Registered Nurse - Pavilion

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pavilion at McLean Hospital is the premiere residential program in the country providing comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for adults 18 and older with a wide range of complex psychiatric illnesses including depression, anxiety, OCD, substance use, and contributing personality issues. Utilizing the nursing process, responsibility for providing for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies. This position requires Patient Care.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Registered Nurse [RN - State License].
MR safety certification.
Standard blood draw procedures (excluding IV placement).
Ability to work as part of a team.
Basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical and administrative purposes.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
One year medical/psychiatric experience preferred
0-1 year 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 responses to interventions and understanding of treatment effects.
Identifies patient behaviors contributing to crisis development and utilizes de-escalation techniques.
Accurately plans nursing interventions, modifying and individualizing the Nursing Plan of Care and protocols, and participating in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan.
Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs and 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 promptly.
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 responses and communicating patients’ clinical status at rounds and shift changes.
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, delegating care interventions, and assuming a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies.
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 related to patient needs and recovery goals, documents teaching, and informs 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 development with a supervisor.
Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication, maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality, communicating positively and courteously, and presenting professionally.
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.