Nurse (40 Hour) Office/On-site #260729-1969FL-001

About the role

The Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC), under the umbrella of the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), is seeking a qualified Nurse (PCN 130560) to join our team in Hartford.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning of care and ensure effective implementation of the nursing process.
• Identify educational gaps among staff and support the development of annual competencies.
• Facilitate client-centered groups focused on life skills needed for successful community transition.
• Provide oversight to maintain unit workflow and ensure priorities are identified and completed.

Requirements

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• First shift, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Rotating Schedule.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program.

Skills

• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practice and ethics.
• Current medications, their actions, interactions, uses and side effects.
• Medical, therapeutic and psychiatric nursing interventions and methods.
• Sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic differences.
• Ability to apply clinical therapeutic models of individual care with emphasis on interdisciplinary team approach.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

Pay

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

Schedule

• Rotating Schedule.