Registered Nurse, ECC Behavioral Health, Per Diem

Southbridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 33 - 61

Posted on: 3 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Are you an internal caregiver student or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.

Exemption Status:

Non-Exempt

Hiring Range:

$33.91 - $61.03

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skills qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Schedule Details:

Sunday through Saturday

Scheduled Hours:

645am-315pm 245p-1115p 11p-7a

Shift:

4 - Mixed Shift 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

Cost Center:

25080 - 2340 Emergency Room

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 20000 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 ECC Behavioral Health RN under the supervision on the Nurse Director or designee is responsible for the nursing care of assigned behavioral health patients located in the Emergency Care Center (ECC). Included in such responsibility is the goal of facilitating ECC psychiatric patients admission process to the inpatient psychiatric units or the transfer of patients to outside facilities. The ECC Behavioral Health Nurse will care for the behavioral health patient while awaiting consultation from PES or bed placement including medication administration vital signs and ADLs. This nurse will work closely with the ECC staff Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) and the inpatient psychiatric units.

II. Major Responsibilities:
proficiency in multiple EHRs and is able to clearly document in all systems.
as resource person for Department Directors and Unit Educators.
and transmits all messages appropriately accurately and professionally to both staff and patients.
effective/respectful communication techniques.
all new initiatives and projects ensuring tasks are completed on the desired time line.
in the collection of data to support staff and patient education.
a calm open environment that is conducive to a learning environment.

Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:

with established departmental policies procedures and objectives.
variety of meetings conferences seminars as required or directed.
use of Quality Improvement in daily operations.
with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
diverse views and approaches demonstrates Standards of Respect and contributes to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism tolerance civility and acceptance toward all employees patients and visitors.
regular reliable and predictable attendance.
other similar and related duties as required or directed.

Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a current license by the Massachusetts Board of Nursing.
American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for health care provider required upon hire or during orientation.
Advanced Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification is required within 6 months of hiring.

Experience:

Required:

Preferred:
A minimum of 1 year emergency nursing or psychiatric nursing is preferred.

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.

Were 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 We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.

Required Experience:

Are you an internal caregiver student or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health CLICK HERE to apply through your Workday account.Exemption Status:Non-ExemptHiring Range:$33.91 - $61.03Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidates experience skill...