Registered Nurse II, 2nd shift C4

Overview

The Department of Mental Health, Tewksbury Hospital, is seeking a highly motivated and experienced RN to work with resilient patients navigating their journey on the road to recovery.

2nd shift 3:00pm-11:30pm, days off Sun/Thu, Mon/Sat

Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime.

Duties and Responsibilities (these are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Provides nursing care for patients by following professional, hospital, departmental and certification standards to maintain quality care.
• Identifies and addresses patient needs by performing nursing assessments, developing nursing interventions and participating in interdisciplinary team meetings to facilitate discharge.
• Performs duties of medication and treatment nurse following pertinent policies and procedures to carry out physician's orders in a safe and therapeutic manner.
• Works with patients by providing instruction to facilitate the independent management of their personal, hygiene and health needs.
• Supervises employees of a lesser grade by assigning tasks, based on individual competencies, evaluating performance, and making recommendations concerning performance to maintain a high level of quality care.
• Provides instruction to other nursing staff by example and explanation to ensure quality services to patients and to maintain professional standards of nursing.
• Facilitates the implementation of treatment plans by interdisciplinary team by conferring with appropriate health care professionals to meet the stated goal for each patient.
• Admits, transfers and discharges patients, coordinating health care services to ensure continuity of care following standards established by hospital policy and certification guidelines.
• Identifies, evaluates and responds to changes in patient conditions, documenting and reporting such changes to the appropriate person to ensure prompt response to patient needs.
• Maintains an awareness of the DMH regulations and hospital policy and procedure regarding the use of seclusion and restraint, through supervision and instruction, to maintain patient dignity and human rights.
• Maintains professional proficiencies by attending and participating in in-service trainings and educational programs to foster growth and development.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility for a single shift in the absence of a nurse of a higher grade to provide continuity of care.
• Provides psychosocial support to patients through individual counseling and group work to maintain the therapeutic milieu.
• Performs tasks of assigned staff in their absence to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides for the supervision of staff through individual counseling and/or regular staff meetings; through appropriate role modeling and overseeing the orientation process. Participates in the progressive disciplinary process as required.
• Actively involved in the improved operational process at both unit and hospital wide level to improve quality of care.
• Practices Principals of CARE (COLLABORATION, ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY and ENVIRONMENT) to provide a safe environment.
• Maintains and communicates to nursing staff through knowledge of DMH, CMS, The Joint Commission and HIPAA standards in order to maintain standards of care.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of Nursing/Mental Health Nursing
• Ability to understand and apply the laws, regulations, and rules of governing and certifying agencies
• Ability to receive written and oral instructions
• Talent for communicating effectively in oral expression, writing clearly and concisely, and developing ideas in logical sequence
• Ability to review observations and data, draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations
• Effectively participating in a multi-disciplinary treatment team

• Psychiatric Nursing experience
• Given the population we serve, bilingual or multilingual fluency

Tewksbury Hospital operates a 370-bed facility and a campus of over 700 acres of land. Its patient care services are provided under the auspices of the Department of Public Health and Mental Health. Joint Commission accredited LTAC…