Nurse (40 Hour)

State of Connecticut • New Haven, CT

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is hiring a Nurse for the inpatient unit at Connecticut Mental Health Center in New Haven. The role provides a full range of professional nursing care to individuals with behavioral health needs. The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, on the second shift, from 3:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., with a rotating schedule that includes weekends. It may be eligible for shift and weekend differentials. Registered Nurses permanently assigned to second or third shift may receive a $3,000 yearly recruitment and retention bonus after completing one year of service in the Registered Nurse classification; the bonus is prorated for part-time nurses.

The Nurse works as part of a comprehensive, collaborative team providing care intended to support individuals’ health, dignity, and self-sufficiency. The Connecticut Mental Health Center is an urban community mental health center that serves individuals with serious mental illness and also supports research and professional education.

A comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, is required after a conditional offer. Employees must adhere to Connecticut’s Drug Free Workplace policy. Applicants must hold a Connecticut Registered Nurse license or temporary permit, or a multistate or compact Registered Nurse license. The position may require travel, and some designated positions may require foreign-language fluency or American Sign Language proficiency.

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 and ability to apply professional nursing theory, practice, and ethics; medications and their actions, interactions, uses, and side effects; and medical, therapeutic, and psychiatric nursing interventions and methods.
• Ability to apply quality standards, procedures, and protocols; use clinical therapeutic models of individual care with an interdisciplinary team approach; and demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic differences.
• Interpersonal, oral communication, and written communication skills.
• Ability to model and teach professional behaviors to health care staff; learn specialized individual care relevant to the assignment; provide empathetic assistance to individuals and families; 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.
• May be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in American Sign Language for certain designated positions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in mental health nursing.
• Experience with medication administration using a medication and treatment kardex.
• Experience holding groups on an inpatient unit.
• Experience in de-escalation techniques for patients in crisis.

Responsibilities

• Implement the nursing process, including carrying out physician orders regarding diet, medication, and treatment.
• Assess individuals and monitor and ensure quality care through observation and evaluation.
• Change dressings and report individuals’ physiological and mental health status.
• 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.
• May participate on an interdisciplinary treatment team in assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating treatment or health care plans.
• May formulate and implement nursing care plans, participate in outpatient clinics, assist with physical examinations, administer routine tests, conduct training, and delegate nursing tasks consistent with protocols.
• May participate in psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, physically restrain individuals, provide specialty medical or mental health services, or serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional.
• Perform related duties as required.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance.
• The position may be eligible for shift and weekend differentials.
• Eligible Registered Nurses permanently assigned to second or third shift may receive a $3,000 yearly recruitment and retention bonus after one year of service in the Registered Nurse classification; prorated for part-time Registered Nurses.

What This Job Offers

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