Registered Nurse

Justice Resource Institute•Montville, CT

20d•$30 - $53

About The Position

Are you the Registered Nurse we have been looking for? In this position, you will be able to convey your passion for helping others while working with a dynamic team of nurses by bringing an energetic and positive approach while working with our students! The Chesterfield Group Home offers intensive residential, educational, medical, and clinical services for adolescent boys and girls who are mild to moderately cognitively impaired with concurrent behavioral, mental health, and medical issues. Located in rural Oakdale, CT, our state-of-the-art campus offers warm, home-like facilities in a pastoral setting. Our students have often experienced complex trauma and often have not been successful in other settings. SWCE students typically require additional support in the classroom, as well as with emotional and behavioral difficulties, executive functioning, and life skills.

Requirements

Must be 21 years or older.
Connecticut RN license. New graduates welcome to apply!
Maintains valid driver’s license as transporting students is required.
Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Nice To Haves

Residential program or mental health program experience preferred; experience working with specialized adolescent populations preferred.

Responsibilities

Educating and providing health care services to promote healthy choices that enhances our students’ physical and mental well-being.
Providing oversight and attention around documenting and administering medications and completing assessments to ensure the best treatment for our students.
Helping students and families navigate their medical needs and help provide valuable skills to ensure the students are successful in their next steps.
Provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students!

Benefits

JRI Provides The Training So That: YOU will be able to develop your nursing skills by educating and providing health care services to promote healthy choices that enhances our students’ physical and mental well-being.
YOU will be able to create a safe and therapeutic community by providing oversight and attention around documenting and administering medications and completing assessments to ensure the best treatment for our students.
YOU will be able to help students and families navigate their medical needs and help provide valuable skills to ensure the students are successful in their next steps.
Be who you are! JRI is committed to creating a workplace built on respect, collaboration, and opportunity, where every employee is valued and supported in making a meaningful impact.
We offer a $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English, and will use it to serve our clients!
Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!