Recruitment #230203-2293SJ-001
Location |
Newtown, CT
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Date Opened | 2/8/2023 09:30:00 AM |
Salary | $85,776 - $113,270/year |
Job Type | Open to Agency Employees |
Close Date | 2/15/2023 11:59:00 PM |
Are you a dynamic healthcare professional looking to grow with the State of Connecticut?
The Department of Correction (DOC) has an internal promotional opportunity for a Head Nurse. This opening is for Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown, CT.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
YOUR ROLE
OUR MISSION
The Department of Correction shall strive to be a global leader in progressive correctional practices and partnered re-entry initiatives to support responsive evidence-based practices aligned to law-abiding and accountable behaviors. Safety and security shall be a priority component of this responsibility as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens and offenders.
This position is open to current State of Connecticut, Department of Correction employees only.
To qualify, you must have permanent State status, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified. Specify your qualifications on your application.
If you find this role to be a good match for your experience with the DOC and career interests, we encourage you to apply!
TO APPLY
WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER YOU APPLY
Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board daily to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment 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 daily in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
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.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.
Should you have any questions about the position, please contact Nick Naples at nicholas.naples@ct.gov.
In a Department of Correction facility, this class is accountable for the supervision and administration of an assigned nursing, mental health or related specialty unit including the direction and coordination of staff in order to ensure that the highest quality of nursing and/or mental health care is provided for the inmate population.
Considerable knowledge of and ability to
independently apply nursing principles, techniques and standards; considerable
knowledge of medication, 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; knowledge of and sensitivity
to cultural and socio-economic differences; knowledge of emergency and
operating room nursing procedures and techniques; knowledge of teaching,
counseling and evaluation principles and techniques; considerable interpersonal
skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to act as a role model
to health care staff; ability to interview; ability to develop curricula;
supervisory ability.
Two (2) years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse.
A Bachelor's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.
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.
Incumbents in this class must possess general
good health and retain sufficient stamina, agility, visual and auditory acuity
necessary to perform all duties of the class. Incumbents are required to pass a
physical examination.
Incumbents in this class may be required to lift
and restrain inmates; may have some exposure to communicable and/or infectious
diseases and risk of injury from assaultive and/or abusive inmates; 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.