Registered Nurse II (Evening shift)

The Department of Mental Health at the Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center is seeking highly motivated and experienced Registered Nurse to work with resilient patients navigating their journey on the road to recovery.

The Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental health Center is a 60-bed inpatient psychiatric facility provides comprehensive, information and timely forensic evaluations for individuals to determine pre-trial competency and or criminal responsibility. We also provide quality, integrated care to support an individual's recovery process through ongoing psychiatric treatment and care.

Prepares, administers and documents patient medications and treatment. Functions as a member of multidisciplinary treatment team, assume responsibility for nursing care on the inpatient unit. Maintains patient and nursing records. Follows all the standards and practices of nursing including all DMH facility and nursing policies. Accepts responsibilities and assures patient safety and supervises MHW I, MHW II, MHW III, MHW IV.

Please Note: This position is a full-time (40 hours per week), Second shift, 2:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. Days off are Tuesday / Saturday (week 1) and Sunday /Wednesday (week 2).

Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime.

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

• Transcribes all physicians' orders and administers medications and treatments to help in the rehabilitation of the patients.
• Completes admission assessment and initial nursing care plan based on health and safety issues by the end of the shift.
• Provides primary nursing care to an assigned group of patients utilizing nursing process and following current standards of care.
• Functions as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team serving as a resource person regarding patient's health issues.
• Oversee and supervises the nursing staff in the absence of a registered nurse of a higher grade.
• Meets patient nursing care needs as charge nurse or primary nurse by communicating key patient information to appropriate nursing staff in order to insure integration coordination and continuity of patient care.
• Participates in the admission, discharge and transfer of patients to facilitate a smooth transition.
• Acts as leader or co-leader of patient treatment groups.
• Oversees and instructs paraprofessional staff in the care giving of their assigned patients.
• Investigate patient and employee incidents completing written reports.
• Participates in staff development, infection control, quality improvement, pharmacy, lab, dietary, safety, risk management, restraint review, orientation and other committees.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide case appropriate to the age related spiritual and cultural needs of the clients served.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the clients served.
• Acts as a role model to other staff, participates in ongoing supervision, attends conferences, mandatory trainings and other education requirements.
• Participates in MHIS training and performs MHIS functions as required.
• Participates in performance improvement teams assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• One-year full-time or equivalent part-time experience as an R.N. in a recognized hospital, general and/or psychiatric setting.
• Current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registry in Nursing.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of nursing.
• Knowledge of the problems in providing nursing services to special client groups such as the mentally, physically, and/or emotionally handicapped.
• Knowledge of standard nursing policies, procedures, methods and techniques.
• Awareness of the principles of physiological, psychological and emotional growth and development.
• Knowledge of the types and characteristics of drugs used in diagnosing, treating and controlling physical, mental and/or emotional disorders.
• Knowledge of interviewing techniques.
• Familiarity with problem-solving techniques.
• Ability to understand and apply the laws, rules and regulations governing agency operations and assigned unit activities.
• Ability to explain the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards and guidelines governing agency operations and assigned unit activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to interact with people who are under physical and/or emotional stress and in stressful settings.
• Given the population served, bilingual or multilingual fluency.

Agency Mission:

The Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Mental health Center, (Fuller) 60 bed inpatient psychiatric facility provides comprehensive, information and timely forensic evaluations for individuals to determine pre-trial competency and or criminal responsibility. We also provide quality, integrated care to support an individual's recovery process through ongoing psychiatric treatment and care.

We envision an environment that is committed to preventing restraint and seclusion in which leadership and staff model compassion, caring, and hope.

An environment where individual's strengths are recognized and these strengths are utilized to foster hope, facilitate self-determination, and promote physical health and well-being so the individual can become more resilient, forge lasting community alliances and supports to live a fulfilling life.


Pre-Offer 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

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 the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io Ext. #4.

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


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, or (B) 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 the required 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.


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.