DIRECTOR CHILD & ADOLESCENT NURSING

Company: Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Somerville
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

At CHA, we are dedicated to serving our neighborhoods and our employees are at the heart of this compassionate, quality care. We are building a skilled, dynamic workforce to meet patient needs. Category: Nursing and Nursing Leadership
Location: CHA Somerville Hospital, Somerville, MA
Department: Adolescent Psych-CH3
Job Type: Full Time
Job Class: Non-Union
Work Shift: Days
Work Days: Days varied
Hours/Week: 40
Date Posted: 02/17/2021
Requisition Number: hrq-113451
Job Details

• In partnership with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts we will be expanding inpatient psychiatric care in the region, by adding 42 new child, adolescent and specialized autism spectrum/neurodevelopmental beds at our Somerville Campus.The AU (Adolescent Unit) is a 21 bed secure psychiatric unit that provides care for children between the ages of 13 and 18. The unit is located at our CHA Somerville Campus. This is an acute care unit, working on stabilization and after care treatment planning. We have a multidisciplinary team focused on teaching self-control, de-escalation and restraint reduction. This approach is used to provide patient and family centered care. The average length of stay is 7 days. The CU (Child Unit) is a 24 bed secure psychiatric unit providing care for children between the ages of 3 and 12. The unit is located at our CHA Somerville Campus. A multi-disciplinary approach is used to provide patient and family centered care. A continued emphasis on restraint reduction is ongoing and treatment focus is on assessment, stabilization, and after care treatment planning. The average length of stay is 7 days. Job DescriptionResponsible for nursing care for inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric services across the CHA network. Provides mechanisms for ensuring quality care, issue resolution, and nursing service staff competency. Supports development of psychiatric nursing and care coordination to achieve CHA strategic objectives. Works collaboratively with the Physician Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services. Responsible for managing nursing care through the strategic plan. In partnerships with Associate Chief Nursing Officer, represents the hospital and psychiatric nursing nursing services in all activities related to psychiatric nursing care. Works collaboratively and maintains active communication with Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Psychiatric Care, the Business Unit Leader, the Chief of Psychiatry and the Chief of child and adolescent psychiatric care Qualifications:Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.Current Mass. state RN license.BSN or Bachelor's degree in related fields required.MSN preferredBLS certification. Responsibility for the care of the psychiatry patients. At least 6 years of leadership experience in psychiatric nursing. Minimum of six years' experience in psychiatric nursing with an additional twoyears' experience with management responsibilities.Project management certification or equivalent experience [cha020121] Our Address Cambridge Health Alliance
  1493 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
  617-665-1000 In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, relationship identity or relationship structure, gender identity or expression, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.

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