Head Nurse (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Rocky Hill, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Registered Nurses with solid clinical judgment and experience leading care plans: this Head Nurse role offers the chance to guide patient care and support a team that serves Connecticut’s veterans. The Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs ( DVA ) has an opening for a full-time Head Nurse in the Health Care Center of the Foxtrot Unit in Rocky Hill. NEW! We're excited that Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025. Visit the Nurse Licensure Compact for more details. Schedule Full time, 40 hours per week, 2nd shift, 2:45 PM – 11:15 PM Week 1: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Week 2: Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday What We Can Offer You Comprehensive state employee benefits Access the State Employee Benefits Overview page to explore available options Professional growth and development opportunities A commitment to promoting a healthy work/life balance Position Highlights Independently develops, implements, and evaluates nursing and health care plans Conducts nursing assessments, including admission and discharge assessments with plans for continuing care Manages and provides direct patient care while ensuring compliance with ICF and JCAHO standards Participates on interdisciplinary teams to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate treatment or health care plans Provides clinical direction and training to staff and manages a caseload of clinical activities Performs related duties as required About Us For over 140 years, the Connecticut DVA has been caring for its veterans and their dependents. As a department, we are a team of dedicated individuals who support our veterans, and we believe in "Serving Those Who Served."

Requirements

Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Nurse
Possess and retain a license or temporary permit as a Registered Nurse in Connecticut OR hold a Multistate or Compact Registered Nurse license.
Considerable knowledge of and ability to independently apply nursing principles, techniques and standards
specialized individual care applicable to nursing assignment
medications, their actions, interactions, uses and side effects
Knowledge of general and mental health conditions and treatment interventions through utilization of assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, health planning, implementation and re-evaluation
adult learning and family systems theory
sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic differences
Considerable interpersonal skills
oral and written communication skills
Ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other professionals, community resources and providers
act as a role model to health care staff
Supervisory ability
Considerable knowledge of behavioral health of individuals
Skill working with individuals, groups and families
Ability to provide therapeutic treatment with a variety of individuals

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the Skilled Nursing Facility
Experience utilizing Department of Public Health and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations in a Long-Term Care Facility
Experience working with Veteran population
Experience documenting in Electronic Health Record (eMAR)
Incumbents in this class may be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in the use of the American Sign Language in certain designated positions.
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Responsibilities

Independently develops, implements, and evaluates nursing and health care plans
Conducts nursing assessments, including admission and discharge assessments with plans for continuing care
Manages and provides direct patient care while ensuring compliance with ICF and JCAHO standards
Participates on interdisciplinary teams to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate treatment or health care plans
Provides clinical direction and training to staff and manages a caseload of clinical activities
Performs related duties as required
Leads the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process
Plans unit workflow and determines priorities
Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work
Makes recommendations for personnel actions such as selection, discipline and performance
Conducts or assist in conducting performance evaluations
Leads professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in provision of patient/individual care
Maintains and promotes standards of nursing
Ensures controlled drugs are properly stored, administered and ordered
Identifies staff development needs
Provides staff training and assistance
Instructs staff regarding policies and procedures
Participates in interdisciplinary meetings to promote and ensure adjustment and continuity of patient/individual care programs
Responds to emergencies
May make recommendations on policies and standards
May prepare reports or correspondence
May serve as Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP)
Provides nursing consultation in the assigned specialty program
Maintains records and makes reports
Maintains records of stored and secured medications
Independently manages and provides direct care to patients/individuals
Participates in individual, group or family therapy
Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient/individual treatment or health care plans
Manages an assigned caseload of other appropriate clinical activities
Provides clinical direction and/or training to staff in individual, group and family service delivery programs
May participate in home visits and crisis intervention
May provide in-service training to nursing and paraprofessional staff with regard to signs and symptoms of illness, dysfunction, injury and prevention of same
May conduct patient/individual- centered conferences with nursing personnel
may consult with and make recommendations to physicians concerning health needs
Independently provides counseling and health education services to students and staff
Serves as member of crisis intervention team
Provides assessment of medical problems
Determines need for physician or medical care
Performs basic evaluative procedures and tests
Performs primary first aid
Makes referrals and follows up on health needs
Maintains accurate medical records
Writes reports
May administer medication
May administer routine tests or exams