Nurse (Multiple Positions)

State of Connecticut • Hartford, CT

18h • Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is hiring multiple Nurses for Connecticut Valley Hospital’s Addiction Services Division and General Psychiatry Division. Positions may be assigned to any unit or location across the Middletown and Hartford campuses, and the permanent assignment will be determined within the first six months. Applicants may initially receive a temporary assignment.

Nurses provide professional, person-centered care to patients with behavioral health needs, including acute psychiatric and substance use needs. They complete nursing assessments, develop individualized care plans focused on stabilization and recovery, administer medications, provide education and counseling, document treatment plans and ongoing interventions, and collaborate with interdisciplinary team members. The role may also involve routine nursing duties, emergency response, treatment and rehabilitation interventions, and maintaining the safety and availability of medications, supplies, equipment, and records.

Full-time and part-time schedules are available, with first, second, third, and weekend shifts. Some schedules may qualify for shift or weekend differentials. Registered Nurses permanently assigned to second or third shift may qualify for a $3,000 annual recruitment and retention bonus after one year of service; the bonus is prorated for part-time employees. A comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, is required after a conditional offer.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Possess and retain a Connecticut Registered Nurse license or temporary permit, or hold a Multistate or Compact Registered Nurse license.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply professional nursing theory, practice, and ethics.
• Knowledge of medications, their actions, interactions, uses, and side effects.
• Knowledge of medical, therapeutic, and psychiatric nursing interventions and methods, and ability to apply quality standards, procedures, and protocols.
• Ability to apply clinical therapeutic models of individual care with an interdisciplinary team approach and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic differences.
• Interpersonal, oral communication, and written communication skills.
• Ability to model and teach professional behaviors to health care staff.
• Ability to learn specialized care applicable to the work assignment, provide empathetic assistance, develop therapeutic relationships, respond to emergencies, seek supervision, foster teamwork, and evaluate care and treatment.
• Some designated positions may require fluency in a foreign language or proficiency in American Sign Language.
• May be required to travel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in behavioral health or medical-surgical nursing.
• Experience in co-occurring disorders nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to behavioral health patients within the nursing scope of practice.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team members to provide patient care and treatments.
• Provide input regarding patient care needs.
• Complete comprehensive, person-centered nursing assessments and develop individualized care plans for individuals with acute psychiatric and substance use needs.
• Provide direct patient care, including education, counseling, and medication administration.
• Document treatment plans and ongoing care interventions.
• Implement the nursing process and carry out physician orders regarding diet, medication, and treatment.
• Assess patients, change dressings, monitor care quality, and report physiological and mental health status.
• Maintain medical records, controlled-drug records, reports, medication supplies, and nursing equipment.
• Instruct individuals, staff, and family members about treatments, nursing plans, and related care issues.
• Respond to emergencies and help maintain a clean and safe care environment.
• Participate as a member of interdisciplinary teams in assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating treatment or care plans.
• As assigned, formulate and implement nursing care plans, assist with examinations and routine tests, conduct training, delegate nursing tasks, participate in psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, and provide specialty services.
• As assigned, physically restrain individuals or serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• Work-life balance.
• Some positions may be eligible for shift and/or weekend differentials, depending on the assigned schedule.
• Registered Nurses permanently assigned to second or third shift may receive a $3,000 annual recruitment and retention bonus after one year of service; the bonus is prorated for part-time Registered Nurses.

What This Job Offers

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