What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Per Diem UCC Department position at Child & Family Agency?
Job Description: RN Per Diem UCC Department
Location: New London, CT, 06320
Skills: You CFA = A Great Combo
It’s simple: Our employees are our greatest asset and the heart of our organization. Our successful candidates go to great lengths to serve individuals, children, and families within their homes, schools, and communities. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Child and Family Agency of Southeastern CT (CFA) was founded in 1972 to support and nurture our community’s most vulnerable population. We are dedicated to providing compassionate care to our service area.
Job Summary
Child & Family Agency (CFA) seeks per diem Registered Nurses (M-F 8am-10pm and Saturdays 10am-6pm) to be an integral part of the care team for the Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) at CFA. The UCC is a free-standing behavioral health crisis stabilization program designed to triage, stabilize, and assess youth who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis, and then link the youth/family to an appropriate level of care within the community.
Primary Responsibilities
- Medical, psychiatric, substance abuse triaging of clients
- Provide crisis stabilization/de-escalation services to children, adolescents and families who present to the Urgent Crisis Center
- Support day to day operations of the services program procedures collaboratively with the Nurse Coordinator and Director of the UCC
- Collaborate with UCC Team to identify and respond to client and family needs
- Provide quantitative and qualitative review of sessions and summary documentation in Electronic Medical Record database within Agency-specified timeframes.
- Actively participate in supervision and team meetings
- Provide skilled nursing interventions targeted at pediatric psychiatric and substance abuse population needs, as the clinical situation and treatment plan demands
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing, BSN preferred
- Unencumbered Connecticut RN license
- Background in SUD/psychiatric nursing, preferred
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification, current
Preferred Qualifications
- Bi-lingual Spanish/English
AA/EOE
For more information about the Child and Family Agency, visit our website at: www.childandfamilyagency.org.
