Nurse

State of Connecticut•Middletown, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) is recruiting seven Nurses for John Dempsey Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. The hospital provides comprehensive, family-centered psychiatric care to children and adolescents under 18 who have severe mental illness and related behavioral or emotional problems and cannot be safely assessed or treated in a less restrictive setting. The Nurse provides a full range of professional nursing care in a state agency, supporting children and families and working collaboratively with staff and, when applicable, an interdisciplinary treatment team. The openings are assigned to the Passaic, Acadia, Sachem, and Manhasset units on second or third shifts, with position-specific rotating weekly days off. Registered Nurses permanently assigned to second or third shift may receive a $3,000 annual recruitment and retention bonus after completing one year of service in the Registered Nurse classification; the bonus is prorated for part-time employees. The State also offers professional growth and paid professional development opportunities and is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer. Applicants must have graduated from an accredited nursing program and must hold and retain a Connecticut Registered Nurse license or temporary permit, or a multistate/compact Registered Nurse license. A Connecticut license by endorsement is required for applicants who hold an out-of-state license but do not hold a multistate or compact license.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
Possess and retain a Connecticut Registered Nurse license or temporary permit, or a Multistate or Compact Registered Nurse license.
Knowledge of and ability to apply professional nursing theory, practice, and ethics; current 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; sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic differences; and ability to apply clinical therapeutic models of individual care with an interdisciplinary team approach.
Interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills.
Ability to model and teach professional behaviors, learn specialized care relevant to the assignment, listen and provide empathetic assistance, and develop therapeutic relationships with individuals and caregivers.
Ability to respond to emergencies and seek or respond to supervision; foster cooperation and teamwork; and analyze and evaluate appropriate care and treatment.
May be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in American Sign Language in certain designated positions.
May be required to travel.

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

Implement the nursing process independently, including carrying out physician orders for diet, medication, and treatment.
Assess individuals and monitor 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 maintain the availability of medications and supplies.
Instruct individuals, staff, and family members about treatments, nursing plans, and related care issues.
Respond to emergencies.
Ensure the cleanliness of equipment and the care environment.
As needed, participate in interdisciplinary treatment teams to assess, develop, implement, and evaluate treatment or health/mental health care plans.
As needed, formulate and implement nursing care plans, participate in outpatient clinics, assist with physical examinations, and administer routine tests.
As needed, conduct training and delegate nursing tasks in accordance with established protocols.
As needed, 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 paid professional development opportunities.
A $3,000 annual recruitment and retention bonus may be available to Registered Nurses permanently assigned to second or third shift after one year of service in the Registered Nurse classification; prorated for part-time employees.
The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer; qualifying student loans may be forgiven after 10 years of service.
Work-life balance.

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