Description:
THIS IS A DETOX UNIT - SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED. "STRAIGHT" BEH HEALTH EXPERIENCE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Thank you! CC*** Agency Partner Please Note:
Effective Immediately, You MUST include your AGENCY
Massachusetts Temporary Nursing Service Agency License (Nursing Pool) license up front with all Berkshire Health System nursing submissions. This license is required by the state of MA in order to staff for temporary needs. If you have questions on this requirement, please visit:
https://www.mass.gov/temporary-nursing-service-agency-nursing-pool. We cannot consider your candidate for consideration without this license uploaded with traveler profile. Thank you! CC
Travelers may not take all holidays off. MUST work TWO blocks (if scheduled/needed):
Thanksgiving Day/Friday after and weekend after
Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and weekend after
New Year Eve through New Year Day and weekend after
BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEM WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TRAVELER WHO RESIDES WITHIN 50 MILES OF FACILITY. To avoid delays in processing, please include perm address at profile upload. Requested time off during the course
of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO
REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD/DURING INTERVIEW WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF
RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).
8hr Shift - 3p-11.30p
Accommodations (10/12hr shifts) will not be considered. Thank you!
This position will take place on the BMC MCGEE UNIT, which is a detox unit.
Berkshire Medical Center has 14 psychiatrists and 10 clinical nurse specialists, who team up with clinical psychologists, social workers, nurses and other clinicians to staff a Clinical Collaborative of comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services with the Brien Center.
The majority of the acute services are located at BMC, while the majority of the long-term outpatient services are located at the Brien Center.
Our comprehensive program has two inpatient psychiatry units, one inpatient chemical dependency unit, one clinical stabilization unit (CSS), a partial hospital, a child crisis stabilization unit, two adult acute crisis houses, half-way houses, rehabilitation programs, seven outpatient clinics and a crisis team. Last year our combined programs treated approximately 12,000 of the 135,000 people in Berkshire County.
Unit Size: 20 beds
Dress Code: Personal scrubs of any color
8hrs non-billable orientation
Call-Back (if applicable), Holiday and OT multipliers - 1.25%
RequirementDescription:
Travelers may not take all holidays off. MUST work TWO blocks (if scheduled/needed):
Thanksgiving Day/Friday after and weekend after
Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and weekend after
New Year Eve through New Year Day and weekend after
THIS IS A DETOX UNIT - SUBSTANCE ABUSE EXPERIENCE REQUIRED- 2 years current DETOX/SUBSTANCE ABUSE experience [REQUIRED]
- Meditech Expanse experience [highly preferred]
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN [Preferred]
- Previous Travel [required] (at least 6 mos)
- Traveler must have their own vehicle for this need
- Traveler's perm address must be included in profile
- Any/All RTO must be included in
profile. ALL SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF
SUBMISSION. Facility will NOT approve scheduling requests
at/after time of offer/at interview. Please obtain this information
prior to submittal. Requests after offer may lead to rescinded offer
8hr Shift 3p-11.30p Accommodations (10/12hr shifts) will not be considered. Thank you!
Profile Requirements
- Work History
- Skills
Checklist Behavioral Health/DETOX (pertinent to position), current to 1
year [REQUIRED]
[DOCUMENT] - 1 Supervisory
Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment) [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT] - Massachusetts RN license -
Must be uploaded with profile [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT] - Active American Heart
Association BLS - [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]