Registered Nurse – Adult Inpatient Psychiatry- 8 Hours- Days
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. Anna Jaques Hospital is a not for profit, 83 bed community hospital serving the North Shore, Merrimack Valley, and southern New Hampshire. Our Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit is a 20-bed unit with a 6:1 nurse to patient ratio and a team nursing model. We are supported by an engaged, compassionate interdisciplinary team focused on high quality outcomes, meaningful patient interaction, and a therapeutic environment with exceptionally low use of restraints. Job Description: The Registered Nurse (RN) in Adult Inpatient Psychiatry provides direct and indirect psychiatric nursing care to adult patients and their families. The RN utilizes the nursing process while promoting safety, recovery, dignity, and therapeutic engagement in alignment with Anna Jaques Hospital’s mission and values.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Current Registered Nurse license in Massachusetts
- BLS certification required
- Advanced AVADE training maintained annually
- Ability to provide direct patient care including lifting and assisting patients
- Standing, walking, and bending as required
- Participation in physical management of violent behavior when necessary
- Exposure to biological and chemical hazards; PPE required
Responsibilities
- Psychiatric Nursing Care Provide trauma‑informed, patient‑centered psychiatric nursing care
- Complete admission and ongoing mental health assessments
- Develop and implement individualized plans of care
- Evaluate patient progress and adjust care plans accordingly
- Patient & Family Engagement Involve patients and families in treatment planning
- Provide education using clear explanations and teach‑back methods
- Safety & Therapeutic Environment Maintain a safe, secure, and therapeutic milieu
- Demonstrate competency in de‑escalation techniques
- Participate in management of acute behavioral situations when necessary
- Support low‑restraint, patient-centered interventions
- Documentation & Communication Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately and timely
- Follow hand‑off communication and safety protocols
- Professional Practice & Teamwork Practice within the Nurse Practice Act
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary psychiatric care team
- Participate in staff meetings, quality improvement, and unit‑based education
- Leadership & Additional Roles (as assigned) Serve as a resource or preceptor for new staff
- Delegate tasks appropriately within scope of practice
- Serve as Charge Nurse or Admissions/Discharge RN as needed
- Act as the Human Rights Officer for the unit (designated role)
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
