Nurse (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut • Middletown, CT

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families is recruiting a Nurse for the Solnit North Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility in Middletown, Connecticut. The position provides professional nursing care to adolescents in a psychiatric residential treatment setting. Nurses assess, diagnose, and manage mental health conditions while providing holistic care that considers each adolescent’s individual, family, and social context. They administer and monitor medications, evaluate treatment and potential side effects, and provide crisis interventions and de-escalation to support safety.

The nurse independently implements the nursing process and carries out physician orders for diets, medications, and treatments. The role includes assessing and documenting individuals’ health, monitoring care quality, responding to emergencies, maintaining medication and supply records, and educating individuals, staff, and families. Nurses may also contribute to interdisciplinary treatment planning, participate in therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, conduct routine tests or training, and delegate nursing tasks under established protocols.

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week third-shift position, scheduled from 11:00 PM to 7:30 AM. Days off are Saturday and Sunday in week one, and Friday and Monday in week two. The role is based at Solnit North in Middletown, Connecticut.

Requirements

• Graduation 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 professional nursing theory, practice, and ethics; current medications and their actions, interactions, uses, and side effects; medical, therapeutic, and psychiatric nursing interventions and methods; and applicable 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 demonstrate and teach professional behaviors, learn specialized care relevant to the assignment, provide empathetic assistance, and develop therapeutic relationships with individuals and caregivers.
• Ability to respond to emergencies, seek and respond to supervision, foster cooperation and teamwork, and analyze and evaluate care and treatment.
• May be required to travel or, in certain designated positions, to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in American Sign Language.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a hospital, regional, institutional, or psychiatric setting.
• Experience working with children in a hospital, regional, institutional, or psychiatric setting.

Responsibilities

• Independently implement the nursing process and carry out physician orders regarding diet, medication, and treatment.
• Perform assessments and monitor individuals’ physiological and mental health status.
• Change dressings and monitor care through observation and evaluation.
• Document nursing interventions in medical records; maintain records and prepare reports.
• Distribute and maintain records of controlled drugs and ensure their security.
• Make decisions in routine cases and respond to emergencies.
• Instruct individuals, staff, and family members about treatments, nursing plans, and related care issues.
• Maintain the availability of medications and supplies and ensure the cleanliness of equipment and the environment.
• Participate, as applicable, in interdisciplinary assessment, treatment planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Formulate and implement nursing care plans, as applicable.
• Participate in outpatient clinics and assist with physical examinations, as applicable.
• Administer routine tests, conduct training, and delegate nursing tasks consistent with established protocols, as applicable.
• Participate in psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, as applicable.
• Physically restrain individuals when required and provide related medical or mental health specialty services, as applicable.

Benefits

• State Employee Retirement System.
• A variety of medical and dental plans.
• Sick and personal leave.
• Eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer; qualifying student loans may be eligible for forgiveness after 10 years of service.

What This Job Offers

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