Licensed Practical Nurse (40 Hour) Office/On-site #260911-5415FK-001
State of Connecticut · Bridgeport, CT · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Introduction: Are you an LPN looking to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment in the public sector? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join our hospital’s team!
- THE POSITION: The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is currently accepting applications for the position of Licensed Practical Nurse.
- HIGHLIGHTS: FACILITY: Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS) LOCATION: 1635 Central Ave, Bridgeport, CT DIVISION: Hospital Services Division UNITS: Co-Occurring Treatment Unit (CTU), 5th Floor POSITION NUMBER: 00112719 SCHEDULE: Full-time, Third Shift, 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 12:15am - 8:15am, Every other weekend and rotating holidays 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 State Employee Benefits Overview page! Professional growth and development opportunities A healthy work/life balance to all employees Additional Compensation Information Each Licensed Practical Nurse who is permanently assigned to second and third shift may receive a yearly “retention” bonus of six hundred ($600). This bonus shall be paid in two (2) installments: In July and December. In order to be eligible for this bonus, the Employee must have completed one year of service in the classification. This position is eligible for shift and weekend differential.
- What You'll Be Doing: Provide general care and treatment of individuals per doctor's orders Administer medications per order Document medications using appropriate forms Complete narcotic counts with nurse verification Report changes in individuals’ conditions to Nurse or Doctors Transcribe doctors' medication orders Check vitals per unit policy for provider review, assist with general individual needs including personal hygiene Document medications administered in Kardex; Orient and train new staff on unit policies and standards of care when administering medications Scheduling medical appointments May drive individuals to necessary appointments/outings
- OUR MISSION: 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-sufficiency in those we serve. The Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System strives to provide high quality, compassionate and culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to adults with behavioral health disorders who are indigent. With three locations throughout Fairfield County, SWCMHS, promotes and administers comprehensive recovery oriented services in the areas of mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention and treatment. These services include inpatient treatment programs and outpatient clinical services, as well as a wide range of additional supportive treatment services. The Hospital Services Division offers an array of services to meet the needs of individuals, 18 years of age and older with prolonged psychiatric and co-occurring illnesses, who require hospitalization due to acute exacerbation of their symptoms and for those requiring continued rehabilitation before returning to the community. Patients are served in the following locations: Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit 1 (PICU I), Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU ll), and the Co-Occurring Treatment Unit (CTU). The Hospital Services Division is made up of a total of 62 beds The PICU 1 and PICU 2 each provide 21 beds, and the CTU provides 20 beds, for residents of Connecticut. Admissions to the inpatient units are coordinated through a statewide Utilization Management process coordinated by the Office of the Commissioner Medical Director’s Office. All three locked units are responsible for providing treatment to individuals who are severely, acutely and persistently psychiatrically disabled who require a safe, supportive, highly structured hospital level of care. The treatment goals are developed in which the individual can be stabilized, evaluated, rehabilitated, helped to accept the need for ongoing treatment, and assisted in regaining a level of functioning that will allow the person to be treated in a less restrictive environment or lo return to community-based living. Hospital Services Division treatment staff work closely with community providers to ensure that a smooth transition to the community exists. All Hospital Services Division units provide assessment and stabilization, with the emphasis on community reentry and focus on rehabilitation with an emphasis on intense skills building needed for community reintegration.
- Please Note: A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.
- Selection Plan ... (application instructions) - we need to remove application instructions, boilerplate, etc.
- PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK): In a state facility this class is accountable for rendering bedside care or mental health services to individuals with physical disabilities and/or an intellectual disability in instances where the services of a registered nurse are not required.
- EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: (list many duties) - we need to include responsibilities.
- Department Of Developmental Services ... (some text) - maybe not needed.
- Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services Performs the full range of duties as described in class specifications for the Mental Health Assistant 1 or Mental Health Assistant 2.
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Knowledge of practical nursing specialties and bedside care; various medications used in conjunction for the care of individuals who have physical disabilities and/or an intellectual disability; infection control practices; nutrition and diets; medical and lab sciences; Considerable interpersonal skills; oral communication and written skills; Ability to keep records; lead staff.
- Minimum Qualifications - General Experience License or temporary permit to practice nursing in Connecticut by the State Board of Examiners for Nursing OR hold a Multistate or Compact Licensed Practical Nurse license.
- Preferred Qualifications Experience in practical nursing and bedside care. Experience with infection co (cut off). Probably "infection control". We'll keep as is.
We need to produce sections: maybe About the role (intro + highlights?), Responsibilities (What You'll Be Doing + Examples of Duties), Requirements (Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications), Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (maybe Skills), Benefits (What We Can Offer You + retention bonus + shift differential), Schedule (from highlights), Pay? There's no explicit pay/salary, only retention bonus. So we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does not state base pay, so we omit Pay.
Schedule: we have schedule details: Full-time, Third Shift, 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 12:15am - 8:15am, Every other weekend and rotating holidays.
Benefits: Professional growth and development opportunities, healthy work/life balance, retention bonus $600 yearly (two installments), shift and weekend differential, plus mention of State Employee Benefits Overview page.
We could also include "About the role" summarizing introduction and highlights (facility, location, division, unit, Nurse Licensure Compact). That seems appropriate.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we can have
Schedule for schedule. So we can mention schedule briefly in About the role but not duplicate? The instruction: "Use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc as headings. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Must not create Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Introduction: Are you an LPN looking to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment in the public sector? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join our hospital’s team!
- THE POSITION: The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is currently accepting applications for the position of Licensed Practical Nurse.
- HIGHLIGHTS: FACILITY: Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS) LOCATION: 1635 Central Ave, Bridgeport, CT DIVISION: Hospital Services Division UNITS: Co-Occurring Treatment Unit (CTU), 5th Floor POSITION NUMBER: 00112719 SCHEDULE: Full-time, Third Shift, 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 12:15am - 8:15am, Every other weekend and rotating holidays 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 State Employee Benefits Overview page! Professional growth and development opportunities A healthy work/life balance to all employees Additional Compensation Information Each Licensed Practical Nurse who is permanently assigned to second and third shift may receive a yearly “retention” bonus of six hundred ($600). This bonus shall be paid in two (2) installments: In July and December. In order to be eligible for this bonus, the Employee must have completed one year of service in the classification. This position is eligible for shift and weekend differential.
- What You'll Be Doing: Provide general care and treatment of individuals per doctor's orders Administer medications per order Document medications using appropriate forms Complete narcotic counts with nurse verification Report changes in individuals’ conditions to Nurse or Doctors Transcribe doctors' medication orders Check vitals per unit policy for provider review, assist with general individual needs including personal hygiene Document medications administered in Kardex; Orient and train new staff on unit policies and standards of care when administering medications Scheduling medical appointments May drive individuals to necessary appointments/outings
- OUR MISSION: 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-sufficiency in those we serve. The Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System strives to provide high quality, compassionate and culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to adults with behavioral health disorders who are indigent. With three locations throughout Fairfield County, SWCMHS, promotes and administers comprehensive recovery oriented services in the areas of mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention and treatment. These services include inpatient treatment programs and outpatient clinical services, as well as a wide range of additional supportive treatment services. The Hospital Services Division offers an array of services to meet the needs of individuals, 18 years of age and older with prolonged psychiatric and co-occurring illnesses, who require hospitalization due to acute exacerbation of their symptoms and for those requiring continued rehabilitation before returning to the community. Patients are served in the following locations: Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit 1 (PICU I), Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU ll), and the Co-Occurring Treatment Unit (CTU). The Hospital Services Division is made up of a total of 62 beds The PICU 1 and PICU 2 each provide 21 beds, and the CTU provides 20 beds, for residents of Connecticut. Admissions to the inpatient units are coordinated through a statewide Utilization Management process coordinated by the Office of the Commissioner Medical Director’s Office. All three locked units are responsible for providing treatment to individuals who are severely, acutely and persistently psychiatrically disabled who require a safe, supportive, highly structured hospital level of care. The treatment goals are developed in which the individual can be stabilized, evaluated, rehabilitated, helped to accept the need for ongoing treatment, and assisted in regaining a level of functioning that will allow the person to be treated in a less restrictive environment or lo return to community-based living. Hospital Services Division treatment staff work closely with community providers to ensure that a smooth transition to the community exists. All Hospital Services Division units provide assessment and stabilization, with the emphasis on community reentry and focus on rehabilitation with an emphasis on intense skills building needed for community reintegration.
- Please Note: A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.
- Selection Plan ... (application instructions) - we need to remove application instructions, boilerplate, etc.
- PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK): In a state facility this class is accountable for rendering bedside care or mental health services to individuals with physical disabilities and/or an intellectual disability in instances where the services of a registered nurse are not required.
- EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: (list many duties) - we need to include responsibilities.
- Department Of Developmental Services ... (some text) - maybe not needed.
- Department Of Mental Health And Addiction Services Performs the full range of duties as described in class specifications for the Mental Health Assistant 1 or Mental Health Assistant 2.
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY: Knowledge of practical nursing specialties and bedside care; various medications used in conjunction for the care of individuals who have physical disabilities and/or an intellectual disability; infection control practices; nutrition and diets; medical and lab sciences; Considerable interpersonal skills; oral communication and written skills; Ability to keep records; lead staff.
- Minimum Qualifications - General Experience License or temporary permit to practice nursing in Connecticut by the State Board of Examiners for Nursing OR hold a Multistate or Compact Licensed Practical Nurse license.
- Preferred Qualifications Experience in practical nursing and bedside care. Experience with infection co (cut off). Probably "infection control". We'll keep as is.
We need to produce sections: maybe About the role (intro + highlights?), Responsibilities (What You'll Be Doing + Examples of Duties), Requirements (Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications), Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (maybe Skills), Benefits (What We Can Offer You + retention bonus + shift differential), Schedule (from highlights), Pay? There's no explicit pay/salary, only retention bonus. So we should not create Pay section unless posting actually states them. It does not state base pay, so we omit Pay.
Schedule: we have schedule details: Full-time, Third Shift, 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 12:15am - 8:15am, Every other weekend and rotating holidays.
Benefits: Professional growth and development opportunities, healthy work/life balance, retention bonus $600 yearly (two installments), shift and weekend differential, plus mention of State Employee Benefits Overview page.
We could also include "About the role" summarizing introduction and highlights (facility, location, division, unit, Nurse Licensure Compact). That seems appropriate.
We must not repeat job title as heading. So we can have About the role
, Responsibilities
, Requirements
, Skills
(or Knowledge, Skill and Ability), Benefits
, Schedule
. Ensure we only include sections with real content.
We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not include Job ID etc as headings. We can include position number maybe in About the role as a paragraph.
We must not include application instructions etc. So we need to strip out all the "Selection Plan", "Before You Apply", "After You Apply", etc.
We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to keep the mission statement? Might be considered substantive but maybe not needed for sections. Could be part of About the role? Might be okay to include as a paragraph under About the role.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
Introduction text: Are you an LPN looking to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment in the public sector? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join our hospital’s team! The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is accepting applications for the position of Licensed Practical Nurse.
Facility: Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS). Location: 1635 Central Ave, Bridgeport, CT. Division: Hospital Services Division. Unit: Co-Occurring Treatment Unit (CTU), 5th Floor. Position Number: 00112719. Schedule: Full-time, Third Shift, 40 hours/week, Monday to Friday, 12:15am - 8:15am, Every other weekend and rotating holidays. Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025.
Mission: DMHAS promotes overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through integrated, holistic, comprehensive services fostering dignity, respect and self-sufficiency. SWCMHS provides high quality, compassionate, culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to indigent adults with behavioral health disorders across three Fairfield County locations, offering inpatient and outpatient treatment, supportive services, and community reentry focus.
But we might be duplicating schedule; we also have separate Schedule section. Could keep schedule in About the role or separate. Better to keep schedule separate as per instruction: UseSchedule for schedule. So we can mention schedule briefly in About the role but not duplicate? The instruction: "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid mentioning schedule elsewhere, but better to keep schedule details in Schedule section. So About the role can omit schedule details, just mention facility, location, division, unit, Nurse Licensure Compact, mission.
Responsibilities: combine What You'll Be Doing and Examples of Duties (list). Use - .
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications.
Skills: Knowledge, Skill and Ability.
Benefits: What We Can Offer You + retention bonus + shift differential + healthy work/life balance + professional growth + state benefits overview.
Schedule: details from highlights.
We must not include sections with filler. All have content.
Let's extract precise text.
Introduction: "Are you an LPN looking to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment in the public sector? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join our hospital’s team!"
THE POSITION: "The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is currently accepting applications for the position of Licensed Practical Nurse."
HIGHLIGHTS: Facility, Location, Division, Units, Position Number, Schedule, Nurse Licensure Compact.
We can put facility etc in About the role.
What We Can Offer You: "Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page! Professional growth and development opportunities A healthy work/life balance to all employees Additional Compensation Information Each Licensed Practical Nurse who is permanently assigned to second and third shift may receive a yearly “retention” bonus of six hundred ($600). This bonus shall be paid in two (2) installments: In July and December. In order to be eligible for this bonus,
- . Requirements: Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications. Skills: Knowledge, Skill and Ability. Benefits: What We Can Offer You + retention bonus + shift differential + healthy work/life balance + professional growth + state benefits overview. Schedule: details from highlights. We must not include sections with filler. All have content. Let's extract precise text. Introduction: "Are you an LPN looking to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment in the public sector? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join our hospital’s team!" THE POSITION: "The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is currently accepting applications for the position of Licensed Practical Nurse." HIGHLIGHTS: Facility, Location, Division, Units, Position Number, Schedule, Nurse Licensure Compact. We can put facility etc in About the role. What We Can Offer You: "Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page! Professional growth and development opportunities A healthy work/life balance to all employees Additional Compensation Information Each Licensed Practical Nurse who is permanently assigned to second and third shift may receive a yearly “retention” bonus of six hundred ($600). This bonus shall be paid in two (2) installments: In July and December. In order to be eligible for this bonus,