Registered Nurse V (Nurse Manager)

The Metro Boston Mental Health Unit at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital seeks a compassionate, Registered Nurse V (Nurse Manager) to join a dynamic nursing team.   This person will ensure competent, person-centered nursing care for patients on a designated unit. This management and leadership role encompasses patient care, personnel, and unit management within a performance improvement framework.  This person directs, guides, and evaluates their unit nursing personnel, maintains effective working relationships with multidisciplinary personnel on the unit, and delegates authority to ensure effective and efficient unit operations.  They also coordinate care with the assigned evening and/ or night supervisor, communicating issues involving unit and staff for that shift.

Please Note - This is a full time 40 hour position on the Day shift from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Shift. Days off are Saturday and Sunday

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

• Develops and maintains a therapeutic unit environment in which effective patient-centered care is assured.

• Assures that each patient is assigned to an appropriate nurse who is accountable for nursing care decisions and integration of the interdisciplinary plan of care.

• Ensures that a therapeutic unit environment is developed and maintained so that effective patient-centered care is provided as reflected by an active group program.

• Responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating approved policies and procedures based on standards necessary for the coordination and delivery of patient care.

• Collaborates with the nurse, physician, primary clinician and other health care professionals in determining and evaluating treatment goals.

• Evaluates the provision of safe and effective patient care through communication, observation and continuous performance improvement data.

• Meets with other health care professionals to identify, address and solve individual or unit care issues.

• Promotes an environment of trauma-informed care, least restrictive interventions and ensures a qualified nurse assumes the “lead” during all incidents of patient escalation, using restraint or seclusion only as a last resort.

• Encourages nursing staff to use their strengths and work on their weaknesses in order to provide high-quality patient care and ensures that staff receive timely, constructive feedback regarding their performance of patient care

• Assures that each patient is assigned to an appropriate MHW Contact Person, and supports the involvement of MHWs in the recovery, treatment planning and debriefing processes on the unit.

   

Required Qualifications:

• Considerable knowledge of theories, practices, and trends in nursing.

• Working knowledge of psychopathology across the life span.

• Knowledge of current psychopharmacology and other treatment interventions for psychiatric disorders.

• The ability to effectively utilize the nursing process in problem solving situations.

• The ability to set a positive working climate and to establish and maintain effective, productive working relationships with others.

• The ability to organize, manage and supervise other in the provision of quality patient care including management of patient care unit.

• The ability to direct, teach, supervise, and evaluate nursing staff in the performance of their duties.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of hospital and unit procedures and policies, use of psychotropic drugs, and dynamics of psychiatric disorders.

• Knowledge of problem solving, counseling of employees, and labor-relations issues.

• Knowledge of motivational strategies, leadership skills, supervision techniques, and communication abilities.

• Training in conducting performance evaluations and methods that motivate improved employee performance.

• Knowledge of regulatory standards and implementation of these standards in an inpatient facility.

Hospital Mission: 

At the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, we take pride in helping people recover from illnesses and conditions that are often underserved or difficult to manage in other health care settings. The DMH units within the Hospital provide inpatient psychiatric services to adults with serious mental illness with the goal of enhancing autonomy, safety and return to the community. 

Patients are treated by a multidisciplinary team, led by attending psychiatrists which also includes psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, mental health workers, peer specialists, occupational therapists and rehabilitative staff specializing in vocational, recreational and expressive therapies. A variety of treatment modalities are used, including psychopharmacologic, psychotherapeutic (individual, group and family), psycho-educational, behavioral, cognitive and milieu therapies. 

Pre-Hire Process: 

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori   

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines. 

Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website. 

ADA Reasonable Accommodation:

If you require a reasonable accommodation with the application/interview process, please contact us at: EOHHS Candidate ADA Requests

For questions regarding this requisition, please contact Executive Office of Health and Human Services Human Resources at 1-800- 510-4122 Ext. #4
 

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have at least (A) three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience as a registered nurse in a recognized hospital, clinic or medical facility and (B) of which at least two years must have been in a supervisory, administrative, or managerial capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

I. A Graduate degree with a major in Nursing may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*  No substitutions will be allowed for the required (B) experience.

*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL LEVELS IN SERIES:  Current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing .*

*Recent graduates from an approved school of nursing must have applied for the first available registered nurse examination.

Special Requirements: Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts  Motor Vehicle Operator's license may be required.

Salary placement is determined by a combination of factors, including the candidate’s years of directly related experience and education, and alignment with our internal compensation structure as set forth by the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines. For all bargaining unit positions (non-management), compensation is subject to the salary provisions outlined in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and will apply to placement within the appropriate salary range.

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

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Title 101 CMR 23.00 (“Regulation”) requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. The Regulation applies to this position. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to your vaccination status for both COVID-19 and Influenza.

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.  Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.  Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements.  We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.