Why SSTAR?
SSTAR wants you to work where you love. Our focus is on providing essential healthcare services in our community via a patient centered approach. Our staff is here to help, and in doing so, they serve a cause bigger than their own self-interest. If you want to help, make others’ lives better, while feeling better about yours, SSTAR wants you to join our team.
The Care Coordinator manages and arranges care activities on behalf of Enrollees to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services and improve health outcomes, including but not limited to organizing care and facilitating communication across medical, behavioral health, social, and pharmacy providers, agencies and supports.
The Family Nurse Practitioner provides primary health care, education, and clinical functions consistent with the Family Nurse Practitioner specialty according to the regulations as indicated on Scope of Practice signed by the Chief Medical Officer.
SSTAR is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for our CSS unit. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for providing nursing care for clients on the CSS unit. The LPN acts as the liaison between nursing and other program components.
The Nurse Practitioner provides a range of integrated care services in a patient-centered medical home model. The Nurse Practitioner will provide medical consultation and admissions to our inpatient addiction services. Substance use disorders, mental health issues and medical problems are addressed using well-established protocols. The Nurse Practitioner will also assist with outpatient primary care and medications for addiction treatment.
SSTAR is hiring Licensed Practical Nurses for our Inpatient Facility. The ATS-Detox unit manages acute withdrawal and prepares patient to continue their recovery by alleviating acute physical and emotional dysfunctions that have resulted from their substance use. The program provides medically monitored detoxification and stabilization to individuals that are dependent on various substances.
We’re more than just quality treatment for substance use disorders. We’re a total health community. At SSTAR, our mission is healing the community, one person at a time. We will provide a personal level of healthcare and addiction treatment that addresses the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of everyone we touch. SSTAR is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) which affords our employees eligibility to apply for one of our three Loan Repayment Programs, including the HRSA LRP. The Physician provides primary care to SSTAR’s health center patients.
The Front Office Specialist/Referrals Clerk is responsible for processing patient insurance referrals, prior authorizations relating to patient care which includes knowledge of insurance companies.
The Registered Nurse (RN) in our Health Center is responsible for direct patient care, performing assessments, improving patient outcomes, mentoring medical assistants, supporting efficiency of the day-to-day operations of the nurse’s station and workflow.
Shift: This is a Monday-Friday position, NO weekends, NO on-call responsibilities!
The Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible and accountable for a designated number of patients on the Inpatient Unit. Nurses are responsible for recovery specialists assigned to assist with the care of the patients.
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SSTAR’s current provider is Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare. SSTAR contributes approximately 70% of the premium depending on the product you choose. Employee deductions are made on a pre-tax, bi-weekly basis. We have three options of health plans to choose from.
Current provider is Altus Dental. Orthodontics benefit is included for children 18 and under. SSTAR pays 50% of the premium.
In addition to vision care expenses covered through the Harvard Pilgrim insurance, Eye Med offers supplemental benefits related to eyeglasses and vision care.
Vacation, and Sick time benefits are accrued biweekly. Seven paid Holidays.
Regular full-time and regular part-time employees scheduled to work at least 24 hours per week may elect (during Open Enrollment) to participate in an FSA. They may elect up to $3050.00 (2023) to be withheld from their paycheck in equal amounts over the calendar year. This is pre-tax dollars that can be used for out-of-pocket medical expenses. Our Plan Administrators, London Health, will provide you with a pre-loaded debit card that can be used to pay for eligible expenses.
Offered through Massachusetts, PFML.
Lincoln Life – Annual salary amount, capped at $100,000 – no cost to employee.
This is a 403(b) program through Mutual of America. Employees are eligible to contribute up to $23,500 annually in pretax dollars. Employees who are age 50 or over at the end of the calendar year can also make catch-up contributions of $7500.00 in 2023 beyond the basic limit on elective deferrals. There is no employer match, unless the Board authorizes a special one-time match based on year-end financial performance.
Available through payroll deduction but entirely at employee expense, we offer Pet Insurance through Nationwide, Critical Life, Short Term Disability, Term & Whole Life through Colonial Life.
Working Advantage Discount Program, Free or Reduced Lunch/Dinner
As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) our employees become eligible to apply for one of three Loan Repayment Programs. These programs are open to licensed primary care clinicians working in a medical, dental, or mental/behavioral & mental health discipline and require a service obligation which begins the date the HHS Secretary signs your contract.
Other loan repayment programs are available such as Nurse Corps Loan Repayment, National Health Service Corps, Substance Use Disorder Treatment & Recovery Loan Repayment, Faculty Loan Repayment Program and Providers’ Council’s Tuition Remission Program. Contact Human Resources for more information. Applications are open only during designated times each year.
Tuition Assistance is made available thru our Workforce Professional Development and Retention Grant.
This program assists our employees with financial support to further their education/certification and ultimately advance their career path in nursing, behavioral health, substance use, and community health to name a few.
