Registered Nurse

The Cambridge Eating Disorder Center (CEDC), a nationally renowned eating disorder treatment program, located in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. We are seeking an enthusiastic, team-oriented candidate for our Registered Nurse (RN) position. The RN will provide direct care and coordinate medical management for patients in the 37-bed residential treatment facility specializing in eating disorder treatment for adolescent girls and adult women.

Responsibilities:

· Overseeing RC medication administration, ensuring compliance with Department of Mental Health, The Joint Commission standards of care and MAP.

· Coordinating with providers regarding medication changes and submitting prescription refill requests

· Conducting admission medical assessments on all new residential patients

· Interpreting lab results and coordinating with medical team to address abnormal values, including electrolyte imbalances

· Ordering and stocking residential over-the-counter medication and medical supplies.

· Responding to patient’s minor medical complications for all levels of care

· Providing patient education regarding medications and various health topics – both individually and in group sessions

· Overseeing and training of Residential Counselors in proper technique of obtaining vital signs, *medication supervision and management, infection control, minor wound care, and emergency medical protocols

· Developing and evaluating medical protocols, coordinating with residential program coordinator to review systems for performance improvement

· Facilitating trips to primary care providers, specialists, or emergency room for medical follow-up of various conditions and complications; assessing patient need for higher or lower level of care

· Participating in discharge planning, assessing patient understanding of medication regimen

· Working within clinical team to coordinate patient care, attending bi-weekly medical and psychiatric rounds and monthly Performance Improvement (PI) meetings

· Performing other duties as needed within scope of practice

Schedule:

Full-time, 40 hrs/wk: Monday through Friday

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing: BSN preferred

Valid current Massachusetts RN license in good standing

BLS certification

MAP certification as a Trainer preferred

2 years experience in psychiatric setting preferred

Experience with Eating Disorder and/or trauma patients is a plus

Strong interpersonal communication skills

Supervisory experience preferred

Knowledgeable in interpreting lab results

*MAP Certified Trainer will be responsible for formal training of all residential counselors and other staff in medication administration following MAP guidelines and protocols.