MH Staff RN - Geri Psych
MHS Brown University Health Taunton
Morton Hospital
You'll coordinate total nursing care for patients and teach patients and their families.
Posted Aug 28
- Shift and hours
- Evening shifts Work Shift: Evening24 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Geri Psych · Behavioral Health MH Staff RN - Geri Psych
- License
- RN licenseMA RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- MA RN license MA RN License Check your license
- Certification
- BLS or ACLS BLS and/or ACLS Certification
- Certification
- ACLS for ICU, float, S1 and M2 assignments ICU, FLOAT, S1 and M2-ACLS
- Education
- graduate of an accredited nursing school Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, BSN preferred.
- Experience
- 1 year of RN experience Minimum of one year of RN experience.
- Also asks
- decision-making with minimal supervision Performs analytical and decision-making functions with minimal supervision.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN
- Also asks
- Epic experience Epic experience preferred.
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Charting
- Epic
- Union
- Massachusetts Nurses Association Union: Massachusetts Nurses Association
- Day to day
- patient teaching Initiates and coordinates patient teaching according to identified needs.
- Day to day
- medication administration and treatments Administers medication and perform treatments, utilizing principles of aseptic technique to assigned patient according to the established policy and procedure of MHMC.
- Day to day
- making assignments for other caregivers Delegates responsibilities for care, when applicable, and makes assignments according to skills of caregiver.
- Hours stated
- 24 hours a week, Eves, EOH/EOW
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Details
- works at Morton Hospital, Taunton Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780
- Details
- no driving required Driving Required: No
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Psychiatric Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
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Summary
Coordinates total nursing care for patients participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another.
Responsibilities
Documents initial and ongoing patient assessment in a complete, concise, and timely manner according to policy and procedure of MHMC. Develops and modifies and effective, comprehensive, and individualized plan of care including discharge planning for assigned patients, utilizing standards of care developed by MHMC. Applies knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patient served, i.e.: infant pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
Initiates and coordinates patient teaching according to identified needs. Integrates, delegates, and coordinates patient care using interdisciplinary approach. Delegates responsibilities for care, when applicable, and makes assignments according to skills of caregiver.
Evaluates patient responses to interventions according to established policy and procedure of MHMC. Demonstrates an ability to plan and supervise other patient caregivers in providing patient care on unit while functioning as a professional role model. Demonstrates the ability to exercise independent judgment in times of need and emergency situations and evaluates the results of actions taken.
Administers medication and perform treatments, utilizing principles of aseptic technique to assigned patient according to the established policy and procedure of MHMC.
Minimum qualifications
Minimum of one year of RN experience. Epic experience preferred. Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: in services, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).
Attends and participates in staff meetings and in services and/or reviews documentation as required. Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring. Performs analytical and decision-making functions with minimal supervision.
Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate. Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues. Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.
Education
Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, BSN preferred. MA RN License BLS and/or ACLS Certification
Additional certification required where applicable
ICU, FLOAT, S1 and M2-ACLS Emergency Department-PALS and ACLS
Pacu-acls, PALS
Interventional-PALS and ACLS
Pay Range
$36.87-$73.13 Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Location
Morton Hospital - 88 Washington Street Taunton, Massachusetts 02780 Work Type:
24 hrs/wk, Eves, EOH/EOW Work Shift
Evening Driving Required
No Union
Massachusetts Nurses Association