Registered Nurse, New Grad, Inpatient Psychiatry, 36 Hours Rotating
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. About the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (Deaconess 4) Our 25-bed Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center provides compassionate, patient-centered care for adults experiencing acute mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, or crisis situations. Our dedicated team works in a supportive, collaborative environment focused on helping patients stabilize, heal, and prepare for a safe transition back to their communities. As part of a renowned academic medical center and the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, our unit combines evidence-based treatment with a deeply empathetic approach. Nurses on Deaconess 4 are valued members of an interdisciplinary team that includes psychiatrists, social workers, and therapists who work together to develop individualized care plans that meet each patient’s unique needs. This is an excellent opportunity for nurses who are passionate about behavioral health and interested in growing their expertise in psychiatric nursing while working in a dynamic teaching and research setting. The unit also supports patients with co-occurring medical conditions, utilizing the full resources of our hospital to ensure comprehensive, high-quality care. Role Summary Registered Nurses on Deaconess 4 provide direct patient care and education using the nursing process to promote recovery and wellness. RNs are supported by strong leadership, ongoing professional development opportunities, and a collaborative team culture that values respect, compassion, and continuous learning. Job Description: Job Summary: The BIDMC Nursing Mission is to build on a legacy of nursing excellence by caring with compassion, advancing the art & science of nursing, and advocating for the health of patients, families, and communities. The Clinical Nurse I utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional registered nurse and provides direct patient care to patients and families. This is an entry-level nursing position for new graduate nurses. Training, evaluation and competencies for this role are overseen by a Nurse Leader to the department.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
- License Registered Nurse required.
- Certificate 1 Basic Life Support required.
- 0-1 years related work experience required.
- American Heart Association - Basic Life Support Certificate
- Basic familiarity with computers. Ability to navigate at a basic level within web-based applications.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct care to patients and makes necessary nursing judgments.
- Responsible for systematically assessing the health care needs of individuals or groups and for the formulation of a care plan, its implementation and evaluation.
- Demonstrates the ability for decision making by integrating theoretical knowledge with practical experience in caring for patients.
- Coordinates the care of patients and directs assistive personnel in order to provide safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely, patient-centered care.
- Demonstrates initial awareness of environmental forces on health care of patients and their families.
- Develops a collegial and collaborative relationship with other health professionals to determine healthcare needs of patients and families.
- Learns to develop relationships with patients and families that maintain and communicate trust and respect.
- Communicates effectively in the exchange of information.
- Begins to demonstrate the ability to act as a patient advocate
- Maintains annual mandatory education requirements, which include emergency skills and unit based competencies.
- Identifies needs for continued growth and development in conjunction with the unit based educator or clinical nurse specialist.
- Demonstrates a commitment to patients, staff, and to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The individual nursing practice reflects the goals of the Medical Center.
- Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and patient safety
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
