Introduction
Are you currently an experienced Registered Nurse with the Department of Developmental Services looking to take on a new role? If so, we invite you to take this opportunity to read more about the Nurse Consultant position!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Developmental Services (DDS) – South Region, Private Division - is accepting applications for one (1) full-time 1st Shift Nurse Consultant position located in Wallingford, CT.
Position Highlights: PCN #22562
- Full-time | 1st Shift | 80 Hours bi-weekly
- Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
- Regular days off: Saturday, Sunday
- However, work schedule flexibility is required in order to meet the demands of the position.
- Must be willing and able to work off hours, including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Will be required to travel.
What we can offer you:
- View our newState Employee Benefits Overview page!
- Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
- A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
- The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked one of the best Employers of 2023 – State of CT receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.
- The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.
In your role as a Nurse Consultant, you will have the opportunity to:
- Work in a consultative capacity with other agency staff, as well as with qualified providers;
- Work closely with staff/providers for Community Companion Homes (CCH), Individualized Home Supports (IHS), Private Agencies, OBRA/Long Term care facilities and advise/facilitate adherence to DDS Medical Advisories and Health Standards, (e.g. Minimum Preventive Care Guidelines For Persons With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities), and DDS Nursing Protocols;
- Provide clinical supervision to DDS Clinical Nurse Coordinators in the CCH, Private and OBRA/Long term care programs;
- Help connect individuals and families with health resources and healthcare providers;
- Serve on the South Region, Mortality Review Committee
- Related duties as assigned.
DDS Mission Statement:
The mission of the Department of Developmental Servicers is to partner with the individuals we support and their families, to support lifelong planning and to join with others to create and promote meaningful opportunities for individuals to fully participate as valued members of their communities.
About the State of Connecticut:
Living in Connecticut allows you to live with mountains, forests, ocean fronts, rivers, and a wonderful green countryside right at your doorstep. The state has charm, elegance, and a high standard of living. Our school systems offer an outstanding education, and our communities are among the safest in the country. Connecticut experiences all four seasons and gives you the option to choose between living in sophisticated country-life or living in the center of a lively city.
We encourage you to come see all that Connecticut has to offer by joining the DDS team!
Selection Plan
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH APPLYING:
Please read or watch our Applicant Tips on How to Apply!
In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
FOR THOSE WHO HOLD AN RN LICENSE IN A STATE OTHER THAN CONNECTICUT AND WISH TO APPLY FOR A CONNECTICUT LICENSE, PLEASE:
- Review the eligibility and documentation requirements for CT license by endorsement of an out-of-state license;
- Complete a CT DPH online application (expand the ‘Public Health Practitioners’ grouping, select ‘Registered Nurse’ and then ‘Start’;
- Request verification of out-of-state license(s) electronically through the National Council of State Boards of Nursing’s Nursys® System. To send verification of your license(s) to CT, read and agree to the terms, enter your biographic information, select your license type and select ‘SEARCH’. Review the results and select the ‘Next’ button. Check the box next to ‘Connecticut’ and complete the transaction. Once the transaction is completed, you will receive a confirmation email from Nursys and the verification will be available to the DPH. Note that PA and MI verifications are not provided through Nursys. Please contact those state boards for information on obtaining verification.
To Apply:
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
- For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- These positions will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion, and merit employment rules. Applications to this recruitment will be used to meet collective bargaining requirements. Once any collective bargaining requirements have been met, all other applications may be considered.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience most closely meets the preferred qualifications, so please ensure that your application is complete and details your experience as outlined in this job posting. Please note: You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application into the JobAps system.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
- Revised Master Application Tutorial: Click Here
- Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
Important Next Step Information for 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 on a daily basis 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 on a daily basis 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, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- Due to the large volume of applications received, the Department of Administrative Services is unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.
Connect With Us:
- If you require an accommodation to participate fully and fairly under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Edward Magnano, EEO Manager at (860) 418 – 6148 or Edward.Magnano@ct.gov
- If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Rocky Young at rocky.young@ct.gov and reference the recruitment number.
- Follow the State of Connecticut on LinkedIn.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Departments of Public Health, Children and Families, Correction, Developmental Services, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Social Services and the Office of Early Childhood this class is accountable for applying professional nursing knowledge in the enforcement, inspection, licensure, consultation and implementation or assessment of the nursing service component of health care programs and facilities.
In the Office of the State Treasurer, Second Injury and Assurance Fund this class is responsible for managing, directing, implementing and monitoring programs involving medical cost containment and disability management relating to occupational injuries and loss control matters.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Implements, coordinates, and evaluates activities of assigned programs or health care services;
- Maintains active liaison with and serves as nursing consultant to other sections, divisions, health care providers and public;
- Assesses safety and quality of client care provided;
- Assesses compliance of health insurance companies with various state statutes, regulations and guidelines;
- Provides consultation and reviews, evaluates and authorizes requests for medical placement services or equipment for clients covered under medical assistance programs;
- Evaluates requests from health care providers asking to be included in medical assistance programs and offers consultation regarding interpretation of programs, policies and regulations;
- May inspect and evaluate health care and psychiatric facilities for compliance with state and federal regulations including licensure and certification laws;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Considerable knowledge of
- standards of care and service delivery in community based nursing agencies, licensed home health agencies, health care facilities and institutions;
- relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
- principles and practices of nursing care administration and education for a variety of specialties with varied settings;
- principles and practices pertinent to community processes;
- Knowledge of
- state, federal and local health agencies and programs;
- nursing education and skill in techniques of teaching;
- Considerable
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to
- plan, implement and evaluate programs;
- collect and analyze data.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Four (4) years of experience as a professional nurse in a position involving supervision, consultation, education or administration.
NOTE:
- Administrative capacity is interpreted as having managerial responsibility in setting and implementing policies, carrying out program planning, and evaluating and coordinating special projects, etc. in the area specified in the appropriate parenthetical title.
- Consultative capacity is interpreted as the providing of professional expert nursing advice to other than subordinate staff on major programmatic issues in the area specified in the appropriate parenthetical title.
- Educational capacity is interpreted as experience in a full time professional educational position instructing professional nurses in a formalized program or teaching students in an undergraduate or graduate nursing program in the area specified in the appropriate parenthetical title.
- Supervisory capacity is interpreted as having administrative supervision of registered nurses or other professional staff.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in a public health nursing program, home health care agency, community health care setting, or in a hospital.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
- A Bachelor's degree in nursing may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.
- A Master's degree in health services administration, nursing or public health may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Preference will be given to candidates with the following experience:
- Providing nursing services to both children and adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities and autism spectrum disorder
- Experience communicating with non-verbal individuals
- Experience with basic nursing skills to include but not limited to: administering medication and nutrition via G-tube or J-tube, glucose monitoring, insulin administration, respiratory treatments, colostomy, cecostomy, and urostomy care, wound care, and catheterization
- Experience supporting individuals that may exhibit mild to severe challenging behaviors
- Experience supervising nurses and ensuring operational standards are met
- Experience communicating internally and externally with a diverse population both over the telephone and in written inquiries
- Knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a current license as a registered professional nurse in Connecticut.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess certification as an Insurance Rehabilitation Specialist or be eligible for certification as an Insurance Rehabilitation Specialist.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
Conclusion
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.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
