Registered Nurse II

The Massachusetts Mental Health Center is seeking a talented and experienced Registered Nurse II to join our diverse team of mental health providers at our thriving state operated community mental health center dedicated to providing accessible, high-quality mental health services to the residents of the Commonwealth. We take pride in our commitment to improving the mental well-being of our community through evidence-based practices and compassionate recovery-oriented care. This RN II role provides direct care to clients at Center’s outpatient clinic including but not limited to the Clozaril and Injection clinics. Responsibilities include conducting nursing assessments; developing and implementing treatment plans based on prescriber instructions; providing psychosocial support and psychoeducation; leading wellness groups; and coordinating care to ensure continuity of services. The role also includes supporting medication refills, assisting with prior authorizations for treatments and prescriptions, and implementing routine metabolic monitoring for all Center clients.

Please Note: This is a full time (40 hours per week), first shift, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM in person position with Saturday and Sunday off. Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime.

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

• Provides direct nursing care to clients, including but not limited injection administration, medication distribution, taking vital signs, nursing assessment and comprehensive metabolic screenings.
• Follows all relevant medication administration and monitoring protocols.
• Schedules all necessary follow up appointments.
• Responsible for outreach and engagement efforts with persons served in the clinics to help ensure medication adherence and monitoring.
• Provides patient education to support medication adherence including information about possible side effects of new medications as well as potential medication interactions.
• Leads or co-leads a wide range of wellness-focused, recovery-oriented groups, as assigned, including but not limited to those addressing issues such as nutrition, weight management, medication education, smoking cessation, etc.
• Responsible for helping to triage any psychiatric and/or medical crises that may arise at MMHC.
• Assesses and evaluate each client seen for psychiatric and medical issues and reports any significant changes/concerns to other members of the person served treatment team including but not limited to assigned prescriber.
• Develops and maintains appropriate therapeutic relationships with clients demonstrating adaptability in response to client preferences and changing needs, documenting that such concerns have been passed on.
• Assists in preparing and obtaining prescriber orders.
• Provides direct supervision of LPN and ancillary personnel.
• Plans and assigns duties according to the nature of the activity to be accomplished utilizing the principles and practices of supervision by evaluating the capabilities of subordinates (and available resources) to provide a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Evaluates the capabilities of subordinates to provide a safe and therapeutic environment, provides assistance to staff in improving their skills and abilities and completes formal employee evaluations (EPRS) in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates the ability to direct, teach, delegate and supervises outcomes of that delegation.
• Evaluates nursing and ancillary staff activities by reviewing patient medical records and by observing nursing care to ensure