Nurse (Multiple Positions)

State of Connecticut•Bridgeport, CT

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Are you a committed Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a rewarding role where your work truly matters in supporting our state’s communities? The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), is now accepting applications for multiple Nurse positions within the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS). Join our specialized behavioral health nursing team and directly enhance the well-being and recovery of our patients. New! We’re excited that Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025. FOR SECOND AND THIRD SHIFT POSITIONS - YOU MAY BE APPROVED FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BONUS: Each Registered Nurse who is permanently assigned to the second or third shift may receive a “recruitment and retention” yearly bonus of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). This bonus shall be pro-rated for part-time Registered Nurses. In order to be eligible for this bonus, the Employee must have completed one year of service in the registered nurse classification. We offer professional growth and development opportunities and a healthy work/life balance to all employees. Benefit offerings will vary with part-time positions.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
Possess and retain a license or temporary permit as a Registered Nurse in Connecticut OR hold a Multistate or Compact Registered Nurse license.
May be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in the use of the American Sign Language in certain designated positions.
May be required to travel.

Nice To Haves

New! We’re excited that Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025.
FOR SECOND AND THIRD SHIFT POSITIONS - YOU MAY BE APPROVED FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BONUS: Each Registered Nurse who is permanently assigned to the second or third shift may receive a “recruitment and retention” yearly bonus of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). This bonus shall be pro-rated for part-time Registered Nurses. In order to be eligible for this bonus, the Employee must have completed one year of service in the registered nurse classification.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care for behavioral health patients within the nursing scope of practice
Collaborate with interprofessional team members to provide patient excellence in care and treatments
Provide substantial input regarding patient care needs
Complete comprehensive nursing assessment for patients with acute psychiatric and addictive problems
Provide direct patient care that includes education, counseling, medication administration and documentation of the treatment plan and ongoing interventions of care
Independently implements the nursing process with individuals including carrying out physician's orders regarding diet, medication and treatment
Performs assessments
Changes dressings
Monitors and ensures quality care through observation and evaluation
Reports on physiological and mental health status of individuals
Documents nursing interventions on medical records
Distributes and maintains records of controlled drugs and ensures their security
Maintains records and makes reports
Makes decisions in routine cases
Instructs individuals, staff and family members regarding treatments, nursing plans and related individual care issues directed towards an awareness and understanding of health/mental health issues
Responds to emergencies
Maintains availability of medications and supplies
Ensures cleanliness of equipment and environment
May participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual's treatment or health/mental health care plans
May formulate and implement nursing care plans
May participate in outpatient clinics and assist in physical examinations
May administer routine tests
May conduct training
May delegate nursing tasks consistent with established protocols
May participate in psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation interventions
May physically restrain individuals
May provide related medical or mental health specialty services
May serve as Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional