Registered Nurse -Neuropsychiatry Unit

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, MA

9d•$33 - $68•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides immediate and long-term nursing care for patients in the Neuropsychiatry Unit at McLean Hospital, using the nursing process and following department, hospital, and regulatory standards. The unit is a specialty care program for dementia and cognitive impairments. The role includes patient assessment, individualized care planning and delivery, medication administration, crisis response, patient and family education, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The nurse also provides leadership in organizing patient care, directing and supervising MHSs, and participating in staff training and professional development. This is an onsite, overnight position scheduled for 40 hours per week.

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 the degree requirement.
Current Registered Nurse state license required.
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 communication and clinical and administrative systems.

Nice To Haves

One year of medical or psychiatric experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs using multiple data sources to identify health problems, functional status, and patient strengths within a recovery-oriented framework.
Perform point-of-care testing and communicate findings to the healthcare team.
Document interventions and patient responses in the appropriate records and care plans.
Identify behaviors that may lead to crises and use verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques.
Plan, individualize, and modify nursing interventions, plans of care, and protocols.
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.
Provide and implement nursing care interventions, including safe, accurate, timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
Review physician orders in a timely manner and promote least-restrictive, recovery-oriented interventions.
Participate in leading patient groups and evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
Communicate patients’ clinical status during team rounds and change-of-shift reports.
Use evidence-based nursing knowledge to guide practice and provide leadership in organizing and delivering patient care.
Provide direction and supervision to MHSs, delegate care interventions, and assume a leadership role during medical and psychiatric emergencies.
Promote or provide critical-incident debriefing after emergency events; anticipate acute milieu problems and delegate staff appropriately.
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 of learning needs.
Maintain professional growth and competency, complete required in-service training, and seek and act on constructive feedback and development opportunities.
Communicate effectively and courteously, maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, and present professionally.
Manage time effectively, contribute to productivity and cost-effectiveness, manage services and supplies economically, and notify the shift coordinator or charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.