What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head Nurse (34 Hour) (Office/On-Site) position at State of Connecticut - Department of Mental Health...?
- FACILITY: Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC)
- TEAM: Clinical Forensic Services (CFS) Team
- LOCATION: New Haven, CT
- SCHEDULE: Part-time (34 hours), 1st Shift, Monday and Wednesday - Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm, Tuesday 9:00am - 3:30pm.
- POSITION NUMBER: 135744
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The Role:
The CFS team provides clinical services in collaboration with state and community agencies operating community re-entry programs in New Haven for clients with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders currently or formerly involved with the criminal justice system. In addition, the CFS team also provides supervision and clinical services to all Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) clients and works closely with several residential programs identified for high risk/high need individuals currently or previously criminally involved.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Leads the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process for team clients.
- Educate clients about mental illness, medications and medical health issues/needs.
- Monitor clients’ physical as well as mental health needs and coordinates care with appropriate primary care providers.
- Collaborates with team psychiatrist/medical director in an ongoing manner around client medication and ensures that clients receive the required psychiatric reviews.
- Review laboratory results and follow up as needed with medical director and primary care physician.
- Administer injectable psychiatric medication as prescribed for team clients.
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
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 for CT license by endorsement of an out-of-state license;
2. Complete a CT DPH online application online (expand the ‘Public Health Practitioners’ grouping, select ‘Registered Nurse’ and then ‘Start’;
3. 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.
- 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.
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- In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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 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 (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.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Considerable knowledge of
- and ability to independently apply nursing principles, techniques and standards;
- specialized 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.
- Considerable knowledge of behavioral health of individuals;
- Skill working with individuals, groups and families;
- Ability to provide therapeutic treatment with a variety of individuals.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbents in this class may be required to lift and restrain individuals; may have exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and risk of injury from assaultive/abusive individuals; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.
