Registered Nurse: Mills House - 7303

CHR Career•Windsor, CT

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct services to clients in the 24/7 residential setting at Mills House, a community-based group home in Windsor, Connecticut. Mills House serves five boys ages 14–21 who have experienced serious emotional and behavioral problems and previously lived in more restrictive programs or institutions. The program offers a familial community setting and supports residents in developing skills for successful living outside an institutional setting through participation in community activities. The nurse supports integrated behavioral health and medical treatment planning and comprehensive care management for adults with substance use and mental health disorders. The role includes medication monitoring, crisis assessment and intervention, laboratory testing oversight, and individual and group treatment and psychoeducation. The nurse also teaches residents practical rehabilitation and independent-living skills, documents services and observations, transports clients as needed, and completes administrative tasks as directed by the supervisor.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Current RN licensure to practice in Connecticut.
Experience working with patients with substance use and mental health disorders.
Experience working in a managed care environment.
CPR and First Aid certification, or ability to obtain both within 90 days of employment.

Responsibilities

Provide direct services to clients in the 24/7 residential setting.
Demonstrate understanding of substance use disorder treatment and co-occurring disorders relevant to the population served.
Address client differences or conflicts to support a positive milieu.
Support family and natural-support connections for clients.
Build and maintain positive rapport with clients through trust, interest, and active engagement.
Teach and support learning in coping skills, activities of daily living, psychoeducation, and linkage to community resources and self-help groups.
Transport clients as needed.
Document planned interventions, behavioral incidents, observations, and assessments of clients’ skills, behavior, and moods objectively and professionally.
Provide integrated behavioral health and medical treatment planning and comprehensive care management for adults with substance use and mental health disorders.
Maintain knowledge of current ideas, theories, and research regarding treatment of people with complex behavioral health and medical issues, including factors contributing to health care disparities.
Supervise on-site and off-site laboratory testing in accordance with agency policies.
Develop and provide individual and group treatment and psychoeducational groups on medications and side effects, behavioral health symptom management, recovery skills, and healthy living.
Provide crisis assessment and intervention and monitor the status of clients in crisis.
Monitor residents’ medications in accordance with the Adult Residential Medication Policy and Procedure.
Teach and assist residents with rehabilitation skills, including nutrition and healthy living, meal preparation, hygiene, laundry, banking and budgeting, and basic home care.
Assist with or manage administrative functions and tasks as directed by the supervisor.
Perform additional duties as required.

Benefits

Health insurance.
Paid time off, including a birthday benefit.
Employer contributions to a 403(b) retirement plan.
Competitive insurance premiums and discounts on pet, home, and auto insurance.
Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs, including tuition discounts at local colleges and universities.
Career development opportunities and a free training curriculum, including a Clinical Training Series.
Clinical supervision and/or mentoring at several programs.
Wellness program with an annual wellness stipend, a free premium Calm app subscription, and six free confidential counseling sessions through the Employee Assistance Program.
Employee appreciation and involvement activities, including contests, lunch-and-learns, appreciation events, and employee-led resource groups.
Some benefits are available to all staff regardless of hours worked; some are subject to eligibility.