Fuller Hospital

The hospital serves adults with general psychiatric or intellectual disabilities, as well as adolescents with general psychiatric issues. Patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders can be treated on most units. Fuller Hospital also operates a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) and notably runs Massachusetts's only inpatient unit for adults with intellectual disabilities. As a full-service behavioral health center, the facility offers a continuum of care that includes assessments, community-based care, day treatment, and inpatient hospitalization. The multidisciplinary staff is trained to handle mental health crises and co-occurring addiction disorders. For nurses, Fuller Hospital offers opportunities in psychiatric and behavioral health nursing with positions available on evening and overnight shifts. The hospital actively recruits new graduate RNs and offers sign-on bonuses for overnight shifts, indicating a need for nursing staff in those time slots. The work environment is focused on behavioral health, requiring nurses comfortable with psychiatric patient populations and crisis intervention.

Fuller Hospital states it works diligently to create an atmosphere to promote healing in an environment which is clinically sound, compassionate, and focused on individualized treatment plans and goals. The organization emphasizes engaging with patients during some of the most difficult times of their lives, with highly trained staff, competent physicians, and clinically robust, evidence-based programs. They seek to 'lead the way in behavioral health.'