Head Nurse Office​/On-site

Role Overview

Are you a dedicated Registered Nurse who wishes to make a difference for children and families? The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) is recruiting a full‑time Head Nurse for the second shift at a Hospital in Middletown, CT. Incumbents must hold a current Connecticut RN license or a Multistate/Compact RN license.

• PCN 114011, Acadia Unit, Middletown, CT
• Full‑time, 40 hours per week
• Second (2nd) shift: 2:45 pm – 11:15 pm
• Week 1 days off:
  Saturday, Sunday, Thursday
• Week 2 days off:
  Wednesday

Working Lead

• Lead the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process
• Plan unit workflow and determine priorities
• Schedule, assign, oversee and review work
• Make recommendations for personnel actions such as selection, discipline and performance
• Conduct or assist in performance evaluations
• Lead professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in provision of patient/individual care
• Maintain and promote nursing standards
• Ensure controlled drugs are stored, administered and ordered properly
• Identify staff development needs and provide training and assistance
• Instruct staff regarding policies and procedures
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings to promote and ensure continuity of patient/individual care programs
• Respond to emergencies
• Make recommendations on policies and standards
• Prepare reports or correspondence
• Serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) when required
• Perform related duties as required

Direct Care

• Independently develop, implement and evaluate nursing and/or health‑care plans
• Provide nursing consultation in the assigned specialty program
• Conduct nursing assessments
• Provide admission and discharge nursing assessments including plans for continuing care
• Maintain records and make reports
• Provide nursing services to comply with intermediate care facility regulations and JCAHO standards
• Maintain records of stored and secured medications
• Independently manage and provide direct care to patients/individuals
• Participate in individual, group or family therapy
• Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary team in assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of patient/individual treatment plans
• Manage an assigned caseload of other appropriate clinical activities
• Provide 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 regarding signs and symptoms of illness, dysfunction, injury and prevention
• May conduct patient/individual‑centered conferences with nursing personnel; may consult with and make recommendations to physicians concerning health needs
• May prepare reports or correspondence
• Serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) when required
• Perform related duties as required

School Nurse

• Independently provide counseling and health education services to students and staff
• Serve as a member of a crisis intervention team
• Provide assessment of medical problems
• Determine need for physician or medical care
• Perform basic evaluative procedures and tests
• Perform primary first aid
• Ensure controlled drugs are stored properly
• Make referrals and follow up on health needs
• Provide counseling on health‑related issues
• Maintain accurate medical records
• Write reports
• May administer medication
• May administer routine tests or exams
• Perform related duties as required

• Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• A Bachelor’s degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the general experience
• Must possess and retain a Connecticut RN license or a Multistate/Compact RN license
• May be required to be fluent in a foreign language or proficient in American Sign Language for certain designated positions
• May be required to travel

Incumbents may be subject to a thorough background investigation before permanent appointment.

• May be required to lift and restrain individuals
• May be exposed to communicable/infectious diseases and risk of injury from assaultive or abusive individuals
• May be exposed to disagreeable conditions

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.