Nurse Clinician - Functional Unit #9
Location: Connecticut
Description: UCONN Health Center is currently interviewing Nurse Clinician - Functional Unit #9 right now, this vacancy will be placed in Connecticut. Further informations about this vacancy opportunity kindly see the descriptions. In the Correctional Managed Health Care Program, this class is accountable for conducting individual, group or family therapy, performing clinical assessments, history ta! king and mental status examinations.
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: Four (4) years' experience as a professional nurse. Incumbents in this class must possess and retain RN licensure in the State of Connecticut.
SPECIAL EXPERIENCE: Two (2) years of the general experience must have been at the level of Head Nurse in a psychiatric setting in supervised individual, group and/or family therapy.
Substitutions Allowed: Bachelor's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the general experience. Master's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the general experience.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITY: Incumbents in this class must possess considerable knowledge of psychiatric nursing processes with emphasis on clinical interviewing and individual, group and family psychotherapy; considerable knowledge of current modalities of treatment available for! psychiatric patients with emphasis on interdisciplinary team ! approaches; considerable knowledge of theories and treatments of mental illnesses; considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to observe changes in patient behavior; ability to make inferences and differential nursing diagnoses based on data available.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES: Incumbents in this class elicit and record health history of inmates; perform initial assessments using observation, interviews, inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion; lead or co-lead psychotherapy groups or family therapy with other professionals; assess, develop, implement and evaluate a written inmate treatment plan for individuals and/or families; provide clinical supervision regarding assessment and intervention of crisis situations; counsel inmates and families about illness, medication and health habits; document all care given; refer complex or emergent conditions to a physician, psychiatrist or psychologist according to predetermi! ned guidelines; may perform some emergency medical treatments such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, treatment for shock or hemorrhage and treatment for emotional crises; may order laboratory tests as needed to discriminate between normal and abnormal findings on physical examinations; may provide individual therapy; may perform mental status examinations; may lead multidisciplinary teams; may provide clinical supervision for ward milieu including writing ward and/or unit treatment programs; may assist in training students and health professionals; perform related duties as required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: Incumbents in this class must possess general good health and retain sufficient stamina, agility, and visual and auditory acuity necessary to perform all duties of the class. Incumbents are required to pass a physical examination.
WORKING CONDITIONS: Incumbents in this class may be required to lift/restrain inmates; may have some exposure to! communicable/infectious diseases and risk of injury from assaultive/ab! usive inmates; may be exposed to disagreeable conditions; may be required to travel.
SCHEDULE: 7:00 am - 2:00 pm, Mon-Fri. 70 hour pay period
FULL TIME EQUIVALENT MINIMUM SALARY: $61,294
Additional Links:
Connecticut Department of Correction - Facilities
Correctional Managed Health Care
Pay Plan P-1 Professional Health Care HC-26
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This vacancy starts available on: Thu, 09 May 2013 22:29:07 GMT