Nurse (Multi-Correctional Facility) Applications Due 9/30/2024

State of Connecticut • Bridgeport, CT, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 3h ago

Nurse (Multi-Correctional Facility) Applications Due 9/30/2024
Location: Bridgeport, CT, Cheshire, CT, East Lyme, CT, Enfield, CT, Hartford, CT, Montville, CT, New Haven, CT, Newtown, CT, Somers, CT, Suffield, CT
Date Opened: 9/4/2024 07:32:00 AM
Salary: $71,887 - $94,131/year
Job Type: Open to the Public
Close Date: 9/30/2024 11:59:00 PM

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. Correctional nursing practice is focused on 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.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
The State of Connecticut offers competitive pay to nurses in addition to an abundance of benefits.

What we can offer you:
-Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview Page: https://www.jobapscloud.com/CT/jobs/?b=Benefits
-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

Additional Benefits:
-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.
-NEW: Opportunity to participate in the Connecticut Student Loan Repayment Program

JOB DETAILS
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.

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
-MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution - Suffield, CT

NEW! 12-hour shifts are available at the following locations (rotating weekends and holidays):
-MacDougall-Walker CI, Osborn CI, and York CI: 7:00am-7:00pm, 7:00pm-7:00am
-New Haven CC: 8:00am–8:00 pm, 8:00 pm–8:00 am

Carl Robinson CI, Cheshire CI, MacDougall-Walker CI, Manson YI, Osborn CI, Cybulski CI, and York CI schedules are (rotating weekends and holidays):
-First Shift: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
-Second Shift: 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm
-Third Shift: 11:00 pm - 7:00 am

Bridgeport CC, Corrigan CC, Hartford CC, Garner CI, and New Haven CC schedules are (rotating weekends and holidays):
-First Shift: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
-Second Shift: 4:00 pm - 12:00 am
-Third Shift: 12:00 am - 8:00 am

Key duties of this position include:
-Independently assess patients, develop a nursing diagnosis, develop and implement a treatment plan, and provide patient education and self-care through the nursing sick call process
-Perform health screenings and make triage decisions contributing to the health and safety of patients
-Collaborate with multiple disciplines: custody, medical, mental health, dental and other health care support professionals
-Play a key role in the identification, treatment, and control of the transmission of infections
-Provide nursing care to special populations such as women's health, juvenile health, end-of-life care, mental health, infirmary care
-Participate in a multidisciplinary team in providing chronic disease management by coordinating and managing chronic disease care
-Advance quality, patient safety, and a culture of safety by volunteering as a nurse educator, preceptor; participate in facility-based quality and best practices committees
-Respond and participate in emergency care delivery
-Perform related duties as required

Qualifications & Requirements
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Graduation from an accredited nursing program.

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