Registered Nurse III (Night Shift)

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.

Please Note: This position is 40 hours per weeks, 3rd shift 5 East, 11pm-7am Days off are: Week A Tuesday & Saturday Week B Sunday and Thursday. Employees in this position will be required to perform mandatory overtime. 

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

• Provides nursing care for patients by following professional, hospital, departmental and certification standards to maintain quality care.
• Identifies and addresses patient needs by performing nursing assessments and developing nursing interventions.
• Assumes charge nurse responsibility on an as needed basis to provide critical thinking, prioritization, and delegation of patient care needs.
• Supervises employees of a lesser grade by assigning tasks, based on individual competencies, evaluating performance, and making recommendations concerning performance to maintain a high level of quality care.
• Performs duties of medication nurse by administering medication, communicating with physicians, transcribing orders maintaining controlled count and documenting to maintain accurate records.
• Works with patients by providing instruction to facilitate the independent management of their personal, hygiene and health needs.
• Admits, transfers and discharges patients, coordinating health care services to ensure continuity of care following standards established by hospital policy and certification guidelines.
• Identifies, evaluates, and responds to changes in patient conditions, documenting and reporting such changes to appropriate person to ensure prompt response to patient needs.
• Provides psychosocial support to patients through individual counseling and group work to maintain the therapeutic milieu.
• Performs tasks of assigned staff in their absence to ensure continuity of care.
• Maintains an awareness of the DMH regulations and hospital policy and procedure regarding the use of seclusion and restraint, through supervision and instruction, to maintain patient dignity and human rights.
• Maintains professional proficiencies by attending and participating in in-service trainings and educational programs to foster growth and development.
• Practices Principals of Safety, Hope and Healing to provide a safe environment.
• Maintains and communicates to nursing staff through knowledge of DMH, CMS, and JC and HIPAA standards to maintain standards of care.

Required Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the problems in providing nursing services in a general/psychiatric setting.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision including planning and assigning work according to the nature of the job to be accomplished.
• Ability to participate in a multidisciplinary team.

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 determi