Nurse (Multiple Positions)

State of Connecticut • Hartford, CT

17h • Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is hiring multiple Nurses to join their specialized behavioral health nursing team. These positions are located at Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) in Middletown, CT or Hartford, CT, within the Addiction Services Division (ASD) and General Psychiatry Division (GPD). The role involves providing direct nursing care to behavioral health patients, collaborating with interprofessional teams, conducting assessments, developing individualized care plans, and administering medications. DMHAS aims to promote the health and wellness of individuals with behavioral health needs through a comprehensive network of services.

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.
• Ability to apply professional nursing theory, practice and ethics.
• Knowledge of current medications, their actions, interactions, uses and side effects.
• Knowledge of medical, therapeutic and psychiatric nursing interventions and methods.
• Ability to apply quality standards, procedures and protocols.
• Sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic difference.
• Ability to apply clinical therapeutic models of individual care with emphasis on interdisciplinary team approach.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to act as a role model to health care staff by demonstrating and teaching professional behaviors.
• Ability to learn specialized individual care applicable to work assignment.
• Ability to listen and provide empathetic assistance to individuals and families in meeting their needs and carrying out prescribed treatments.
• Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with individuals, and their caregivers.
• Ability to respond to emergencies.
• Ability to respond to and seek supervision.
• Ability to encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride trust and group identity to foster commitment and team work.
• Ability to analyze and evaluate proper care and treatment.
• Must specify qualifications on application.
• Must meet minimum experience and training requirements by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• List earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on application.
• If institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.
• Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application.
• All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline.
• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State employees.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Behavioral Health or Medical Surgical nursing.
• Experience in co-occurring disorders nursing.
• Fluency in a foreign language or proficiency in the use of the American Sign Language in certain designated positions.
• May be required to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care for behavioral health patients within the nursing scope of practice.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team members to provide patient excellence in care and treatments.
• Provide substantial input regarding patient care needs.
• Complete comprehensive, person-centered nursing assessments to develop individualized care plans for individuals managing acute psychiatric and substance use needs, focusing on stabilization and recovery goals.
• Provide direct patient care that includes education, counseling, medication administration and documentation of the treatment plan and ongoing interventions of care.
• 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 development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
• Additional compensation bonus for second and third shift positions ($3,000.00 yearly, pro-rated for part-time, after one year of service).
• Benefits may vary or not apply for certain part-time positions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed