POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: - Facility: Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC)
- Team: Inpatient Unit
- Location: Hartford, CT
- Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, 3rd shift, 12:15am - 8:15am
- Week 1 Days OFF: Friday & Tuesday
- Week 2 Days Off: Saturday & Sunday
- PCN: 26847
- This position is eligible for shift and weekend differential.
New! We're excited that Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025. Visit Nurse Licensure Compact for more details.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU - Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees
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 be eligible to 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.
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO: - Engage in a rewarding career;
- Showcase your talents in a meaningful role;
- Thrive in an exciting environment;
- Provide support to a division that is passionate about the work we do;
- Work together in a collaborative team environment.
THE ROLE:Job duties include but are not limited to: - Provide administrative and clinical oversight, including supervision of professional nurses and paraprofessional and/or other staff;
- Lead the planning of care and ensure the implementation of the nursing process;
- Assist in identifying educational gaps for all staff;
- Contribute to the development of annual staff competencies;
- Provide needed oversight to ensure that unit workflow and unit priorities are identified and completed;
- Ensure unit policies and practice standards are followed;
- Ensure a safe environment and competent care for clients.
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 individuals or performing specialized professional nursing work in the areas of community or therapeutic nursing. At the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities or Connecticut Technical Education and Career System this class is accountable for providing primary nursing care for students and facility staff.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIESWORKING 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 (QIDP);
- 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 intermediate care facility (ICF) regulations and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (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 (QIDP);
- 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 exams;
- Performs related duties as required.
