Registered Nurse -Psychotic Disorders

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, MA

2d•$35 - $72•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 onsite role is on the Bipolar & Psychotic Inpatient Unit (AB2), which serves patients with bipolar and psychotic illness, with a focus on first-break cases. The unit emphasizes symptom management, safety, and a therapeutic environment that promotes stabilization.

Requirements

Nursing certificate or diploma required; a bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. Experience cannot substitute for a degree.
Current Registered Nurse state license required.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to utilize the nursing process and work collaboratively.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing.
One year of medical or psychiatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patient needs using multiple data sources to identify actual and potential health problems and functional status, and use a recovery-oriented framework to identify patient strengths.
Perform point-of-care testing and communicate findings effectively to the healthcare team.
Document interventions and patient responses in the patient record, Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet.
Identify behaviors that may contribute to a crisis and use verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques.
Plan, provide, and evaluate nursing interventions; individualize the Nursing Plan of Care and protocols; and prioritize care needs.
Participate in developing multidisciplinary treatment plans and partner with patients and families to support recovery goals.
Establish therapeutic alliances with assigned patients and promote least-restrictive, recovery-oriented interventions.
Administer medications safely, accurately, and promptly using BMV scanning, and review physician orders in a timely manner.
Participate in leading patient groups and provide teaching to patients and significant others about health needs and recovery goals.
Communicate patients’ clinical status during team rounds and change-of-shift reports.
Provide leadership in organizing and delivering patient care, supervise and direct MHSs, delegate care interventions, and take a leadership role during medical and psychiatric emergencies.
Promote or provide critical-incident debriefing after emergency events and anticipate acute milieu problems, delegating staff appropriately.
Participate in training and education for RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers.
Identify patient and significant-other learning needs, inform the treatment team, and document teaching in the patient record.
Maintain professional growth and competency, complete mandatory in-service requirements, seek feedback, and identify development needs with a supervisor.
Communicate effectively and respectfully, maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, and present oneself professionally.
Contribute to unit productivity and cost-effectiveness through effective time management and economical use of services and supplies.
Notify the shift coordinator or charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.