When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description:

The Senior Adult Unit (SAU) provides acute inpatient psych/med care for older adults. Average length of stay is 10 days. This is a voluntary, restraint free unit which is licensed by DPH. It is not considered a mental health unit licensed by DMH.

Scheduled Hours- Per diem, hours assigned as needed.

The primary goal of the program is the stabilization of symptoms through interventions of:

• medical and psychiatric evaluation
• pharmacologic assessment
• patient and family education
• physical rehabilitation
• group and individual therapy
• nutritional assessments
• supportive case management

The Senior Adult Unit is an ACE (Acute Care of the Elderly) program which aims to improve clinical outcomes by providing multidisciplinary care in a safe and comfortable environment. The SAU team' is trained in the specialized care of the elderly. The unit serves as the hub of Beverly & Addison Gilbert's Hospitals (members of Beth Israel Lahey Health) NICHE Exemplar recognized program.

Qualifications

• Graduated of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse licenser 
• BSN preferred
• BCLS required 

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled