Registered Nurse -Older Adult Unit

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Utilizing the nursing process, the Registered Nurse is responsible for providing for the immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital, and regulatory agencies. This role is on the Older Adult Unit (SB1), providing care for adults ages 50 and older who are struggling with depression, anxiety, neurocognitive disorders, and related symptoms and conditions.

Requirements

Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
Ability to utilize the nursing process
Ability 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 crisis development 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 and reviews physician orders in a timely manner.
Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals, and participates in leading patient groups.
Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions, documenting response to intervention and communicating patients’ clinical status at 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 patients 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, 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 to patients and staff, and presenting self in a positive and professional manner.
Contributes to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the hospital, department, and unit through effective time management and economical management of services and supplies.
Notifies shift coordinator/charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.