Staff Nurse 16 hour- Gunderson House

The Gunderson Residence of McLean Hospital is an intensive residential program for individuals with personality disorders. The program uses an integrative treatment approach combining principles of various evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), CBT, Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), and John Gunderson’s Good Psychiatric Management of BPD (GPM). As these treatments are implemented in a highly interpersonally oriented milieu, patients learn more effective ways of managing their thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and interpersonal relationships while an overall treatment emphasis is placed on the importance of building a life outside of treatment through improved functioning in normative social and vocational roles.

The staff RN works closely with the clinical team to provide ongoing medical monitoring, assessment, and counseling for non-psychiatric medical conditions. The RN will provide brief therapy and psychoeducation around treatment, diagnosis, and medications. Duties include coordinating medical care with other McLean services and external clinics and hospitals. Additionally, the RN will provide containment and support for the community given that this is a milieu-based treatment committed to implementing specific evidence-based principles of interpersonal management. They will also be responsible for MAP certification training and testing for counselors and for providing nursing care within the standards of the department, hospital and regulatory agencies.

Must complete and pass Epic training within 30 days of hire. Successful passing (80% or higher) of Epic training modules(s) is a minimum requirement of the job.

Education:

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred.

Licensure:

Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Skills:

Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills, ability to utilize the nursing process and to work collaboratively

Experience:

No experience required; one year medical/psychiatric experience preferred

Working Conditions:

Works in a typical acute psychiatric setting with patients who are experiencing a wide range of acute psychiatric conditions. Requires working a rotating schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Physical and Mental Effort:

Moderate amount of walking. Ability to perform skills necessary to turn patients, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and to restrain. Significant mental effort involved in working with and organizing care for a diverse patient population.

It is the policy of McLean Hospital to affirmatively provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for employment and existing employees without regard to their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, ancestry, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis that would be in violation of any applicable law or regulation.