Nurse Office​/On-site

Position Highlights

PCN 114112

Location:

PRF-Quinnipiac Unit in Middletown, CT

Full-time | 40 Hours per week

2nd Shift | 2:45 pm – 11:15 pm

• Week One:
  Friday, Monday
• Week Two:
  Saturday, Sunday

IN ADDITION TO THE BASE ANNUAL SALARY, YOU MAY BE APPROVED FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BONUS:
Each Registered Nurse who is permanently assigned to the second or third shift shall receive a “recruitment and retention” yearly bonus of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). This bonus shall be prorated for part-time.

In order to be eligible for this bonus, the employee must have completed one year of service in the registered nurse classification.

View our State Employee Benefits Overview page!

Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.

A healthy work‑life balance to all employees!

The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.

• Independently implement the nursing process with individuals including carrying out physician's orders regarding diet, medication and treatment
• Perform assessments
• Change dressings
• Monitor and ensure quality care through observation and evaluation
• Report on physiological and mental health status of individuals
• Document nursing interventions on medical records
• Distribute and maintain records of controlled drugs and ensure their security
• Maintain records and make reports
• Make decisions in routine cases
• Instruct individuals, staff and family members regarding treatments, nursing plans and related individual care issues directed towards an awareness and understanding of health/mental health issues
• Respond to emergencies
• Maintain availability of medications and supplies
• Ensure cleanliness of equipment and environment
• May participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of individual's treatment or health/mental health care plans
• May formulate and implement nursing care plans
• May participate in outpatient clinics and assist in physical examinations
• May administer routine tests
• May conduct training
• May delegate nursing tasks consistent with established protocols
• May participate in psychotherapeutic and rehabilitation interventions
• May physically restrain individuals
• May provide related medical or mental health specialty services
• May serve as Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional
• Perform related duties as required

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; ability to apply quality standards, procedures and protocols; sensitivity to cultural and socio-economic difference; ability to apply clinical therapeutic models of individual care with emphasis on interdisciplinary team approach.

Skills:

interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills.

Ability to act as a role model to health care staff by demonstrating and teaching professional behaviors; learn specialized individual care applicable to work assignment; listen and provide empathetic assistance to individuals and families in meeting their needs and carrying out prescribed treatments; develop therapeutic relationships with individuals, and their caregivers; respond to emergencies; respond to and seek supervision; encourage and facilitate cooperation, pride trust and group identity to foster commitment and team work;

analyze and evaluate proper care and treatment.

Graduation from an accredited nursing program.