Registered Nurse Behavioral Health​/Nights

Boston Medical Center is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse for its 82-bed, behavioral health hospital, located in Brockton, MA. Brockton hospital operates as a behavioral health accountable care organization that providing cutting-edge, inpatient treatment and stabilization for individuals experiencing complex mental health and substance use needs. Inpatient Psychiatric Nurses are a critical part of a multi-disciplinary/multi-cultural team that possess unique expertise and focus on providing quality behavioral health care to acute populations.

Consistently and effectively utilizes all steps of the nursing process in the provision of timely, safe, efficient and appropriate patient/centered care.

• Assesses the patient and family in a systematic and ongoing manner for both overt and covert signs and symptoms in accordance with the standards of clinical nursing practice.
• Collects pertinent data using appropriate assessment techniques.
• Prioritizes data according to the patient's immediate condition or needs.
• Involves the patient, family/significant others and appropriate behavioral health care providers in the collection of data when appropriate.
• Consistently uses clear, concise and effective written/oral communication and complies with departmental policies when sharing/documenting relevant patient care data.
• Identifies emergency/crisis situations, communicates such in a timely manner to appropriate behavioral health care team members, and responds appropriately when needed.

• Demonstrates use of critical thinking skills, derives and documents appropriate diagnoses from patient and family assessment data.

• Derives and documents realistic, appropriate clinical and educational patient-centered outcomes consistent with patient's diagnoses, capabilities and expectations in accordance to the standards of clinical nursing practice.
• Develops outcomes as measurable goals which include a time estimate for attainment and provides direction for continuity of care.
• Mutually formulates outcomes with the patient, significant others and behavioral health care team when appropriate.

• Develops and documents an individualized plan of care that reflects the patient's condition, prioritizes his/her needs, and provides for continuity of care.
• Develops the plan with the client, significant others and appropriate behavioral health care providers.
• Develops a plan reflective of current nursing practice standards, policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
• Plan reflects effective use of available resources and appropriate internal/external referrals in order to provide comprehensive care to patients and families.

• Prioritizes patient care interventions based on fluctuating patient and Psychiatric unit needs.
• Effectively delegates appropriate patient care activities to co-workers with appropriate knowledge and skill level and ensures that co-workers have completed the delegated tasks in a timely manner.
• Provides for a safe, clean Psychiatric unit environment through use of appropriate risk management practices, e.g. labeling and removing broken/expired equipment/materials from service.
• Demonstrates safe technical competence based on patient needs, including but not limited to direct care skills, e.g., phlebotomy, IV insertion, etc., informatics, and equipment monitoring/utilization.
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