Charge Nurse (RN) - Higher Acuity Adolescent Boys Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

Description

Spring Harbor Hospital

Nursing
Req #: 33713

Full Time/Days

For a limited time MaineHealth is offering up to$10,000 Sign on bonus for all eligibleRegistered Nurses with0-2years of experience and $20,000 for experienced Registered Nurses with greater than 2years of experience!

• Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time RN position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.
• Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months separation from employment.

The Spring Harbor Child and Adolescent service is a 34 bed, 4-unit, service providing care to youth from throughout Maine. Youth who require acute mental health treatment are typically imminent risk to themselves or others and are unable to receive treatment at a lower level of care due to the severity of their psychiatric symptoms.

The Registered Nurse collaborates as a member of the interdisciplinary team to develop and deliver each patient's individualized plan of care utilizing the nursing process in an acute psychiatric inpatient setting. The multidisciplinary team includes medical providers, occupational therapists, social work clinicians, behavior analysts, and nursing staff. Commonly treated diagnoses include:

• Depression
• Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Emerging Psychotic Disorders
• Anxiety Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Substance Use Disorders

Unit treatment and programming includes comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management, individual and family therapy, occupational therapy interventions, and utilization of positive behavioral incentives and supports. Patients receive on-site academic tutoring and engage in recreational opportunities in the gym, and the outside playground and courtyard areas. Treatment includes dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, milieu activities, and skills-based groups.

Summary:

The Registered Nurse - Charge - Behavioral Health role assumes frontline leadership in the daily operations of the department and works collaboratively with departmental staff, physicians/advanced practice practitioners, hospital staff, pre-hospital providers and community agencies to provide oversight and direction for the delivery of safe patient and family centered care.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred.
• License/Certifications: Current applicable state(s) license as a Registered Professional Nurse required. Current BLS certification required or must complete within 30 days of start date. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Certification RN-BC preferred.
• Experience: Two years of relevant experience preferred, experience in psychiatric nursing preferred.

Additional Information

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them - both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.

We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow - programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.

MaineHealth remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you're looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care, apply today.

If you have questions about this role, please contact amanda.oliveira@mainehealth.org