RN FT Up to $15k Sign On

Full-time evenings and nights, 8-hour shifts.

Pay

Rates between $39.00 - $51.00 per hour (depending on experience and education). Shift differentials:

• RN Evening: $5.00 during the week and $6.00 on weekends
• RN Night: $7.00 during the week and $8.00 on weekends

Up to $15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time RNs.

About the role

Southcoast is a premier mental health treatment center serving Dartmouth, Massachusetts. We are seeking passionate Registered Nurses to work at our facility in Dartmouth, MA. Populations served include child/adolescent, adult, and geriatric.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, and dental
• Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee assistance programs and financial support
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $3,000 per benefit year (full-time or part-time benefits-eligible employees working at least 30 hours per week)
• MA Student Loan Repayment eligibility
• PerkSpot employee discount program for over 30,000 merchants
• Safety prioritized with Personal Panic Alarm devices across all clinical and non-clinical areas

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs
• Develop and implement nursing care plans
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions
• Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure
• Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather pertinent information for documentation
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges
• Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and are specific to assessed needs
• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care
• Accurately administer medications per ordered note and document controlled substance medication administration
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed
• Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment
• Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved in patient treatment

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements
• One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience a plus
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility)
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements