FT Behavioral Health RN

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

In this role, you will assume responsibility to lead our team in providing quality patient care. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care from admission to discharge and you will be responsible to direct, assign and supervise ancillary staff team members in providing the appropriate level of care in the most efficient manner. You will also act as a role model to staff members. 

As a Registered Nurse (RN) for our team, you will be responsible for the following: 

• Complete assessments, administer medications/treatments, observes patient’s progress and evaluates therapies for clinical outcomes and effectiveness

• Collaborate with physicians and other medical professionals to develop an optimal health care strategy plan for each patient
• Support and educate patients and their loves ones to achieve maximum outcomes 
• Positive work environment 
• Evidence- based practice 
• Comprehensive team approach 

Essential Role Responsibilities

Assessment: The RN collects health data and determines nursing diagnoses.

• Performs complete and thorough assessments of the patient's physical, functional, spiritual, cultural, psychosocial, nutritional and pain status.
• Identification of needs of the patient/ family.
• Conducts reassessments according to current nursing standards.
• Consistently assesses patient/family discharge planning and educational needs.

 
Planning: The RN develops a plan of care that identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient and prescribes interventions to attain outcomes.

• Development of an individualized and flexible plan of care for each patient utilizing appropriate nursing standards, incorporating the patient and family in the development of the plan.
• Consults and collaborates with other disciplines to meet identified patient/family needs.
• Develops and implements patient/family teaching plan
• Identifies individualized goals for each patient based on current knowledge and skills.

 
Implementation: The RN implements the interventions to attain expected outcomes.

• Implements the plan of care following the actions specified.
• Documents progress towards goals established in the plan of care utilizing the appropriate forms and or tools.
• Administers medications safely and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures. Demonstrates knowledge of dosage ranges, therapeutic indications and side effects for medications administered to the patient. Applies clinical judgment in the appropriate administration of "PRN" medications. Utilizes the pain scale as part of the pre and post pain assessment with each dosage administered.
• Adheres to Patient Care Services and Areas of Practice policies, procedures, standards of care and code of ethics,

 
Evaluation: The RN evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes.

• Evaluates the plan of care, reviewing and revising as needed, anticipating and intervening in potential problems/complications before they occur.
• Evaluates the patient/family teaching plan, reviewing and revising as needed.
• Communicates with other disciplines, as appropriate in regards to evaluating the  effectiveness of the plan of care
•  Revises plan of care as appropriate.

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Previous Diabetes Care experience preferred
• Bachelor of Science Degree Preferred

Experience: n/a

License/Certification(s):

• Current Massachusetts RN licensure
• BCLS required
• Certified Diabetes Educator
   

Pay Range:

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time.  The pay range for this position is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired into this position will receive compensation consistent with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled