Registered Nurse Rn

Job Title: Float Psych RN - Evening (3p-11:30p)
Job Location: Holyoke MA
Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse (RN) is an active participant in the health care team who
provides direct and indirect care to patients/families/legal guardians. The
Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for maintaining a safe therapeutic milieu
grounded in Behavioral Health Center core principles. The Registered
Nurse (RN) works collaboratively as a member of the multi-disciplinary
treatment team and contributes to each patient's individual treatment plan by
helping develop, implement, and document appropriate goals and interventions,
informed by patient strengths and presenting psychiatric problems.

Qualifications:
Education: RN license within the State of Massachusetts required; BSN
preferred.

Experience:
Previous psychiatric / substance inpatient experience
preferred. CPR certification required. Restraint Reduction de-escalation /
crisis intervention experience preferred.

Skills: The
successful candidate will demonstrate ability to use critical thinking to make
decisions and solve problems; have an advanced level knowledge of Behavior
Health and Substance Abuse treatment modalities; applies nursing process from a
Trauma Informed Recovery model of care; ability to develop a therapeutic
relationship while maintaining professional boundaries; effective oral and
written communication; sufficient typing and computer skills to facilitate use
of Electronic Medical Record; crisis management, time management, delegating,
coaching and team building skills; and be flexible, creative and able to manage
stressful situations in a calm, organized and professional manner.