Registered Nurse MCL General Adult Unit

massgeneralbrigham; Middleborough (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham's McLean SouthEast unit seeks an RN to deliver direct nursing care to inpatients, following the nursing process and hospital standards.

You will assess patient needs, document responses, communicate with the care team, support recovery goals, and participate in multidisciplinary planning.

Requirements include an Associate's Degree in Nursing or BA/BSN, RN license, and 0–1 year clinical experience in nursing; psychiatric experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• RN State License required
• 0-1 year clinical nursing experience required
• Familiarity with nursing process and patient care standards

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' needs using the nursing process.
• Provide immediate and long-term nursing care under standards.
• Delegate care interventions and participate in multidisciplinary treatment plans.
• Communicate findings to the healthcare team and document responses.
• Ensure safe medication administration and review physician orders.

Skills

Communication

Confidentiality

Medical terminology

Time management

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Site: The McLean Hospital Corporation

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Utilizing the nursing process, responsibility for providing for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies.

Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions

• Accurately assesses patients' needs.
• Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status.
• Utilizes Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths.
• Performs point of care testing.
• Communicate findings effectively to members of the healthcare team.
• Documentation reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients' response to treatment interventions.
• Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate a crisis situation.
• Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients.
• Modifies and individualizes Nursing Plan of Care and protocols.
• Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs.
• Partners with patients/families to support recovery goals.
• Provides and implements nursing care interventions.
• Establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients.
• Demonstrates safe, accurate and timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
• Reviews physician orders in a timely manner.
• Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals.
• Participates in leading patient groups.
• Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions.
• Documentation on the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients' response to treatment interventions.
• Accurately communicate patients' clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports.
• Utilizes evidence-based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions.
• Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care.
• Provides direction and supervision of MHSs.
• Delegate care interventions.
• Assumes a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies.
• Promotes/provides for critical incident de-briefing following emergency event.
• Anticipates acute milieu problems and delegates staff appropriately.
• Participates in the training and education of RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers.
• Provides for teaching needs of patient and significant others.
• Provides health teaching related to patient needs and recovery goals.
• Documents teaching in the patient's record.
• Informs treatment team of patients and significant others' learning needs.
• Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency.
• Completes mandatory in-service requirements.
• Maintains competency for treating patient population.
• Seeks constructive feedback regarding work performance from peers and professional colleagues.
• Identifies strengths and areas for professional/practice development with supervisor.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication.
• Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
• Communicate positively, supportively, and with courtesy to the patients and staff.
• Presents self in a positive and professional manner.
• Contributes to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the hospital, department, and unit.
• Demonstrates effective time management.
• Demonstrates economical management of services and supplies.
• Notifies shift coordinator/charge nurse of availability for additional assignments.

Qualifications

Education

Associate's Degree Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred

Licenses and Credentials

Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required

Experience

Clinical nursing experience 0-1 year required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

McLean SouthEast (MSE) is a generalized inpatient psychiatric unit with a primary focus on the treatment of depressio