Nurse; Multi-Correctional Facility); DOC Locations

Are you passionate about helping others and making a difference?

If so, we have several terrific opportunities for you!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction (DOC), invites you to discover these outstanding opportunities as a Registered Nurse in one of our many facility locations throughout the State.

DOC is seeking highly motivated individuals to deliver care for our inmate population and assist them in their rehabilitation. Join a practice of nursing and delivery of patient care within the unique and distinct environment of the criminal justice system. Correctional nursing practice is focused independent practice and autonomy.

Whether you are an experienced nurse or a recent graduate, you will apply your nursing knowledge, skills and abilities to assess, plan, implement and evaluate a full range of health conditions and determine both the urgency and priority of care delivery. Our orientation programs give you the knowledge and confidence to practice in a correctional environment as a professional nurse. Our in-service programs provide nurses with the opportunity to maintain clinical skills and learn new skills to advance patient care.

• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview Page!
• A Hazardous Duty pension plan (State Employees Retirement System Tier IV)
• Generous time off (personal, sick and vacation)
• Retire in 25 years - with pension & healthcare benefits
• Comprehensive Benefit Offerings along with additional supplemental benefits
• A challenging yet rewarding experience

• We offer career mobility - get paid to go to school (5 year work requirement)
• Tuition Reimbursement after 6 months
• Nursing licensure reimbursement
• Conference and workshop funds allotment $1,500.00 (travel, food, lodging)
• Meal allowance per shift
• Accruals sick time/vacation time/ personal time
• 2nd and 3rd shift differential/weekend differential
• Recruitment and retention bonuses for RN’s on 2nd & 3rd shift $3,000 yearly.
• Opportunity to participate in the Connecticut Student Loan Repayment Program

We are hiring for full-time and part-time positions at all of our facility locations on, first, second, and third shifts, throughout the state.

NOTE:

Current DOC permanent employees should not apply. Permanent DOC employee transfers will be handled through the DOC Lateral Transfer Agreement. Positions through this posting are permanent positions with temporary assignments. Permanent assignments will be completed at a later date after the agency transfer list has been cleared.

In order to be considered for any locations or shifts, you will need to check off all locations and shifts that you are interested in when filling out your application.

These positions are in the following facilities and can be assigned any unit/location and work schedule/shift:

• Bridgeport Correctional Center
  - Bridgeport, CT
• Cheshire Correctional Institution
  - Cheshire, CT
• Manson Youth Institution
  - Cheshire, CT
• York Correctional Institution
  - East Lyme, CT
• Cybulski Correctional Institution
  - Enfield, CT
• Carl Robinson Correctional Institution
  - Enfield, CT
• Hartford Correctional Center
  - Hartford, CT
• Corrigan Correctional Center
  - Montville, CT
• New Haven Correctional Center
  - New Haven, CT
• Garner Correctional Institution
  - Newtown, CT
• Osborn Correctional Institution
  - Somers, CT
• Mac Dougall-Walker Correctional Institution
  - Suffield, CT

12 hour shifts are available at the following locations (rotating weekends and holidays):

• Mac Dougall-Walker CI, Osborn CI, and York CI: 7:00am-7:00pm, 7:00pm-7:00am
• New Haven CC and Corrigan CC: 8:00am–8:00 pm, 8:00 pm–8:00 am
• We are offering an additional 12 hour shift at Corrigan CC from 12:00pm-12:00am.

Carl Robinson CI, Cheshire CI, Mac Dougall-Walker CI, Manson YI, Osborn CI, Cybulski…