Registered Nurse II -Full Time Multiple Shifts - Continuous Posting

General Summary

The Department of Mental Health, Tewksbury Hospital is seeking a highly motivated and experienced RN to work with resilient patients navigating their journey on the road to recovery.

This is an open and continuous posting for full-time and part-time positions on multiple shifts

1st shift 7 : 00am-3 : 30pm

2nd shift 3 : 00pm-11 : 30pm

3rd shift 11 : 15pm-7 : 15am

Employees in this position will be required to perform "mandatory overtime.

Base salary does not include shift differential

Full time 40 hours per week, days off are every other weekend with varied days off during the week.

Duties and Responsibilities (these are a general summary and not all inclusive) :

• Provides nursing care for patients by following professional, hospital, departmental and certification standards to maintain quality care.
• Identifies and addresses patient needs by performing nursing assessments, developing nursing interventions and participating in interdisciplinary team meetings to facilitate discharge.
• Performs duties of medication and treatment nurse following pertinent policies and procedures to carry out physician's orders in a safe and therapeutic manner.
• Works with patients by providing instruction to facilitate the independent management of their personal, hygiene and health needs.
• Supervises employees of a lesser grade by assigning tasks, based on individual competencies, evaluating performance, and making recommendations concerning performance to maintain a high level of quality care.
• Provides instruction to other nursing staff by example and explanation to ensure quality services to patients and to maintain professional standards of nursing.
• Facilitates the implementation of treatment plans by interdisciplinary team by conferring with appropriate health care professionals to meet the stated goal for each patient.
• Admits, transfers and discharges patients, coordinating health care services to ensure continuity of care following standards established by hospital policy and certification guidelines.
• Identifies, evaluates and responds to changes in patient conditions, documenting and reporting such changes to the appropriate person to ensure prompt response to patient needs.
• Maintains an awareness of the D.M.H. regulations and hospital policy and procedure regarding the use of seclusion and restraint, through supervision and instruction, to maintain patient dignity and human rights.
• Maintains professional proficiencies by attending and participating in in-service trainings and educational programs to foster growth and development.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility for a single shift in the absence of a nurse of a higher grade to provide continuity of care.
• Provides psychosocial support to patients through individual counseling and group work to maintain the therapeutic milieu.
• Performs tasks of assigned staff in their absence to ensure continuity of care.
• Provides for the supervision of staff through individual counseling and / or regular staff meetings; through appropriate role modeling and overseeing the orientation process.

Participates in the progressive disciplinary process as required.

• Actively involved in the improved operational process at both unit and hospital wide level to improve quality of care.
• Practices Principals of COLLABORATION, ASSESSMENT, RECOVERY and ENVIRONMENT (CARE), to provide a safe environment.
• Maintains and communicates to nursing staff through knowledge of DMH, CMS, and The Joint Commission and HIPAA standards in order to maintain standards of care.

Required Qualifications :

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of Nursing / Mental Health Nursing
• Ability to understand and apply the laws, regulations, and rules of governing and certifying agencies
• Ability to receive written and oral instructions.
• Talent for communicating effectively in oral expression, writing clearly and concisely, and developing ideas in logical sequence.
• Ability to review observations and data, draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Effectively participating in a multi-disciplinary treatment team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Psychiatric Nursing experience
• Given the population we serve, bilingual or multilingual fluency

About Tewksbury Hospital :

Tewksbury Hospital operates a 370-bed facility and a campus of over 700 acres of land. Its patient care services are provided under the auspices of the Department of Public Health and Mental Health.

Joint Commission accredited LTAC hospital that provides high quality, comprehensive treatment, care, and comfort to adults with chronic medical and mental illness.

A full range of services are provided including 24 / 7 Nursing, Nurse Practitioners, Medicine as well as psychiatric and psychological services, a 6- bed dialysis unit, clinical laboratory, radiology, respiratory care, nutrition, speech / language, pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, therapeutic recreation and arts, and pharmacy.

Learn more :

DMH Mission Statement :

The Department of Mental Health assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities.

The Department establishes standards to ensure effective and culturally competent care to promote recovery. The Department sets policy, promotes self-determination, protects human rights and supports mental health training and research.