Registered Nurse to join our Adult Community Crisis Stabilization (A-CCS) team and help advance our mission of empowering people to live healthier, more fulfilling lives.
What You Will Do:- Provide direct clinical and nursing services to adults receiving care through BHN's Adult Community Crisis Stabilization (A-CCS) program.
- Complete comprehensive intake and ongoing nursing assessments, including review of systems, diagnoses, mental status, vital signs, and emerging medical or behavioral-health needs.
- Transcribe, verify, and administer medications as ordered; maintain accurate medication records; inventory medications; coordinate refills; and dispose of outdated or unused medications according to program policy.
- Use nursing assessment and clinical judgment to determine and implement appropriate treatment or referral responses using the least restrictive alternative.
- Consult regularly with the Nurse Manager, providers, pharmacies, emergency departments, crisis and respite staff, significant others, and collateral partners to support treatment planning and continuity of care.
- Provide individuals, groups, families, and staff with education about recovery, health, wellness, medical conditions, medications, and treatment effectiveness.
- Build rapport and trust with individuals served while maintaining a safe, healthy, respectful milieu and appropriate professional boundaries for behavioral-health interventions.
- Triage referrals and nursing workflow during assigned shifts, participate in daily treatment-planning and disposition meetings, and respond effectively to changing or urgent clinical needs.
- Complete nursing assessments, progress notes, medication orders, discharge summaries, and other required documentation clearly, accurately, and on time.
- Facilitate transfers, aftercare planning, and discharge to the next appropriate level of care; maintain required licensure and continuing education; and perform other duties as assigned.
Who You Are:- High school diploma or GED required.
- Current, unrestricted Massachusetts Registered Nurse license required.
- At least one year of experience or training working in behavioral health and one year of post-graduate medical-surgical nursing experience required.
- Basic understanding of mental-health conditions and appropriate pharmaceutical, medical, and psychoeducational interventions required.
- Ability to complete comprehensive nursing assessments, identify medical and psychiatric needs, administer medications safely, and coordinate appropriate treatment and referrals.
- Ability to provide high-quality, community-based crisis care and educate individuals about recovery, health, wellness, and medications.
- Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, problem-solving, adaptability, organization, time-management, and prioritization skills, including the ability to respond effectively to urgent needs.
- Demonstrated cultural responsiveness and ability to establish rapport and work respectfully with individuals from diverse backgrounds and with complex needs.
- Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, technology, and verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to maintain timely and accurate electronic documentation.
- Ability to serve as essential staff and meet the physical requirements of the role, including regular standing, walking, and sitting and lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
We Hire for HEART!Pay Range: $40.00-$46.00/hr
