RN-CBHC

Registered Nurse

Behavioral Health Network (BHN) is a leading statewide provider of behavioral health services and a Certified Great Place to Work. Since 1938, BHN has helped individuals, families, and communities thrive through compassionate, high-quality care and support. With deep roots in Western Massachusetts and a growing presence in communities throughout the state, we are currently seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) Outpatient Psychiatry team and help advance our mission of empowering people to live healthier, more fulfilling lives.

What We Offer:

• Purpose-Driven Work – Make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals, families, and communities throughout Western Massachusetts.
• Professional Growth – Access ongoing training, mentorship, career development, and advancement opportunities across one of the region's largest behavioral health organizations.
• Supportive Team Culture – Join a collaborative workplace guided by our HEART values:
  Humanity, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.
• Stability & Opportunity – Build your career with a well-established organization serving Western Massachusetts since 1938.
• Comprehensive Benefits – Generous PTO, 403(b), educational assistance, medical, dental, vision, employee assistance programs, and more.
• Certified Great Place to Work – Work for an organization recognized for creating a positive and engaging employee experience.

What You Will Do:

• Provide direct and indirect clinical nursing services to adults and children served through BHN's Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) and outpatient psychiatry medication clinic.
• Complete comprehensive nursing assessments, including reviews of systems, mental-status updates, Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) scoring, and medical-clearance assessments.
• Administer intramuscular injections, take and document vital signs, monitor responses to treatment, and communicate relevant clinical changes to prescribing providers and the treatment team.
• Support medication reconciliation and provide medication education to individuals served, using collateral information and care coordination with BHN providers as appropriate.
• Collaborate with prescribers, pharmacies, emergency departments, families, crisis teams, and collateral treatment providers to assess needs, respond to changing situations, and promote continuity of care.
• Triage urgent referrals submitted through Smartsheet and coordinate timely appointments and clinical follow-up based on identified needs and provider direction.
• Co-facilitate therapeutic or educational groups with nursing and clinical staff and contribute nursing expertise to individualized care planning.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in Care Logic, Smartsheet, and other required systems, ensuring records reflect sound clinical judgment and effective communication.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve problems that arise in service delivery while maintaining effectiveness in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Participate in staff meetings, supervision, mandatory training, and professional development activities, and complete other duties as assigned.

Who You Are:

• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in Massachusetts required.
• At least one year of experience working in behavioral health required.
• Basic understanding of psychiatric conditions, psychotropic medications, medication administration, and the ability to accurately interpret medication orders.
• Knowledge of nursing assessment, vital-sign collection, intramuscular injections, AIMS scoring, medication reconciliation, patient education, and care coordination.
• Excellent clinical judgment, problem-solving ability, interpersonal skills, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond effectively to urgent needs, maintain organization, and work successfully amid frequent interruptions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with individuals served, families, prescribers, clinicians, pharmacies, emergency departments, crisis teams, and other community partners.
• Commitment to culturally responsive care and the ability to…