Registered Nurse -Comm Reintegration Unit

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, MA

5d•$33 - $68•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides immediate and long-term nursing care to patients using the nursing process and following department, hospital, and regulatory standards. This role serves the Community Reintegration Unit (NB2), an adult generalized inpatient unit in the psychotic division serving adults across diagnoses. The unit focuses on stabilizing patients through milieu and medication management and group therapy, with the goal of supporting their return to the community. The nurse assesses patient needs, develops and individualizes plans of care, delivers and evaluates interventions, and collaborates with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary treatment team. The role also includes leadership and coordination of patient care, supervision and delegation to MHSs, patient and staff education, and participation in medical and psychiatric emergencies. The position is onsite at 115 Mill Street, scheduled for 16 hours per week, with a rotating shift.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Nursing certificate or diploma required; a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred. Experience cannot substitute for a degree.
Registered Nurse state license required.
No experience required; one year of medical/psychiatric experience is preferred.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to use the nursing process and work collaboratively as part of a team.
MR safety certification.
Knowledge of standard blood draw procedures, excluding IV placement.
Basic computer skills for electronic or online communication, clinical, and administrative systems.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
One year of medical/psychiatric experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs using multiple data sources to determine health problems and functional status, and identify patient strengths using a recovery-oriented framework.
Perform point-of-care testing and communicate findings to the healthcare team.
Document patient responses to interventions and treatment in the required records and flowsheets.
Identify behaviors that may contribute to a crisis and use verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques.
Plan, provide, modify, and evaluate individualized nursing interventions and plans of care.
Participate in developing multidisciplinary treatment plans and prioritize patient care needs.
Partner with patients and families to support recovery goals and establish therapeutic relationships with assigned patients.
Administer medications safely, accurately, and on time using BMV scanning, and review physician orders promptly.
Promote least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals.
Participate in leading patient groups.
Communicate patients’ clinical status during team rounds and change-of-shift reports.
Use evidence-based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions and provide leadership in organizing patient care.
Direct and supervise MHSs, delegate care interventions, and anticipate acute milieu problems while assigning staff appropriately.
Assume a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies and promote or provide critical-incident debriefing after emergencies.
Participate in training and educating RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers.
Teach patients and significant others about health needs and recovery goals, document teaching, and inform the treatment team about learning needs.
Maintain professional growth and competency, complete mandatory in-service requirements, seek feedback, and identify development needs with a supervisor.
Communicate effectively and courteously, maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, and present oneself professionally.
Support productivity and cost-effectiveness through effective time management and economical use of services and supplies.
Notify the shift coordinator or charge nurse when available for additional assignments.