HexaQuest Global is Hiring a Registered Nurse - Mental Health Unit/Geriatric Psychiatry Unit (Float) Near Gardner, MA
QualificationsJob Description: Minimum Education AHA CPR required. Associates Degree In Nursing Required, Bachelor s Degree PreferredRequired Licenses Registered Nurse, Current MA License Minimum Work ExperienceExperience handling crisis and emergency situations. One year acute Psychiatric Inpatient experience desired. Required SkillsAbility and desire to work with Mental Health issues and patients who have identified psychiatric/mental health needs. Good interpersonal skills, knowledge and skills required for the position. Physical RequirementsExperience working with substance abuse population preferred. Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or working with hands), and feels (perceiving attributes of items such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of fingertips). Occasionally stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist), and kneels (bending the legs at knee to come to rest on knee or knees). Rapid physical movements (walking rapidly, running up and down stairs) and lifting and/or holding of patient's extremities may be required in the event of responding to behavioral emergencies (i.e Code100 s). Position UrgencyNormal Shifts24, Evenings 3 pm - 11 pm, Floating between MHU/GPU State License DetailsMust Be Currently Active Minimum Years Of ExperienceLess than 1 year Minimum Guaranteed HoursNo Guarantee Specialty TypeNursing Sub SpecialtyRegistered Nurse General CertificationsACLSBLS/BCLSPALSNRPATT BilingualNo EMR UsedNo Listing Vacation Coverage RequiredNo