Registered Nurse
The McLean Hospital Corporation
Belmont, Massachusetts
McLean Naukeag is a 14 day Residential Program for adults with co-occurring substance use and other psychiatric disorders. The McLean Hospital Corporation is a specialty hospital.
Posted Sep 22 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating Work Shift Rotating (United States of America)0
- Unit and setting
- McLean Naukeag 14 day Residential Program · Behavioral Health McLean Naukeag is a 14 day Residential Program for adults with co-occurring substance use and other psychiatric disorders.adults with co-occurring substance use and other psychiatric disorders
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Per Diem Employee Type Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed No experience required; one year medical/psychiatric experience preferred 0-1 year preferred
- Education
- Nursing Certificate/Diploma Other Certificate/Diploma Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred
- Also asks
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively - Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively.
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing
- Experience
- medical/psychiatric experience
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Massachusetts PRN median is $51/hrMassachusetts PRN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $74/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $60/hr, across 257 postings. This posting's $35/hr to $72/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
- Pay differential
- In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.
- Extra pay
- differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable
- Pay reviews
- base pay determined comprehensively considering skills, experience, education, certifications, and other factors
Benefits
- Benefitscomprehensive benefits
- Benefitscareer advancement opportunities
- Benefitsrecognition programs
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
- Care model
- multidisciplinary team This nurse will function as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team consisting of RNs, CRCs, LICSWs, psychiatrists, psychologists, and admissions/aftercare specialists.
- Day to day
- accurately assess patients' needs Accurately assesses patients’ needs.
- Day to day
- utilize multiple data sources to determine health problems and functional status Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status.
- Day to day
- utilize Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths Utilizes Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths.
- Day to day
- perform point of care testing Performs point of care testing.
- Day to day
- communicate findings to healthcare team Communicate findings effectively to members of the healthcare team.
- Day to day
- document patient response to interventions Documentation reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients’ response to treatment interventions.
- Day to day
- identify crisis behaviors and de-escalate crisis situations Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate a crisis situation.
- Day to day
- plan nursing interventions for assigned patients Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients.
- Day to day
- modify and individualize Nursing Plan of Care and protocols Modifies and individualizes Nursing Plan of Care and protocols.
- Day to day
- participate in developing multidisciplinary treatment plans Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan.
- Day to day
- prioritize patient care needs Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs.
- Day to day
- partner with patients and families to support recovery goals Partners with patients/families to support recovery goals.
- Day to day
- provide and implement nursing care interventions Provides and implements nursing care interventions.
- Day to day
- establish therapeutic alliances with assigned patients Establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients.
- Day to day
- medication administration using BMV scanning Demonstrates safe, accurate and timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
- Day to day
- review physician orders in a timely manner Reviews physician orders in a timely manner.
- Day to day
- promote least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals.
- Day to day
- lead patient groups Participates in leading patient groups.
- Day to day
- evaluate effectiveness of nursing care interventions Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions.
- Day to day
- communicate clinical status during team rounds and change of shift reports Accurately communicate patients’ clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports.
- Day to day
- organize and provide patient care leadership Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care.
- Details
- Onsite Remote Type Onsite
- Details
- 115 Mill Street Work Location 115 Mill Street
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Original listing
Posted on The McLean Hospital Corporation’s careers page.
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Job Summary
McLean Naukeag is a 14 day Residential Program for adults with co-occurring substance use and other psychiatric disorders. This per diem RN position will be located in Belmont, MA. This nurse will function as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team consisting of RNs, CRCs, LICSWs, psychiatrists, psychologists, and admissions/aftercare specialists.
Utilizing the nursing process, this role will be responsible for providing for nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital, and regulatory agencies. Summary Utilizing the nursing process, responsibility for providing for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies. Does this position require Patient Care?
Yes
Essential Functions
Accurately assesses patients’ needs. Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status. Utilizes Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths.
Performs point of care testing. Communicate findings effectively to members of the healthcare team. Documentation reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients’ response to treatment interventions.
Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate a crisis situation. Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients. Modifies and individualizes Nursing Plan of Care and protocols.
Participates in the development of the multidisciplinary treatment plan. Demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs. Partners with patients/families to support recovery goals.
Provides and implements nursing care interventions. Establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients. Demonstrates safe, accurate and timely medication administration using BMV scanning.
Reviews physician orders in a timely manner. Promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive alternatives and recovery-oriented goals. Participates in leading patient groups.
Accurately evaluates the effectiveness of nursing care interventions. Documentation on the Nursing Plan of Care, protocols, and Assessment Flowsheet reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients’ response to treatment interventions. Accurately communicate patients’ clinical status at clinical team rounds and change of shift reports.
Utilizes evidence-based nursing knowledge to guide practice decisions. Provides a leadership role in organizing and providing patient care. Provides direction and supervision of MHSs.
Delegate care interventions. Assumes a leadership role in medical and psychiatric emergencies. Promotes/provides for critical incident de-briefing following emergency event.
Anticipates acute milieu problems and delegates staff appropriately. Participates in the training and education of RNs, MHSs, and other healthcare providers. Provides for teaching needs of patient and significant others.
Provides health teaching related to patient needs and recovery goals. Documents teaching in the patient’s record. Informs treatment team of patients and significant others’ learning needs.
Maintains a commitment to professional growth and competency. Completes mandatory in-service requirements. Maintains competency for treating patient population.
Seeks constructive feedback regarding work performance from peers and professional colleagues. Identifies strengths and areas for professional/practice development with supervisor. Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication.
Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality. Communicate positively, supportively, and with courtesy to the patients and staff. Presents self in a positive and professional manner.
Contributes to the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the hospital, department, and unit. Demonstrates effective time management. Demonstrates economical management of services and supplies.
Notifies shift coordinator/charge nurse of availability for additional assignments. Qualifications Education Other Certificate/Diploma Nursing required or Bachelor's Degree Nursing preferred Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No Licenses and Credentials Registered Nurse [RN - State License] - Generic - HR Only required Experience No experience required; one year medical/psychiatric experience preferred 0-1 year preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively.
Additional Job Details (if applicable) Physical Requirements Standing Frequently (34-66%) Walking Frequently (34-66%) Sitting Occasionally (3-33%) Lifting Frequently (34-66%) 35lbs+ (w/assisted device) Carrying Frequently (34-66%) 20lbs - 35lbs Pushing Occasionally (3-33%) Pulling Occasionally (3-33%) Climbing Rarely (Less than 2%) Balancing Frequently (34-66%) Stooping Occasionally (3-33%) Kneeling Occasionally (3-33%) Crouching Occasionally (3-33%) Crawling Rarely (Less than 2%) Reaching Frequently (34-66%) Gross Manipulation (Handling) Frequently (34-66%) Fine Manipulation (Fingering) Frequently (34-66%) Feeling Constantly (67-100%) Foot Use Rarely (Less than 2%) Vision - Far Constantly (67-100%) Vision - Near Constantly (67-100%) Talking Constantly (67-100%) Hearing Constantly (67-100%) Remote Type Onsite Work Location 115 Mill Street Scheduled Weekly Hours 0 Employee Type Per Diem Work Shift Rotating (United States of America) Pay Range $34.77 - $72.45/Hourly Grade MCL902 At Mass General Brigham, we believe in recognizing and rewarding the unique value each team member brings to our organization. Our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and any offer extended will take into account your skills, relevant experience if applicable, education, certifications and other essential factors. The base pay information provided offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications; however, it does not encompass all elements contributing to your total compensation package.
In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth. We invite you to apply, and our Talent Acquisition team will provide an overview of your potential compensation and benefits package.
EEO Statement
1600 The McLean Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran’s Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642. Mass General Brigham Competency Framework At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership “looks like” by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.
What's around it?
Belmont, MAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 6% above the US average
- Median rent
- $2,527/mo
- Household income
- $183,137/yr, all local households, not nurse pay