Registered Nurse -Neuropsychiatry Unit

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Neuropsychiatry Unit (SB2) at McLean Hospital is a specialty care program for dementia and cognitive impairments. This role utilizes the nursing process to provide for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital, and regulatory agencies. The position requires patient care and involves assessing patients' needs, planning nursing interventions, implementing care, evaluating effectiveness, and providing leadership in organizing patient care. Additionally, the role includes patient and family teaching, maintaining professional growth, demonstrating effective interpersonal communication, and contributing to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the unit.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required.
MR safety certification.
Standard blood draw procedures (excluding IV placement). (Required).
Ability to work as part of a team. (Required).
All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical and administrative purposes. (Required).
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred.
One year medical/psychiatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Accurately assesses patients’ needs, utilizing multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status, and identifying patient strengths using a Recovery Oriented Framework.
Performs point of care testing and communicates findings effectively to the healthcare team.
Documents patient response to intervention and demonstrates an understanding of patients’ response to treatment interventions.
Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis and utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situations.
Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients, modifying and individualizing the Nursing Plan of Care and protocols.
Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan and demonstrates the ability to prioritize patient care needs.
Partners with patients/families to support recovery goals.
Provides and implements nursing care interventions, establishing a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients.
Demonstrates safe, accurate, and timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
Reviews physician orders in a timely manner.
Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery oriented goals.
Participates in leading patient groups.
Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions, documenting on the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet.
Accurately communicates patients’ clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports.
Utilizes evidence-based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions.
Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care, including direction and supervision of MHSs and delegation of care interventions.
Assumes a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies and promotes/provides for critical incident de-briefing following emergency events.
Anticipates acute milieu problems and delegates staff appropriately.
Participates in the training and education of RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers.
Provides for teaching needs of patient and significant others, including health teaching related to patient needs and recovery goals, documenting teaching in the patient’s record, and informing the treatment team of learning needs.
Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency by completing mandatory in-service requirements, maintaining competency for treating the patient population, seeking constructive feedback, and identifying strengths and areas for professional/practice development with a supervisor.
Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication, maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality, communicating positively and courteously, and presenting in a professional manner.
Contributes to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the hospital, department, and unit through effective time management, economical management of services and supplies, and notifying the shift coordinator/charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.