Registered Nurse, Brockton Behavioral Health, Per Diem

BMC Software•Brockton, MA

2d•$36 - $76•Onsite

About The Position

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse to provide direct care at its 82-bed behavioral health hospital in Brockton, Massachusetts. The hospital provides inpatient treatment and stabilization for people with complex mental health and substance use needs. The nurse works as part of a multidisciplinary, multicultural team caring for patients with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. Under the general direction of the Nurse Manager, the Psychiatric Nurse provides and coordinates care for patients and their families across the health care continuum. The role uses the nursing process—including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation—and is accountable for clinical, educational, quality, and fiscal patient-care outcomes. Care is delivered according to the inpatient unit’s model of care and established agency policies, procedures, protocols, guidelines, and standards of practice. This is a per diem position in the Brockton Behavioral Health Center. The position requires an associate’s degree in nursing, with a BSN required within four years of hire, and a Massachusetts registered nurse license or eligibility for reciprocity before starting. Current BLS certification is required; some units may require ACLS. Experience requirements vary by unit or department.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing.
BSN required within four years of hire.
Licensed to practice as a registered nurse in Massachusetts, or able to obtain a reciprocity license before starting.
Current basic life support (BLS) certification.
Knowledge of professional nursing principles, procedures, and techniques used in psychiatric care.
Knowledge of social, psychological, and physical factors associated with psychiatric disorders.
Knowledge of psychotropic medications and their side effects.
Knowledge of state and federal regulations applicable to inpatient psychiatric care.
Knowledge of crisis prevention and de-escalation principles.
Ability to provide effective leadership in high-stress situations with sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy.
Basic computer proficiency, including accessing, entering, and interpreting computerized data.
Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills for working with patients, families, and health care team members.
Organizational skills to prioritize and complete assigned work efficiently.
Analytical ability to resolve clinical nursing issues and conduct quality improvement or research-utilization projects.
Ability to delegate appropriate patient-care activities effectively.
Physical ability to meet core job responsibilities in the practice setting.
Ability to manage stress related to critical patient-care issues, organizational changes, and personnel issues.

Nice To Haves

Multilingual skills beyond English in languages appropriate to the medical center’s patient populations.
Current ACLS certification may be required for some units; additional certifications may be required for certain practice areas.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to provide timely, safe, efficient, patient-centered care.
Assess patients and families on an ongoing basis; collect, prioritize, analyze, and document relevant data and nursing diagnoses.
Develop individualized, measurable patient-centered outcomes and plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and behavioral health providers.
Implement and document nursing and medical care interventions, administer medications, and provide patient and family education.
Recognize and respond to emergencies and crises, prioritize changing care needs, and coordinate team responses.
Delegate appropriate care activities and ensure delegated tasks are completed.
Maintain a safe and clean psychiatric unit environment and demonstrate technical competence, including direct care skills and equipment use.
Reassess patients, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, revise diagnoses and plans of care as needed, and document patient responses.
Provide follow-up care in person or by telephone when appropriate.
Participate in quality improvement, research, patient satisfaction, and cost-containment activities, and complete patient classification data and incident reports.
Practice in compliance with professional standards, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures; maintain professional development and required competencies.
Collaborate with patients, families, and the health care team, including participating in rounds and meetings and coordinating referrals and discharge activities.
Support colleagues and professional development by sharing expertise, providing feedback, serving as a resource, and assisting with orientation or precepting.
Deliver ethical, respectful, confidential, nonjudgmental, and nondiscriminatory care, and advocate for patients.
Interpret or translate for patients, families, or visitors when conversant in their language; act as shift charge nurse when requested, if oriented to the role.
Perform other related duties as assigned.