
employees set the highest standard in our commitment to redefine
the experience of aging. With compassion, resilience, and
determination, we make a difference in the lives of patients,
residents, their families, and the broad senior care community
every day. And they in ours as well. These life-changing
connections give our work meaning and fuel our desire to advance
our potential. To be all that we can be. At Hebrew SeniorLife,
that’s uniquely possible. Because here we’re supported to always
keep growing. And as we do, so does our collective impact. Our
benefits include: - Excellent medical and dental benefits,
available on your first day for positions over 24 hours/week - A
403b retirement plan open to all employees, including per diems -
Generous paid time off - On-site health and wellness programming -
Tuition reimbursement and scholarships - An employee recognition
program Responsibilities - Partner with the Wellness Coordinator
and the resident services team to provide comprehensive case
management services to residents. - Provide regular preventative
outreach to all residents to check in on their needs and overall
health and develop trusting relationships with residents and their
families. - Conduct wellness assessments of residents to assess
risk and determine needs. Actively follow up on all identified
needs including finding resources, making referrals and ensuring
residents are actively engaged in services. - Assess resident
medical concerns and support residents with decision making re next
steps, e.g. calling PCP, going to urgent care, going to the ED or
seeing a specialist. - Coordinate with primary care physicians and
specialists, hospitals, mental health and other community
providers. Ensure effective communication around changes in status,
transitions and service utilization. - Active follow up on all
hospitalizations, rehab stays, emergency room visits. Work with
families, hospitals, rehabs, HSL Home Care and/or VNA, ASAP’s and
other providers to ensure safe discharges and ongoing services. -
Follow up regularly with at risk residents to support adherence to
health and wellness related activities, medication and treatment
plans. - Conduct and/or coordinate group and individual education
sessions on health and wellness, including medication management. -
Assess and keep track of the needs of residents with special needs,
such as dementia and mental health, and make appropriate referrals.
- Utilize collected data to identify, plan, schedule and implement
focused programs, such as falls prevention. - Support and educate
housing staff members about common medical conditions and how to
identify and communicate status changes. - Participate in resident
services team meetings, provider meetings and individual family
meetings. - Assist residents and family members with transition to
other levels of care when needed. - Assist with specific resident
needs such as taking vital signs, educating and assisting with
Health Care Proxy and File of Life forms, arranging clinics for
vaccines and arranging other health focused clinics, supporting
residents in preparing for planned surgeries/medical tests. -
Document all work electronically in shared files/computer programs.
Qualifications - RN and 1 year of experience or LPN and 2 years of
experience required. - 3 years experience in aging services
required, home health experience and dementia care a plus. -
Excellent triage and critical thinking skills required as well as
ability to handle difficult situations. - Must have compassion for
and a desire to work with a senior population. - Excellent
organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to
manage multiple projects simultaneously, work efficiently and
proactively as part of a team. - Excellent oral and written
communication skills, including ability to communicate with
residents, families and staff in a manner that conveys respects,
caring and sensitivity. - Motivated to learn and flexible/willing
to change. - Professional, proactive, collaborative, conscientious,
and results-oriented individual. - Optimistic and positive
demeanor, good intuition and sound judgment. - Must be able to
collect needed information and document clearly in electronic
formats. - Skills and comfort using Windows, Word and Excel
required. - Experience in aging services strongly preferred in
community, home health or long-term care settings. Remote Type
Salary Range: $84,971.00 - $127,458.00
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