Registered Nurse III

The Massachusetts Mental Health Center is seeking a talented and experienced Registered Nurse 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. The responsibilities of this role encompass providing direct nursing care services such as medication administration, nursing assessments, treatment planning, psycho-social support, individual, group, and family consultation, as well as crisis intervention to promote the highest level of functioning within the community while aiming for the least restrictive environment. Collaborating with other healthcare professionals, participating in interdisciplinary clinical teams, and ensuring meticulous documentation and record-keeping are also integral parts of the position. Additionally, overseeing the clinical aspects of nursing-related services falls under the purview of this role.

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

• Provides direct nursing care to clients, including but not limited to injection administration, medication distribution, taking vital signs, nursing assessments and comprehensive metabolic screenings.
• Follows all relevant medication administration and monitoring protocols.
• Schedules all necessary follow up appointments.
• Submits billing encounter form for each clinical encounter on the day of service provision and demonstrates understanding of all billable services.
• Updates lab ordering system and notifies medical records departments of any changes in insurance or demographic status.
• Assists prescribers by facilitating/processing medication refill requests received from patients, community providers, or pharmacies.
• Provides clinical documentation to insurers to obtain prior authorization/approval for medications/treatment as needed.
• Responsible for outreach and engagement efforts with persons served in the clinics to help ensure medication adherence and monitoring.
• Provides patient education to encourage medication adherence, inform of possible side effects of medication and medication interactions, as well as leading and co-leading a wide range of wellness focused, recovery-oriented groups.
• Provides direct supervision of nursing staff. Plans and assigns nursing 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 supervise outcomes of that delegation.
• Evaluates nursing activities by reviewing patient medical records and by observing nursing care to ensure that nursing care is carried out as directed, and that treatments and medications are administered in accordance with physician orders.
• Actively supports the goals and mission of the Center by discussing strategies for achieving these goals with the Nurse Manager, and serving as a role model for coworkers, promoting the psychiatric rehabilitation model of treatment, and actively participating organizational committees.
• Uses data analysis to