What You Will Do:- Provide high-quality, community-based nursing care and clinical leadership for individuals served at BHN's Holyoke and Westfield Respite sites.
- Supervise, train, schedule, support, and evaluate program nurses while coordinating nursing coverage and workflow across shifts.
- Complete comprehensive nursing assessments, including review of systems, diagnosis, and mental status, and recommend appropriate treatment or referrals using the least restrictive approach.
- Transcribe, verify, administer, refill, inventory, and dispose of medications in accordance with Medication Administration Program (MAP) policies and protocols.
- Collaborate with the Senior Nurse Manager, providers, program leadership, staff, pharmacies, and collateral partners to support treatment planning, medical interventions, and continuity of care.
- Monitor individuals' health status, treatment progress, medication needs, and self-medication skills, responding promptly to emerging medical or behavioral health concerns.
- Educate individuals served and staff about health conditions, medications, self-medication skills, MAP requirements, vital signs, and high-alert medication procedures.
- Maintain a safe, healthy, and supportive program environment while building rapport and reinforcing appropriate clinical and professional boundaries.
- Complete and approve nursing assessments, progress notes, medication orders, inventories, discharge summaries, and other required documentation accurately and on time.
- Facilitate transfers, aftercare planning, and discharge to the next appropriate level of care while managing medical supplies, required training, licensure, and other essential program operations.
Who You Are:- Current, unrestricted Massachusetts Registered Nurse license required.
- High school diploma or GED required.
- At least one year of experience or training working with a behavioral health population and one year of post-graduate medical-surgical nursing experience required.
- Strong understanding of mental health conditions and appropriate pharmaceutical, medical, and psychoeducational interventions required.
- Knowledge of Medication Administration Program (MAP) policies and procedures, including safe administration of high-alert medications, required.
- Ability to assess and coordinate medical and psychiatric needs, facilitate appropriate referrals, and deliver high-quality community-based care.
- Demonstrated ability to supervise and develop nursing staff, manage competing priorities, respond effectively to urgent needs, and promote accountability and teamwork.
- Cultural responsiveness and the ability to build trust and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and with complex or challenging needs.
- Excellent clinical judgment, problem-solving, organization, technology, and verbal and written communication skills.
Salary Range-$95,000-$115,000
