Registered Nurse 24 Days Neurotherapeutics

Description -

McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLean's multidisciplinary programs treat a broad range of psychiatric illnesses across the full continuum of care.

Utilizing the nursing process, the ECT/TMS/Ketamine nurse is responsible for providing for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients receiving ECT/TMS/Ketamine within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies. Works within the treatment team to provide pre-treatment assessment, treatment monitoring and post-anesthesia recovery management for individuals and to assure the smooth flow of patients through the treatment process. Uses multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health issues, functional status and safety concerns, communicates patient condition and need for altered care with treatment team and demonstrates ability to prioritize patient care needs. In addition, establishes a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients, initiates and continues pulse oximetry, oxygen saturation and EKG monitoring throughout treatment and recovery, demonstrates safe, accurate and timely monitoring of cardiac and respiratory status and promotes interventions that provide the least-restrictive and safest recovery.

All McLean team members are expected to consistently demonstrate our values of integrity, compassion, respect, diversity, teamwork, excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred
• Experience: No experience required, one year medical/psychiatric experience preferred
• License: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• All employees must possess basic computer skills to use a variety of electronic or online systems for communication, clinical and administrative purposes.
• Required to complete electronic medical records training and demonstrate 80% accuracy on competency test within 30 days of hire.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of McLean Hospital to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or a condition related to pregnancy including, but not limited to, lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable law or regulation.