Registered Nurse: Milesteone- Per Diem- 7365

Community Health Resources; Putnam (CT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

403b retirement

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Community Health Resources seeks a Registered Nurse for Milestone, Putnam, CT. The position operates on a per diem basis with Saturday/Sunday shifts (7am-3pm or 3pm-11pm) in a 24/7 residential setting, providing direct nursing care and a safe therapeutic environment.

Requirements include CT RN licensure and CPR/First Aid within 6 months of hire, plus graduation from an accredited nursing program. CHR offers comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• RN license to practice in CT
• CPR/First Aid certification within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care within a 24/7 residential setting and maintain a safe therapeutic environment.
• Work within program policy and guidelines to deliver services.
• Understand treatment of substance use and co-occurring disorders relevant to the population served.
• Intervene to resolve client differences and maintain positive milieu.
• Build trust and engage clients to support learning of coping skills and daily living activities.
• Teach and support skills related to coping, ADLs, psychoeducation, and linking to community resources.
• Demonstrate empathy for complex trauma and transport clients as needed.
• Document interventions, incidents, and observations accurately in charts.
• Participate in treatment plan meetings and case conferences.
• Maintain compliance with agency standards; join staff meetings and trainings.
• Coordinate health, wellness, and recovery initiatives for identified patients.

Education

Graduate of a School of Nursing from an Accredited Nursing Program

Job description

JOB TITLE

Registered Nurse

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Per Diem

SCHEDULED HOURS

Saturday/Sunday 7am-3pm or 3pm-11pm

PROGRAM/LOCATION

Milestone, Putnam, CT

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Milestone is a 30-day intensive level 3.7 residential treatment center designed to accommodate and treat women with a history of substance abuse, trauma, and mental health issues. Our program is recovery-oriented, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed. The overall goal of treatment is to help women find real hope for recovery. Milestone offers individual and group counseling, case management, and aftercare planning services. This program also provides treatment for co-occurring disorders, with substance abuse as their primary diagnosis. Treatment is individualized and targeted around the needs essential to moving forward toward employment, housing, and family stability. Milestone is part of CHR's Center of Excellence for Women/Women and Children at our Putnam campus. Length of day is less than 30 days and are then referred out to a step-down program to further address their co-occurring disorders.

ABOUT THE POSTION

Registered Nurse

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides direct services to clients supported within the 24/7 residential setting.
• Provides a safe and therapeutic environment within the program.
• Works within program policy and guidelines to provide program services.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the treatment of substance use disorders as well as co-occurring disorders relevant to the population served.
• Intervenes in client differences or conflicts in a way to ensure a positive milieu.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of family and natural support connections for clients served within the programs
• Demonstrates the ability to form and maintain positive and healthy rapport with clients served by building trust and supporting competencies through interest and active engagement.
• Demonstrates the ability to teach and support the learning of a broad range of skills including those related to: coping skills, ADLS and areas of psychoeducation and linkage to community resources and self-help groups.
• Demonstrates an empathic understanding of complex trauma.
• Transports clients within the program as needed.
• Documents planned interventions, behavior incidents, and general observations of clients served and assessment of their skills, behavior, and moods in an objective and professional manner.
• Participates in treatment plan meetings and case conferencing.
• Maintains documentation in compliance with agency and program standards.
• Participates in staff meetings, supervision, trainings and other meetings as assigned.
• Develops and coordinates prevention, health, wellness and recovery initiatives for identified patients, including health and wellness groups as needed.
• Providing nursing assessments to new clients.
• Additional duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Graduate of a School of Nursing from an Accredited Nursing Program and RN Licensure.

Experience

Experience working with patients with substance use and mental health disorders. Experience working in a managed care environment.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

RN license to practice in State of CT. CPR/First Aid Certification within 6 months of hire.

Why Join CHR?

• Comprehensive benefits packages include health insurance, ample paid time off (including your birthday!), employer contributions to your 403b Retirement Plan, and competitive insurance premiums with added discounts on pet, home and auto!
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs, including exclusive tuition discounts for CHR employees at several local colleges/universities
• Career development opportunities! FREE robust training curriculum, featuring our Clinical Training Series for interactive learning, practical skill enhancement, and professional growth! Clinical supervision and/or mentoring offered at several programs
• Wellness program: Annual wellness stipend, FREE premium subscription to the Calm app, 6 FREE confidential counseling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program
• Employee appreciation and involvement, including contests, lunch & learns (meet with our CEO!), employee appreciation events, employee-led resource groups open to all, and more!

And so much more!

(Many benefits are available to all staff, regardless of the hours worked, with some subject to eligibility)

COMPENSATION

$40.00/hr

• Our per diem and fee for service positions offer a flat hourly rate.

CHR is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage all to apply.