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Registered Nurse (RN) Senior Adult Unit - 32 hours, evening shift New

Gloucester, MA

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Beth Israel Lahey Health

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Position Description

Job Type: Regular

Time Type: Full time

Work Shift: Evening (United States of America)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

The Senior Adult Unit (SAU) provides acute inpatient psych/med care for older adults. Average length of stay is 10 days. This is a voluntary, restraint free unit which is licensed by DPH. It is not considered a mental health unit licensed by DMH.

Scheduled Hours: 32 hours, evening shift, every other weekend and holiday

The primary goal of the program is the stabilization of symptoms through interventions of:

medical and psychiatric evaluation
pharmacologic assessment
patient and family education
physical rehabilitation
group and individual therapy
nutritional assessments
supportive case management

The Senior Adult Unit is an ACE (Acute Care of the Elderly) program which aims to improve clinical outcomes by providing multidisciplinary care in a safe and comfortable environment. The SAU team' is trained in the specialized care of the elderly. The unit serves as the hub of Beverly & Addison Gilbert's Hospitals (members of Beth Israel Lahey Health) NICHE Exemplar recognized program.

Qualifications

Graduated of an accredited school of nursing
Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licenser
BSN preferred
BCLS required

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) and COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Learn more about this requirement.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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