Psychiatric Registered Nurse, Brockton Behavioral Health Center Rotating​/Nights

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Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Brockton Behavioral Health Center

36 hours per week (rotating days, nights, E/O weekends and holidays)

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse for its 82‑bed behavioral health hospital in Brockton, MA. The hospital operates as a behavioral health accountable care organization, providing inpatient treatment and stabilization for individuals with complex mental health and substance use needs. Psychiatrically nursing clinicians are critical members of a multidisciplinary, multicultural team that focuses on delivering high‑quality behavioral health care to acute populations.

Psychiatric Nurse – Brockton Behavioral Health Center

• Consistently and effectively utilize all steps of the nursing process to provide timely, safe, efficient patient‑centered care.
• Assess patients and families systematically for overt and covert signs and symptoms.
• Collect pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques.
• Prioritize data according to the patient’s immediate condition or needs.
• Involve patients, families, and behavioral health providers in data collection when appropriate.
• Use clear, concise written and oral communication and comply with departmental policies when documenting relevant patient care data.
• Identify emergency/crisis situations, communicate them in a timely manner, and respond appropriately.

• Analyze assessment data to determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, demonstrating critical thinking and documentation skills.

• Derive realistic, patient‑centered outcomes consistent with diagnoses and capabilities.
• Develop measurable goals with time estimates for attainment.
• Collaboratively formulate outcomes with patients, significant others, and the care team.

• Create an individualized plan that reflects the patient’s condition, priorities, and resources.
• Align plans with current nursing practice standards, policies, and protocols.
• Coordinate internal and external referrals to support comprehensive patient care.

• Prioritize and delegate interventions based on fluctuating unit needs.
• Maintain a safe unit environment, labeling and removing hazardous equipment.
• Demonstrate technical competence in direct care skills, including phlebotomy and IV insertion.
• Administer medications per established practice standards and protocols.
• Educate patients and families about illness, treatments, and health maintenance.
• Respond to crisis situations with effective decision‑making and staff coordination.
• Document interventions per departmental policy.

• Conduct ongoing reassessments and evaluate intervention effectiveness.
• Incorporate critical thinking to revise diagnoses, outcomes, and care plans.
• Provide follow‑up care through home visits and telephone as needed.
• Document patient responses and plan revisions per policy.

• Participate in or lead quality improvement and research activities.
• Use patient satisfaction and quality data to initiate practice changes.
• Complete daily patient classification and incident reporting promptly.
• Engage in cost‑containment initiatives and practice considerations.
• Apply professional standards, statutes, and regulations in all practice aspects.
• Work independently within scope and pursue professional development continuously.
• Demonstrate flexibility, reliability, and professional appearance per dress code.

• Maintain current knowledge in psychiatric nursing principles and procedures.
• Identify and address social, psychological, and physical factors affecting patients.
• Understand psychotropic medications and side effects.
• Stay informed of state and federal regulations in inpatient psychiatric settings.
• Apply crisis prevention and de‑escalation techniques.
• Lead effectively in high‑stress situations, exercising diplomacy and tact.
• Use computer systems for electronic data entry, access, and interpretation.
• Communicate plainly with patients, families, and team members.
• Prioritize and complete assigned work efficiently.
• Analyze clinical…