Head Nurse

About the Job

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Head Nurse to join our team at the State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services. As a Head Nurse, you will be responsible for providing administrative and clinical supervision of professional nurses, paraprofessionals, and other staff. You will lead the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process, plan unit workflow, and determine priorities. You will also schedule, assign, oversee, and review work, make recommendations for personnel actions, and conduct or assist in conducting performance evaluations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning of care and implementation of the nursing process
• Plan unit workflow and determine priorities
• Schedule, assign, oversee, and review work
• Make recommendations for personnel actions
• Conduct or assist in conducting performance evaluations
• Lead professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in provision of patient/individual care
• Maintain and promote standards of nursing
• Ensure controlled drugs are properly stored, administered, and ordered
• Identify staff development needs
• Provide staff training and assistance
• Instruct staff regarding policies and procedures
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings to promote and ensure adjustment and continuity of patient/individual care programs
• Respond to emergencies

Requirements

• Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 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, Excel, 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

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