Part Time RN - Psychiatry Ketamine Infusion Clinic - MGH

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Ketamine Clinic operates daily for intranasal esketamine and IV Infusions in the Evening. This position combines both roles and would be a set schedule of 2 twelve hour shifts (9a-9:30pm). Two 12 hr shifts will occur on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday. (No Mondays or Wednesdays) The Infusion RN delivers direct clinical care with a primary focus on outpatient infusion. This role requires a licensed registered nurse with substantial infusion experience. The RN will collaborate with the attending psychiatrist and anesthesiologist to achieve efficient patient outcomes and will work closely with non-professional administrative support staff to ensure smooth clinical operations. The principal responsibilities of the infusion nurse include delivering direct patient care with a high standard of respect and sensitivity to a highly specialized patient population. This includes treating patients who suffer from treatment-resistant depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal ideation. Primary responsibilities include: Setting up clinic sessions with all necessary supplies and equipment, ensuring accuracy of patient consent documentation, inserting and removing IVs, administering medication via syringe pump, documenting in the patient record, monitoring for reactions during and after infusions, collaborating with the psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, and administrative staff, confirming follow-up appointments, ensuring patients are safe for discharge, doing patient check-out, and providing patient and family education.

Requirements

• Requires a licensed registered nurse with substantial infusion experience.
• Experience working with a psychiatric patient population is strongly preferred
• Familiar with patient consent protocols
• Successfully places and removes IVs - experience required
• Administers medications safely and competently according to policy
• Accurately completes nursing documentation in EPIC according to policy and procedure
• Understands end-of-visit and follow-up process/procedures
• Associate's Degree Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
• Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No
• Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required
• Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required
• Familiarity with the principles and skills needed for practical nursing to provide patient care and treatment.
• Knowledgeable of the care required by respective age groups for which care is being provided.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and secure sensitive information.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct patient care with a high standard of respect and sensitivity to a highly specialized patient population.
• Treats patients who suffer from treatment-resistant depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and suicidal ideation.
• Setting up clinic sessions with all necessary supplies and equipment, ensuring accuracy of patient consent documentation, inserting and removing IVs, administering medication via syringe pump, documenting in the patient record, monitoring for reactions during and after infusions, collaborating with the psychiatrist, anesthesiologist, and administrative staff, confirming follow-up appointments, ensuring patients are safe for discharge, doing patient check-out, and providing patient and family education.
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports, and records.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
• Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Generous paid time off
• Subsidized MBTA pass (50% discount)
• Resources for childcare and emergency backup care
• Hospital paid retirement plan and tax-sheltered annuity plan
• Employee “Perks” - enjoy discounts on tickets and passes for everything from ski resorts to museums to sporting events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree