Job Information
State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services Head Nurse (40 Hour) in Norwalk, Connecticut
Head Nurse (40 Hour)
Office/On-site
Recruitment # 240617-4356FL-001
Location Norwalk, CT
Date Opened 6/18/2024 12:00:00 AM
Salary $$91,192- $120,638/year *Salary Effective 6/28/24
Job Type Open to the Public
Close Date 6/26/2024 11:59:00 PM
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Introduction
The State of Connecticut (https://portal.ct.gov/) , Department of Developmental Services (DDS (https://portal.ct.gov/dds?language=en_US) ) - West Region (https://portal.ct.gov/dds/searchable-archive/westregion/westregion/welcome-to-the-west-region?language=en_US) - has a full-time job opportunity for a Head Nurse (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/specs/classspecdisplay.asp?ClassNumber=4356FL&R1=&R3=) at the Lower Fairfield County Regional Center (LFC (https://portal.ct.gov/dds/searchable-archive/respite/west-region/lower-fairfield-family-respite-center?language=en_US) ), located in Norwalk, CT.
Position Highlights:
Full-time (80 hours/biweekly)
First (1st) shift position
7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (Regular Days Off Saturday & Sunday)
However, work schedule flexibility is required in order to meet the demands of the job. Must be willing and able to work off hours, including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.
About Us:
DDS (https://portal.ct.gov/dds?language=en_US) partners with the individuals we support and their families, to support lifelong planning and to join with others to create and promote meaningful opportunities for individuals to fully participate as valued members of their communities.
What We Can Offer You:
Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits) page!
The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 (https://portal.ct.gov/das/press-room/press-releases/2023/forbes-state-of-ct-ranked?language=en_US) - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
Professional growth and development opportunities.
A healthy work/life balance to all employees (https://www.jobapscloud.com/ct/sup/EVPPDF123020.pdf) .
Discover the opportunity to:
Engage in a rewarding career
Assist our employees so they can achieve success
Make a difference in the public sector
Work together in a collaborative team environment
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Five Tony-Award winning regional theatres, and more!
If you are passionate about providing high-quality nursing care and supporting individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities, we encourage you to apply and make a difference in our community!
Selection Plan
Please visit our ' Applicant Tips on How to Apply (https://www.jobapscloud.com/ct/sup/applicanttips2023november.pdf) ' page or view our tutorial (https://youtu.be/Y8sOb10qYXQ?si=w4GRBV2u8wvhTKLL) .
The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
If you require an accommodation to participate fully and fairly under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Tommy Wilson, DDS EEO 1 at (860) 418-6148 or Tommy.Wilson@ct.gov .
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.
In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application 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. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Liz Pinette at elizabeth.pinette@ct.gov .
This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
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 .
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.
Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview (https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=IT&preview=1) .
FOR THOSE WHO HOLD A RN LICENSE IN A STATE OTHER THAN CONNECTICUT AND WISH TO APPLY FOR A CONNECTICUT LICENSE, PLEASE:
Review the eligibility and documentation requirements (https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/Registered-Nurse/RN-Licensure-by-Endorsement) for CT license by endorsement of an out-of-state license;
Complete a CT DPH online application (https://www.elicense.ct.gov/) online (expand the ‘Public Health Practitioners’ grouping, select ‘Registered Nurse’ and then ‘Start’;
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.
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;
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 ICF regulations and 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;
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.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NURSING POSITIONS:
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
Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with basic nursing skills to include but not limited to: providing medication and nutrition via G-tube or J-tube, diabetic care, respiratory treatments, colostomy, cecostomy, and urostomy care, wound care, and catheterization.
Experience working in a nursing capacity with individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities.
Experience interpreting and applying goals and policies regarding residential and community support services for individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities.
Experience with the organization of residential and community support services for individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities.
Experience following current infection control practices.
Experience using Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Teams and Word.
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
In addition to the checking of references and of facts stated in the application, a thorough background investigation of each candidate may be made before persons are certified for permanent appointment.
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.
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.
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