Nurse (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut • Middletown, CT

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) is recruiting for a Nurse located at their Hospital in Middletown, CT - Sachem Unit. This position is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a second shift from 2:45 P.M. to 11:15 P.M. The schedule involves specific days off in alternating weeks. The role offers professional growth, paid professional development, and a healthy work-life balance. The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer. The Albert J. Solnit Children's Center – South Campus is a state-administered Psychiatric facility for children under eighteen with severe mental illness and related behavioral and emotional problems. The center provides comprehensive care in a 67-acre campus setting.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• Possess and retain a license or temporary permit as a Registered Nurse in Connecticut OR hold a Multistate or Compact Registered Nurse license.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a behavioral health hospital setting
• Experience serving youth with complex psychiatric profiles
• Fluent in a foreign language or proficient in the use of the American Sign Language in certain designated positions.
• May be required to travel.

Responsibilities

• Independently implements the nursing process with individuals including carrying out physician's orders regarding diet, medication and treatment
• Performs assessments
• Changes dressings
• Monitors and ensures quality care through observation and evaluation
• Reports on physiological and mental health status of individuals
• Documents nursing interventions on medical records
• Distributes and maintains records of controlled drugs and ensures their security
• Maintains records and makes reports
• Makes decisions in routine cases
• Instructs individuals, staff and family members regarding treatments, nursing plans and related individual care issues directed towards an awareness and understanding of health/mental health issues
• Responds to emergencies
• Maintains availability of medications and supplies
• Ensures cleanliness of equipment and environment
• May participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual's treatment or health/mental health care plans
• May formulate and implement nursing care plans
• May participate in outpatient clinics and assist in physical examinations
• May administer routine tests
• May conduct training
• May delegate nursing tasks consistent with established protocols
• May participate in psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation interventions
• May physically restrain individuals
• May provide related medical or mental health specialty services
• May serve as Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional
• Performs related duties as required

Benefits

• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
• May be eligible for student loan forgiveness after 10 years of service through Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Recruitment and retention bonus of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for those permanently assigned to the second or third shift, prorated for part-time, after one year of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree