STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Nurse Clinician (24 Hour)

Office/On-site

Recruitment #240501-5915FP-001

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Introduction

Do you want to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment in the public sector? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join our hospital’s team! 

THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking an experienced individual for the position of Nurse Clinician to join their team! This position will provide nursing services in the community to medically complicated clients. A Nurse Clinician is needed to provide clinical and medical oversight of the complex clients in the Community Support program. This position will report to the Network Director of Nursing.

HIGHLIGHTS
  • FACILITY: Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN)
  • UNIT: Outpatient
  • ADDRESS: 249 Winsted Road, Torrington, CT
  • SCHEDULE: First Shift, Part-Time, 24 Hours per Week, 8:00am - 4:30pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 
  • POSITION NUMBER: 126051

WHY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT

  • Join an Award-Winning Team: Be part of the prestigious Forbes-ranked State of Connecticut, recognized as one of the Best Employers of 2023. Experience national acclaim for providing unparalleled job growth, competitive benefits, and flexible schedules.
  • Platinum Healthcare Excellence: Enjoy the nation's top-rated healthcare plan for state employees and their dependents. Our Platinum Healthcare Plan, ranked the best by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and endorsed by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., ensures comprehensive coverage and well-being for you and your family.
  • Secure Your Future: Benefit from our robust pension plan and explore supplemental retirement offerings, ensuring a secure and comfortable future for you and your loved ones.
  • Invest in Your Education and Future: As a Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, the State of Connecticut supports your educational journey. You may qualify for student loan forgiveness after just 10 years of dedicated service. Learn more here.
  • Time for What Matters: Embrace a healthy work-life balance with generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year. Prioritize your well-being and make the most of your personal time. 
  • Unlock Your Potential: Grow professionally with a range of development opportunities. The State of Connecticut is committed to nurturing your skills and helping you reach new heights in your career.
  • Cultivate Balance: We believe in a healthy work/life balance for all our employees. Join us in fostering an environment where your professional and personal lives harmonize, allowing you to thrive in both.
Please note: benefit offerings will vary with part-time positions.
    DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
    • Administer medications, perform vitals, and order medications, lab work, urine toxicology screens;
    • Provide clear communication with psychiatrist/APRN and other staff to facilitate flow of information regarding changes pertinent to clients' medication, condition and or situation;
    • Complete person-centered recovery plans and monitor and document clients' progress within the standards of state, federal and agency guidelines;
    • Participate in case conferences and critical incident reviews, as well as organizational committees and trainings as directed;
    • Consult and work collaboratively with families, contract agencies, community providers and state and community hospitals around coordinating client care; and
    • Provides clinical and trauma-informed services and care to clients, including individual, group and family treatment to adults who have behavioral health, substance abuse and trauma issues.
    ABOUT US 
    DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve. 

    WCMHN was formed in 1996 in order to coordinate clinical, fiscal and administrative oversight of Region 5 contracted and state-operated mental health services. Their mission is to provide a comprehensive and effective recovery-oriented system of mental health and addiction services that promotes self-sufficiency, dignity, cultural sensitivity and respect. 

    Within this service system, there are three state-operated Local Mental Health Authorities, which are located in Waterbury, Danbury and Torrington. In partnership with WCMHN, they provide and coordinate local clinical services. Over 200 staff including psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, rehabilitation and mental health workers provide services for persons with a long-term mental illness.  Approximately 7,000 clients receive services in a variety of programs, including peer support programs, recovery services, supported employment, homeless services, residential, crisis services, jail diversion, outpatient, case management, Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACTT) and young adult services. 

    Selection Plan

    FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING: 

    Please read or watch our Applicant Tips on How to Apply!

    FOR THOSE WHO HOLD AN 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.
    Please Note: 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.

    TO APPLY
    • 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. 
    • In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited.  If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
    • You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
    • In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
    • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
    • This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
    AFTER YOU APPLY 
    • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process. 
    • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
    • 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. Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
    • Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
      CONNECT WITH US 
      • Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
      • Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Jensine Tran at jensine.tran@ct.gov. 

      PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

      In the Department of Children and Families, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Correction this class is accountable for conducting individual, group or family therapy, performing clinical assessments, history taking and mental status examinations.

      EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

      • Elicits and records health history of client and/or individual; 
      • Performs initial assessment using observation, interviews, inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion; 
      • Leads or co-leads psychotherapy groups or family therapy with other professionals; 
      • Assesses, develops, implements and evaluates a written client and/or individual treatment plan for individuals and/or families; 
      • Provides clinical supervision regarding assessment and intervention of crisis situations; 
      • Counsels clients and/or individuals and families about illness, medication and health habits; 
      • Documents all care given; 
      • Refers complex or emergent conditions to a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist according to predetermined guidelines; 
      • May perform some emergency medical treatments such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, treatment for shock or hemorrhage and treatment for emotional crises; 
      • May provide individual therapy; 
      • May perform mental status examinations; 
      • May lead multidisciplinary teams; 
      • May provide clinical supervision for ward milieu including writing ward and/or unit treatment programs; 
      • May assist in training students and health professionals; 
      • Performs related duties as required.
      Please see the job specification for more information. 

      KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

      • Considerable knowledge of
        • psychiatric nursing processes with emphasis on clinical interviewing and individual, group and family psychotherapy; 
        • current modalities of treatment available for individuals with psychiatric illness with emphasis on interdisciplinary team approaches; 
        • theories and treatments of mental illnesses; 
      • Considerable
        • interpersonal skills; 
        • oral and written communication skills; 
      • Ability to
        • observe changes in individuals’ behavior; 
        • make inferences and differential nursing diagnoses based on data available.

      MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

      Four (4) years of experience as a professional nurse.

      MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

      Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a psychiatric setting in supervised individual, group and/or family therapy.

      MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

      • A Bachelor's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.
      • Master's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

      PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

      • Experience providing nursing services in a community setting
      • Experience providing clinical support services to adults with behavioral health and substance abuse issues
      • Experience documenting in an electronic medical record
      • Experience working with a multidisciplinary team and developing a person-centered recovery plan

      SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

      • Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a current license as a registered professional nurse in Connecticut.
      • Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
      • Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

      Conclusion

      AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

      As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.




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