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Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$37.75 - $79.52

(based on a full time schedule of 40 hours per week).

Please note that the final offer will vary based on scheduled hours. Compensation for part-time or reduced schedules will be prorated based on scheduled weekly hours, experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Holidays - Every Other Holiday, Sunday through Saturday, Weekends - Every Third Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

7pm - 7am

Shift:

3 - Night Shift, 12 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

24

Cost Center:

26000 - 2340 Emergency Room

Union:

MNA-Milford Regional Medical Center (Massachusetts Nurses Association)

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse provides physical, emotional, and psychological support to patients with various mental health conditions and assists other nursing staff in coordinating care for this patient population. The Behavioral Health nurse participates in a multidisciplinary health care team and acts as a clinical resource to other staff.

I. Major Responsibilities:

1.    Assessment: Assess and document the patient's physical, psychological, and social needs using professional judgment.
2.    Planning: Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and communicate individualized care plans.
3.    Implementation: Provide individualized care, apply de-escalation techniques, and act as a resource for psychiatric medication management.
4.    Evaluation: Evaluate and adjust care plans based on patient response and team input.
5.    Organizational Skills: Prioritize tasks effectively in dynamic and emergency situations.
6.    Resource Utilization: Direct care team members and implement problem-solving strategies.

II. Position Qualifications:
License/Certification/Education:
Required:
1.    Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing for Registered Nurses
2.    Current RN license in Massachusetts
3.    Current CPR certification
Preferred:
1.    N/A
 

Experience/Skills:
Required:
1.    Minimum of 1 year of experience in providing care to Behavioral Health patients
Preferred:
1.    Minimum of 1 year of experience in Emergency Care

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.