Registered Nurse III - Pocasset Mental Health Center

Commonwealth of Massachusetts•Pocasset, MA

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About The Position

The Department of Mental Health is hiring a Registered Nurse III at Pocasset Mental Health Center. The nurse supervises and assists with patient care in accordance with nursing standards and current policies, assesses patient health care needs, and helps ensure those needs are met. Care is person-centered, uses a person-first approach, and prioritizes safety while recognizing patients’ dignity of risk. The position provides inpatient psychiatric nursing care, including preparing, administering, and documenting medications and treatments; maintaining patient and nursing records; and contributing to multidisciplinary treatment planning. The nurse serves as an alternate charge nurse and, in collaboration with and in the absence of an RN IV or other higher-grade registered nurse, supervises nursing staff and provides assigned administrative and clinical supervision. This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week on second shift, 3:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The schedule includes rotating days off: Sunday and Wednesday in Week 1, and Monday and Saturday in Week 2. Mandatory overtime is required. The position serves patients at a facility offering inpatient and community mental health programs.

Requirements

Current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
At least one year of full-time or equivalent part-time experience as a registered nurse in a recognized hospital, clinic, or medical facility.
At least six months of the required experience in a supervisory, administrative, or managerial capacity.
Experience caring for people who are medically and mentally ill.
Knowledge of unit management.
Considerable knowledge of nursing practice and theory.
Considerable knowledge of psychiatric nursing practice and theory.
Ability to teach and convey oral and written instructions.
Ability to cooperate with a multidisciplinary team.
Ability to direct professional and non-professional workers to ensure patient needs are met.
Ability to plan, organize, and participate in reviewing and updating nursing department policies and procedures.
Recent graduates of an approved nursing school must have applied for the first available registered nurse examination.
A current and valid Massachusetts motor vehicle operator’s license may be required based on assignment.
Willingness to meet the position’s vaccination-status attestation or applicable mitigation requirements for COVID-19 and influenza.

Nice To Haves

Considerable knowledge of CCICMHC nursing policies and procedures.
Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse by the American Nurses Association.
Experience in psychiatric and acute care settings.
Bilingual or multilingual fluency.

Responsibilities

Function as alternate charge nurse and coordinate the delivery of quality nursing care.
Receive the 24-hour report from the preceding shift and assess needs requiring attention when the charge nurse is unavailable.
Assess psychiatric patients’ mental and physical health, document findings, and provide nursing treatment, adjusting care to patients’ conditions in cooperation with the multidisciplinary treatment team.
Communicate key patient information to nursing staff to support integrated, coordinated, and continuous care.
Prepare, administer, and document medications and treatments.
Act as leader or co-leader of patient treatment groups.
Follow nursing standards, clinical procedures, and facility, Area, and Nursing Manuals.
Participate in patient admissions, discharges, and transfers.
Serve as a multidisciplinary treatment team member and resource on patients’ health issues.
Manage and supervise nursing staff in the absence of a higher-grade registered nurse.
Review nursing care plans, assessments, and progress notes for completion on all shifts at least weekly.
Review and co-sign progress notes written by LPNs or mental health workers and oversee their completion.
Oversee and instruct paraprofessional staff in providing care to assigned patients.
Investigate patient and employee incidents and complete written reports.
Document care according to MHIS guidelines using electronic and paper records as specified in protocols.
Maintain patient and nursing records and promote patient safety.