Staff Nurse, Resource Team

Mass General Brigham•Belmont, CA

2d•$34 - $69•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Nurse on McLean Hospital’s Resource Team uses the nursing process to provide for patients’ immediate and long-term nursing care needs, consistent with departmental, hospital, and regulatory standards. The team supports all 10 inpatient units and the Clinical Evaluation Center according to real-time staffing needs, providing continuity of care across diverse clinical settings and adapting to different patient populations and unit protocols. This is an onsite, 40-hour-per-week role with a rotating shift.

Requirements

Nursing certificate or diploma required; a bachelor’s degree in nursing is preferred.
Registered Nurse state license required.
Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, ability to use the nursing process, and ability to work collaboratively.
Must complete and pass Epic training within 30 days of hire, with a score of at least 80% on the training modules.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs using multiple data sources to determine actual or 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 patients’ responses to nursing interventions and treatment in the appropriate records and flowsheets.
Identify behaviors that may contribute to a crisis and use verbal and non-verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situations.
Plan, prioritize, modify, and individualize nursing interventions, plans of care, and protocols; participate in developing multidisciplinary treatment plans.
Partner with patients and families to support recovery goals and establish therapeutic alliances with assigned patients.
Provide and implement nursing care, administer medications safely and accurately using BMV scanning, and review physician orders in a timely manner.
Promote least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals, and participate in leading patient groups.
Evaluate the effectiveness of nursing interventions and 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.
Direct and supervise MHSs, delegate care interventions, and take a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies, including promoting critical-incident debriefing afterward.
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 mandatory in-service requirements, seek feedback, and identify development needs with a supervisor.
Communicate effectively and courteously, maintain patient privacy and confidentiality, and present oneself professionally.
Support hospital, department, and unit productivity and cost-effectiveness through effective time and supply management; notify the shift coordinator or charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.