Registered Nurse (RN)-Adult Psych, per diem
- Anna Jaques Hospital
- 25 Highland Ave, Newburyport, MA 01950, USA
- Jul 25, 2026
Job Description
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Anna Jaques Hospital is a not for profit, 83 bed community hospital serving the North Shore, Merrimack Valley, and southern New Hampshire. Our Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit is a 20-bed unit with a 6:1 nurse to patient ratio and a team nursing model. We are supported by an engaged, compassionate interdisciplinary team focused on high-quality outcomes, meaningful patient interaction, and a therapeutic environment with exceptionally low use of restraints.Job Description:
Key Responsibilities
Psychiatric Nursing Care
Provide trauma‑informed, patient‑centered psychiatric nursing care
Complete admission and ongoing mental health assessments
Develop and implement individualized plans of care
Evaluate patient progress and adjust care plans accordingly
Patient & Family Engagement
Involve patients and families in treatment planning
Provide education using clear explanations and teach‑back methods
Safety & Therapeutic Environment
Maintain a safe, secure, and therapeutic milieu
Demonstrate competency in de‑escalation techniques
Participate in management of acute behavioral situations when necessary
Support low‑restraint, patient‑centered interventions
Documentation & Communication
Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately and timely
Follow hand‑off communication and safety protocols
Professional Practice & Teamwork
Practice within the Nurse Practice Act
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary psychiatric care team
Participate in staff meetings, quality improvement, and unit‑based education
Leadership & Additional Roles (as assigned)
Serve as a resource or preceptor for new staff
Delegate tasks appropriately within scope of practice
Serve as Charge Nurse or Admissions/Discharge RN as needed
Act as the Human Rights Officer for the unit (designated role)
Job Requirements
Graduate of an accredited nursing program
Current Registered Nurse license in Massachusetts
BLS certification required
Advanced AVADE training maintained annually
Physical & Work Environment
Ability to provide direct patient care including lifting and assisting patients
Standing, walking, and bending as required
Participation in physical management of violent behavior when necessary
Exposure to biological and chemical hazards; PPE required
Pay Range:
$36.93 - $80.96This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. The pay range for this position is established and governed by the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees hired into this position will receive compensation consistent with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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
Anna Jaques Hospital is a 123 bed community hospital serving 17 cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley . The hospital offers a wide range of acute care services to meet the needs of our growing patient population including inpatient and outpatient surgery in fully digitized computerized operating room suites, cardiology including echocardiography and a cardiac cath lab, comprehensive cancer services, orthopedics, nuclear medicine, laboratory, noninvasive vascular lab, joint replacement program and birth center.
Programs include the number one wound center in the nation, a primary stroke service, and Level III Trauma Center . Diagnostic imaging services for patients include MRI, CT, PET, and the PACS digital x-ray system. In addition, we are one of only three healthcare communities to be selected for the pilot Massachusetts e-Health Collaborative. Due to the dedication of our physicians, we are one of the first communities in Massachusetts to implement electronic health records, system-wide, for the safety of our patients.
Awards
The hospitals Non Invasive Vascular laboratory was accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL).
For the second year in a row, the American Association for Respiratory Care awarded the hospital its Quality Respiratory Care Recognition. The hospital had no ventilator acquired pneumonia cases during the last year.
The Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center is the only such center to receive full accreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) in Massachusetts .
The hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission, an organization that surveys and rates the performance of hospitals at least every three years. The Joint Commission Dedicated, good employees are one of your strengths. You have a lot to be proud of.
