Job Description
Site: The McLean Hospital Corporation Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. The Clinical Evaluation Center (CEC) specializes in the assessment and stabilization of individuals in acute psychiatric crisis who are thought to need inpatient level of care. We evaluate walk-ins from the community to determine level of care. We evaluate and admit walkovers from our ambulatory, partial, and residential services, and scheduled patients from medical facilities. Job Summary Summary Utilizing the nursing process, responsibility for providing for immediate and long-term nursing care needs of patients within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes Essential Functions -Accurately assesses patients' needs. -1Utilizes multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health problems and functional status. -Utilizes Recovery Oriented Framework to identify patient strengths. -2Performs point of care testing. -3Communicates findings effectively to members of the healthcare team. -4 Documentation reflects response to intervention, demonstrates an understanding of patients' response to treatment interventions. -5Identifies patient behaviors that contribute to the development of a crisis; utilizes non-verbal and verbal techniques to de-escalate crisis situation. -Accurately plans nursing interventions for assigned patients. -1Modifies and i