Dept Summary
The mission of the Behavioral Response Team is to ensure the equitable care of all patients with behavioral health needs, support all hospital staff in providing quality behavioral health care, and promote safety for all.
Goals
* Support patients with behavioral health needs who are cared for in all non-psychiatric settings
* Prioritize safety of our patients, families/visitors, and staff
* Engage all members of the interdisciplinary team as leaders in promoting and providing ethical, equitable, and innovative approaches to caring for patients with behavioral health needs
* Create awareness of challenges and potential risks related to providing behavioral health care in the medical setting and how to mitigate them
* Ensure all policies guide appropriate care for patients with behavioral health needs
Key Responsibilities
* This nursing leader collaborates with senior leadership on planning, organizing and overseeing daily clinical and administrative operations of BCH's Behavioral Response Team.
* Prepares staff schedules, requests and allocates resources and facilitates coordination of care/services to meet patient care and operations requirements.
* In collaboration with the Nurse Director for Behavioral Response Team and other interdisciplinary leaders develops, recommends and implements internal standards, policies and procedures to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of patient care.
* Closely collaborates with the clinical coordinator(s) of inpatient psychiatry unit as needed
* Selects, supervises and evaluates nursing and clinical support personnel and develops and provides staff education/development programs.
* Supports the process by which patients with behavioral health needs are cared for in non-psychiatric areas, inpatient and outpatient.
* Leads and participates in unit quality initiatives, hospital, departmental and multidisciplinary programs, committees and special projects.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
* A Bachelor's degree in nursing required, Master's degree in Psychiatric Nursing preferred.
Experience
* 4 + years of Inpatient Psychiatric experience, or combination pediatric and psychiatric experience required.
* Managerial/supervisory experience, preferred.
* The analytical skills to resolve highly complex problems requiring the application of clinical, scientific or technical principles, theories and concepts and in-depth, cross-functional experienced-based knowledge.
* Strong communication skills in order to effectively deal with conflicting views or issues and mediate fair solutions, or well-developed writing skills.
License
* Current Massachusetts license as a Registered Nurse (RN)
Boston Children's Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.