Registered Nurse III (Evening shift)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Boston, MA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mental Health at the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center is seeking highly motivated and experienced Registered Nurses to work with resilient patients navigating their journey on the road to recovery. The Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center is a 60-bed inpatient psychiatric facility that provides comprehensive, information and timely forensic evaluations for individuals to determine pre-trial competency and or criminal responsibility. We also provide quality, integrated care to support an individual’s recovery process through ongoing psychiatric treatment and care. This position is 40 hours per week on unit 4 east, 2:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. Days off are Week 1: Tuesday/Saturday Week 2: Sunday/Thursday. Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the problems in providing nursing services in a general/psychiatric setting.
• Awareness of the principles and practices of supervision including planning and assigning work according to the nature of the job to be accomplished.
• Ability to participate in a multidisciplinary team.
• Current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
• Recent graduates from an approved school of nursing must have applied for the first available registered nurse examination.
• One year of full-time or equivalent part-time, experience as a registered nurse in a recognized hospital, clinic or medical facility.
• Six months of which must have been in a supervisory, administrative or managerial capacity.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to interact with people who are under physical and/or emotional stress and in stressful settings.
• Bilingual or multilingual fluency.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care for patients by following professional, hospital, departmental and certification standards to maintain quality care.
• Identifies and addresses patient needs by performing nursing assessments and developing nursing interventions.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility on an as needed basis to provide critical thinking, prioritization, and delegation of patient care needs.
• Supervises employees of a lesser grade by assigning tasks, based on individual competencies, evaluating performance, and making recommendations concerning performance to maintain a high level of quality care.
• Performs duties of medication nurse by administering medication, communicating with physicians, transcribing orders maintaining controlled count and documenting to maintain accurate records.
• Works with patients by providing instruction to facilitate the independent management of their personal, hygiene and health needs.
• Admits, transfers and discharges patients, coordinating health care services to ensure continuity of care following standards established by hospital policy and certification guidelines.
• Identifies, evaluates, and responds to changes in patient conditions, documenting and reporting such changes to appropriate person to ensure prompt response to patient needs.
• Provides psychosocial support to patients through individual counseling and group work to maintain the therapeutic milieu.
• Perform tasks of assigned staff in their absence to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains an awareness of the DMH regulations and hospital policy and procedure regarding the use of seclusion and restraint, through supervision and instruction, to maintain patient dignity and human rights.
• Maintains professional proficiencies by attending and participating in in-service trainings and educational programs to foster growth and development.
• Practices Principals of Safety, Hope and Healing to provide a safe environment.
• Maintains and communicates to nursing staff through knowledge of DMH, CMS, and JC and HIPAA standards to maintain standards of care.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits
• Outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package.
• Work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed