Registered Nurse, RN - Psychiatric Unit

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Tufts Medical Center is a world‑renowned academic medical center that has been caring for patients across New England for more than 200 years. As the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and a nationally respected research institution, we deliver groundbreaking, patient‑centered care across more than 100 specialties and services, from primary care to our Level I Trauma Center to the region’s leading heart transplant program.

Pratt 2 is a 20‑bed, locked unit that cares for patients aged 18 and above referred from outlying EDs, community mental health centers, crisis stabilization units, inpatient medical units, ICUs, homeless shelters, and nursing homes. Patients have a primary psychiatric diagnosis and may or may not have an acute or chronic medical co‑morbidities. Diagnoses include major mental illness—schizophrenia, mood disorder, eating disorder (BMI <

15), major depression, conversion disorders, dementia, delirium.

Schedule:

part‑time 24 hours per week, day/night rotating shifts.

The professional registered nurse possesses and applies the skills and knowledge necessary for the delivery and management of patient care from admission through discharge. The professional registered nurse is knowledgeable of current trends in healthcare, including advances in technology, pharmacology, treatment care modalities, quality, and patient safety. The professional registered nurse serves as a patient and family advocate while facilitating a cooperative and collaborative environment among all health care providers.

The professional registered nurse is responsible for the planning, delivery, and management of patient/family‑centered care utilizing the nursing process and adhering to the standards of nursing practice embedded in research, evidence‑based practice, and/or best practices. The professional registered nurse at Tufts Medical Center provides clinical excellence, which fosters and supports an environment central to our patient and family–centered model of care.

• Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Certifications (i.e. ACLS, PALS) relevant to the department and type of care being provided may be required.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Specialty Nursing certifications.

• Utilize theoretical and evidence‑based knowledge in partnering with patients and families to assess, plan, implement and evaluate age‑appropriate care.
• Assess and collaborate with patients, families/significant others, and other disciplines to identify expected outcomes, cultural needs, and develop a care plan that enhances the health care experience.
• Plan and develop individualized, outcomes‑based care plans incorporating patient and family readiness; orchestrate and validate a plan of care for each shift; initiate interdisciplinary patient/family meetings; coordinate discharge plans using unit‐based and community resources.
• Implement the plan safely and timely, documenting implementation and any modifications; collaborate with nursing colleagues; utilize evidence‑based interventions; provide and coordinate health teaching; document all care per hospital and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the planned strategies in relation to patient responses and attainment of outcomes; update the plan as needed.
• Demonstrate judgment to implement the nursing plan, interventions, and procedures necessary for patient and family care using critical thinking; base the plan on evidence and research; provide culturally and ethnically sensitive care.
• Perform procedures and treatments using nursing knowledge and judgment, following unit/practice area guidelines and professional standards.
• Safely administer and assess medication responses using essential pharmacology knowledge and hospital standards.
• Maintain clinical competency and safely use technology and equipment.
• Advocate and educate patients and families.
• Provide high‑quality care efficiently and safely, using data trends to improve clinical practice.
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