Registered Nurse III (Evening shift)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Boston, MA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Mental Health at the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Registered Nurse 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 5 east, with shifts from 2:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. Days off are Week A: Sunday and Friday, and Week B: Tuesday and Saturday. 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.
• Knowledge 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.
• Performs 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