Taunton State Hospital is seeking a candidate for the Nursing Services Department to function as a Charge Nurse (Registered Nurse III), providing nursing care, custody, and instruction to adult psychiatric patients on locked units; establishing a nursing plan of care utilizing the Person-Centered Approach within the Recovery Model; and assessing the health care needs of the patients and their families. The candidate will participate in admissions, discharges, and related duties.
Please Note: The selected candidate will work a full-time 40-hour schedule on the third shift. The hours are 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., and the days off are Week 1 - Sunday / Friday; Week 2 - Tuesday / Saturday. The unit is Cain 4 East. Employees in this position will be required to work mandatory overtime.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provides nursing care, custody, and instruction to adult psychiatric patients on locked units within DMH.
* Acts as the Charge Nurse and delegates and oversees the completion of tasks of licensed and non-licensed nursing staff assigned to the unit for their shift.
* Ensures that optimum quality care is provided by serving as patient advocate, ensuring that patient confidentiality and maintaining the rights of all patients.
* Gains the knowledge required to provide Patient Centered Care to all patients within the Recovery Model.
* Identifies and addresses patient needs by performing nursing assessments, developing nursing interventions, and providing nursing care by following professional, hospital, and departmental standards.
* Acts as a role model for providing Recovery and Trauma informed care.
* Provides quality psychiatric care to the patients with respect to their needs as defined by the age-specific population served.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Given the population served, bilingual or multilingual fluency.
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
Applicants must have at least (A) one year of full-time or equivalent part-time, experience as a registered nurse in a recognized hospital, clinic or medical facility, and (B) six months of which must have been in a supervisory, administrative, or managerial capacity.
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. 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.
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.
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