Licensed Practical Nurse (35 Hour)
State of Connecticut - DMHAS Connecticut Valley Hospital
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Job summary
State of Connecticut - DMHAS Connecticut Valley Hospital invites applications for a Licensed Practical Nurse in Hartford. Work in the Admissions and Screening unit, with a 1:00pm–8:30pm shift and a 35-hour weekly schedule. The role emphasizes safe admissions, clinical screenings, and collaboration with the care team.
The position offers professional growth, benefits, and potential shift differential. A comprehensive medical exam and drug screening are required for conditional offers.
Qualifications
- License or temporary permit to practice nursing in Connecticut.
- Multistate or Compact Licensed Practical Nurse license preferred.
- Experience in Emergency Department or Behavioral Health inpatient programs preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, timely, and efficient patient admissions.
- Conduct clinical screenings for individuals seeking admission to substance use disorder treatment.
- Obtain and document vital signs, nursing history, allergies, medications, and other relevant clinical information.
- Monitor patients for withdrawal symptoms, condition changes, and other clinical concerns, promptly reporting to the RN or provider.
- Assist with medication reconciliation, specimen collection, point-of-care testing, and other nursing procedures within LPN scope of practice.
- Administer medications and treatments in alignment with provider orders, organizational policies and the LPN scope of practice.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation.
- Support trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and patient-centered care practices.
Skills
Job description
Are you an LPN looking 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 Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) Blue Hills Campus, under the umbrella of the State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (PCN 25594) to join our team in Hartford. This position will support the admission and screening of patients entering substance use disorder treatment.
- Location: 500 Vine St, Hartford, CT
- Unit: Admissions and Screening
- Shift: Full-time, Second Shift, 1:00pm to 8:30pm, 35 hours/week
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Table specifying two-week rotational schedule.
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Professional growth and development opportunities.
A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
This position may be eligible for shift differential compensation.
- Each Licensed Practical Nurse who is permanently assigned to second and third shift may receive a yearly “retention” bonus of six hundred ($600). This bonus shall be paid in two (2) installments: In July and December. In order to be eligible for this bonus, the Employee must have completed one year of service in the classification.
- Collaborate with RNs, providers, and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, timely, and efficient patient admissions.
- Conduct clinical screenings for individuals seeking admission to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services.
- Obtain and document vital signs, nursing history, allergies, medications, and other relevant clinical information.
- Monitor patients for withdrawal symptoms, condition changes, and other clinical concerns, promptly reporting to the RN or provider.
- Assist with medication reconciliation, specimen collection, point-of-care testing, and other nursing procedures within LPN scope of practice.
- Administer medications and treatments in alignment with provider orders, organizational policies and the LPN scope of practice.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive clinical documentation.
- Support trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and patient-centered care practices.
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (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.
The Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) Blue Hills campus provides services to walk-ins and to referrals from family members, hospital ERs and inpatient units, area substance abuse and mental health clinics, community agencies, case managers, courts, probation, and other sources. Our Admissions Office, staffed by nurses and physicians 24/7, conducts an initial screening to determine the most appropriate level of care and treatment. Triage may be to our Acute or Rehabilitation unit, or to our Middletown campus or to a different facility if we do not provide or have bed availability of the required care. Blue Hills provides thorough assessments and individualized treatment planning through a comprehensive team of caring professionals in a welcoming and safe setting. Our goal is to stabilize, build coping skills and help clients move into the recovery zone.
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Please note:
A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.
In a state facility this class is accountable for rendering bedside care or mental health services to individuals with physical disabilities and/or an intellectual disability in instances where the services of a registered nurse are not required.
- Assists doctors and nurses in the general care and treatment of individuals;
- Measures doses and administers medications including insulin injections;
- Documents medications using appropriate forms;
- Performs narcotic counts;
- Checks and may administer intravenous medications;
- Reports changes in individuals to doctors;
- Ensures that restraints are applied correctly;
- Transcribes doctors medication orders;
- Dispenses certain medications in doctor’s absence;
- Applies topical medication;
- Takes and charts temperatures, pulses and respirations;
- Performs simple nursing treatments;
- Monitors general individual needs including personal hygiene;
- Reports on individual conditions and behavior;
- Keeps the unit safe and healthy;
- Administers enemas or suppositories;
- Performs Foley catheterization care;
- Orients individuals concerning medications and their use;
- May perform emergency first aid;
- May drive individuals to necessary appointments/outings;
- Performs related duties as required.
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES:
Performs the full range of duties as described in the class specification for the Lead Developmental Services Worker.
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES:
Performs the full range of duties as described in class specifications for the Mental Health Assistant 1 or Mental Health Assistant 2.
- Knowledge of practical nursing specialties and bedside care;
- Various medications used in conjunction for the care of individuals who have physical disabilities and/or an intellectual disability;
- Infection control practices;
- Nutrition and diets;
- Medical and lab sciences;
- Considerable interpersonal skills;
- Oral communication and written skills;
- Keep records;
- Lead staff.
License or temporary permit to practice nursing in Connecticut by the State Board of Examiners for Nursing OR hold a Multistate or Compact Licensed Practical Nurse license.
- Experience working in Emergency Department, Withdrawal management units or Behavioral Health inpatient programs treating patients with co-occurring disorders.
- Experience using interpersonal skills to support, calm and deescalate clients/patients.
- Experience communicating and collaborating with external referral sources and multidisciplinary clinical teams.
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES: Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator's license, Public Passenger Endorsement or Commercial Driver's license for designated positions.
Incumbents in this class may be required to lift/restrain individuals; may have some exposure to communicable/infectious diseases and to some risk of injury from assaultive/abusive individuals; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions.
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.
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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