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Head Nurse (40 Hour)

Office/On-site

Recruitment # 240603-4356FL-001

Location New Haven, CT

Date Opened 6/5/2024 12:00:00 AM

Salary $88,967 - $117,695/year (*Salary commensurate with education and/or experience)

Job Type Open to the Public

Close Date 6/18/2024 11:59:00 PM

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• Introduction

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to make a real impact?

If so, join our team of dedicated professionals at the State of Connecticut!

The State of Connecticu t (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services ( DMHAS (https://portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/About-DMHAS/Agency/About-DMHAS) ) is currently seeking a qualified and experienced individual for the position of Head Nurse (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=4356FL&R1=&R3=) .

Position Highlights:

• FACILITY: C onnecticut Mental Health Center ( CMHC (https://portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/CMHC/Agency-Files/CMHC-Home-Page) )

• UNIT: Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit

• LOCATION: New Haven , CT

• SCHEDULE: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 7:30am - 4:00pm, including holidays.

• Week 1: Fri, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs.

• Week 2: Sat, Sun, Mon, Tues, Thurs.

• POSITION NUMBER: 114496

  What We Can Offer You:

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!

• The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 (https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/Press-Room/Press-Releases/2023/Forbes-State-of-CT-Ranked) - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.

• Professional growth and development opportunitie s.

• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

  Discover The Opportunity To:

• Engage in a rewarding career;

• Showcase your talents in a meaningful role;

• Provide support to a division that is passionate about the work we do.

  The Role:

  Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Leads the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process.

• Plans unit workflow and determines priorities.

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work.

• Conducts or assist in conducting performance evaluations.

• Leads professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in provision of patient/individual care.

• Maintains and promotes standards of nursing.

• Ensures controlled drugs are properly stored, administered and ordered.

  About Us:

  DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-s ufficiency in those we serve.

  CMHC is an urban community mental health center with an exceptional 50-year tradition of serving individuals with serious mental illness. Founded in 1966, the CMCH cares for more than 5,000 people a year in a variety of services. CMHC treats individuals suffering from severe and persistent psychosis, depression, anxiety, addictions (including alcoholism, cocaine, and gambling) and those with co-existing mental health and addiction problems.

The Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit (CNRU) (https://portal.ct.gov/dmhas/cmhc/services/cmhc-research) is located in the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC). The 12-bed unit has both inpatient and outpatient facilities specifically for psychiatric research. The CNRU, which is a specialized coalition of research groups dedicated to the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. Research is an integral part of the mission of Connecticut Mental Health Center. Research takes many forms at the Center, from basic neuroscience research in laboratories, to clinical trials, to in-depth qualitative research involving people receiving services. The unit brings together scientists from diverse fields are working to deepen our understanding of the underlying causes and mechanisms of mental illness and/or substance abuse, and to develop more effective treatments and policy approaches to support the millions of people worldwide who will face mental health and addiction problems in their lifetimes.

The unit admits individuals for evaluation and treatment of major psychiatric disorders. These individuals participate in research projects designed to investigate the biologic factors related to particular disease processes. They have often been refractory to prior treatment efforts and benefit from the unit’s focus on the development of more effective methods for preventing and treating a range of disorders. Individuals must be able to demonstrate understanding of the research protocol in which they wish to enroll, understand its risks and benefits, participate on a voluntary basis, provide informed consent, and be a minimum of 18 years of age.

Start with us. Stay with us. Grow with us.

Selection Plan

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:

Please read (https://www.jobapscloud.com/ct/sup/ApplicantTips2021Nov.pdf) or watch (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8sOb10qYXQ) our Applicant Tips on How to Apply!

FOR THOSE WHO HOLD A RN LICENSE IN A STATE OTHER THAN CONNECTICUT AND WISH TO APPLY FOR A CONNECTICUT LICENSE, PLEASE:

1. Review the eligibility and documentation requirements (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Registered-Nurse/RN-Licensure-by-Endorsement) for CT license by endorsement of an out-of-state license;

   2. Complete a CT DPH online application (https://www.elicense.ct.gov/) online (expand the ‘Public Health Practitioners’ grouping, select ‘Registered Nurse’ and then ‘Start’;

2. Request verification of your out-of-state license(s) electronically through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s : Nursys® System. To send verification of your license(s) to CT, read and agree to the terms, enter your biographic information, select your license type and select ‘SEARCH’. Review the results and select the ‘Next’ button. Check the box next to ‘Connecticut’ and complete the transaction. Once the transaction is completed, you will receive a confirmation email from Nursys and the verification will be available to the DPH. Note that PA and MI verifications are not provided through Nursys. Please contact those state boards for information on obtaining verification.

   To Apply:

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.

• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/act/Pa/pdf/2021PA-00069-R00SB-00056-PA.PDF) , the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

  Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.

• Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview .

• C andidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics (https://portal.ct.gov/ethics) .

• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

  Connect With Us:

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.

• Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Julie Barker via email at Julie.Barker@ct.gov .

  PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency this class is accountable for administrative and clinical supervision of professional nurses, paraprofessionals and other staff involving direct nursing care of patients/individuals or performing specialized professional nursing work in the areas of community or therapeutic nursing. At the State Universities or State Vocational Technical Schools this class is accountable for providing primary nursing care for students and facility staff.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

WORKING LEAD:

• Leads the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process;

• Plans unit workflow and determines priorities;

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work;

• Makes recommendations for personnel actions such as selection, discipline and performance; conducts or assist in conducting performance evaluations;

• Leads professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in provision of patient/individual care;

• Maintains and promotes standards of nursing;

• Ensures controlled drugs are properly stored, administered and ordered;

• Identifies staff development needs;

• Provides staff training and assistance;

• Instructs staff regarding policies and procedures;

• Participates in interdisciplinary meetings to promote and ensure adjustment and continuity of patient/individual care programs;

• Responds to emergencies;

• May make recommendations on policies and standards;

• May prepare reports or correspondence;

• May serve as Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional;

• Performs related duties as required.

DIRECT CARE:

• Independently develops, implements and evaluates nursing and/or health care plans; provides nursing consultation in the assigned specialty program;

• Conducts nursing assessments; provides admission and discharge nursing assessments including plans for continuing care;

• Maintains records and makes reports; provides for nursing services to comply with ICF regulations and JCAHO standards;

• Maintains records of stored and secured medications;

• Ensures controlled drugs are properly stored, administered and ordered;

• Independently manages and provides direct care to patients/individuals;

• Participates in individual, group or family therapy;

• Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient/individual treatment or health care plans;

• Manages an assigned caseload of other appropriate clinical activities; provides clinical direction and/or training to staff in individual, group and family service delivery programs;

• May participate in home visits and crisis intervention;

• May provide in-service training to nursing and paraprofessional staff with regard to signs and symptoms of illness, dysfunction, injury and prevention of same;

• May conduct patient/individual centered conferences with nursing personnel; may consult with and make recommendations to physicians concerning health needs;

• May make recommendations on policies or standards;

• May prepare reports or correspondence;

• May serve as Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional;

• Performs related duties as required.

SCHOOL NURSE:

• Independently provides counseling and health education services to students and staff;

• Serves as member of crisis intervention team; provides assessment of medical problems;

• Determines need for physician or medical care; performs basic evaluative procedures and tests;

• Performs primary first aid;

• Ensures that controlled drugs are properly stored; makes referrals and follows up on health needs;

• Provides counseling on health related issues;

• Maintains accurate medical records;

• Writes reports;

• May administer medication;

• May administer routine tests or exam;

• Performs related duties as required.

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of

• and ability to independently apply nursing principles, techniques and standards;

• specialized patient/individual care applicable to nursing assignment;

• medications, their actions, interactions, uses and side effects;

• Knowledge of

• general and mental health conditions and treatment interventions through utilization of assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, health planning, implementation and re-evaluation;

• adult learning and family systems theory;

• and sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic differences;

• Considerable

• interpersonal skills;

• oral and written communication skills;

• Ability to

• establish and maintain collaborative relationships with other professionals, community resources and providers;

• act as a role model to health care staff;

• Supervisory ability.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSING POSITIONS:

• Considerable knowledge of behavioral health of individuals;

• Skill working with individual patients/individuals, groups and families;

• Ability to provide therapeutic treatment with a variety of patients/individuals.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

  Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.

  PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Mental Health Patients with Psychiatric, Substance Abuse and Addictive Diagnosis.

• Knowledge of research including IV and blood draw experience.

  SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license or temporary permit as a Registered Professional Nurse in Connecticut.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in the use of the American Sign Language in certain designated positions.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

  CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS

  In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for permanent appointment.

  WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain patients/individuals; may have exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and risk of injury from assaultive/abusive patients/individuals; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

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