Are you an experienced Registered Nurse looking to advance your career in community mental Join our mission-driven team and apply today!
The State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a Head Nurse to join our team and help advance high-quality, recovery-oriented behavioral health services within our community. In this leadership role, you will provide clinical guidance, nursing oversight, and support coordinated care within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:
- DIVISION: Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA)
- LOCATION: Norwich, CT
- UNIT: Wellness Recovery Advocacy Program (WRAP)
- SCHEDULE: Full-time (40 hours per week), First Shift, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday
- POSITION NUMBER: 25933
WHY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT:
- Explore our comprehensive State Employee Benefits Overview to see what we offer
- Enjoy endless opportunities for professional growth and development
- Embrace a healthy work/life balance tailored to all employees
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
- Lead and support a multidisciplinary team delivering community-based, recovery-oriented services
- Strengthen client outcomes through coordinated, person-centered nursing and clinical oversight
- Play a vital leadership role in public behavioral health and make a meaningful impact in the community
- Foster collaboration, communication, and best practices across a dedicated and supportive care team
ABOUT US:
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.
SMHA is a community mental health agency operated by DMHAS. Its primary goal is to provide high quality behavioral health services to those in our community with mental health and substance use disorders who are 18 years or older and reside in New London County and its surrounding towns. Services, which include case management, outpatient behavioral health, crisis intervention, respite care, and forensic services, are recovery oriented and offered in a trauma informed and culturally sensitive manner. We support individuals to identify and achieve their own goals in recovery, fostering independence, dignity, and ability.
ABOUT THE UNIT:
The Wellness Recovery Advocacy Program (WRAP) is a recovery-oriented, multi-disciplinary Community Support Program (CSP) with a team consisting of a prescriber, nurses, social workers, and rehabilitative staff. The program provides intensive, rehabilitative community support, crisis intervention, individual/group psycho-education, peer support, medication management, linkages to other community-based providers/services, coordination of services/care, and individualized skill building in activities of daily living in order to maximize each individual’s level of independence and functioning. The majority of services are provided to clients in the community and are personalized to meet the clients’ expressed needs/preferences.
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.
