Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Behavioral Health Position Available In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

Job Description:

Location Detail:

1250 Silver St Middletown (10168)

Shift Detail:

1115p-715a Thursday Friday Saturday •New Hires Eligible for Sign-OnUp To $2,000• Work where every moment matters. Every day, more than40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thingin common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here.

We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensivehealthcare network. Rushford Center, one of Connecticut’s leadingproviders of addiction and mental health services, is nationallyrecognized for delivering outstanding prevention, treatment andrecovery programs. We offer a wide range of programs includingAcute Care and Evaluation, Residential Addiction Treatment,Individual, Group & Family Therapy, Intensive Outpatient programsand Community Support Programs. Through the passion of ourspecialists, we continue to treat every patient with care,compassion and respect, while providing affordable and accessibleservices. Job Summary Provides timely, effective, high quality andsafe nursing collaboration for all enrollees in the program underthe direct supervision of a registered nurse. Provides coordinationof care in conjunction with the RN, BHH Specialists, Peer RecoverySpecialists, medical providers and other medical facilities asappropriate and required. Provides education (individually and ingroup format) in the areas of chronic conditions, newly diagnosedconditions, medications, health promotion, wellness & preventionincluding appropriate usage of medical services (i.e. PCP vs EDvisits). Position works closely with BHH team on a day-to-daybasis; reports to nursing services. Qualifications Completion of alicensed LPN program. Valid CT LPN license. Minimum of one years’experience in Medical/Surgical, Critical Care, Psychiatric orSubstance Abuse Treatment preferred. CPR certified within sixmonths of employment. As a Hartford HealthCare entity, Rushfordprovides eligible employees with an extensive benefits packageconsisting of: Medical and dental benefits 401(k) plan withemployer match Generous paid time off with accrual starting on thedate of hire, including seven paid holidays Additional voluntarybenefits as well as employee discount programs With locationsaround the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunitiesfor career development and growth. Here, you are part of anorganization on the cutting edge – helping to bring newtechnologies, breakthrough treatments and community education tocountless men, women and children. We know that a thrivingorganization starts with thriving employees- we provide acompetitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.

Every moment matters. And this is your moment .