Charge Nurse RN

Charge Nurse RN, Full-time, Exempt, 35 hours/week, Excellent Benefits!

Clinic: New London, CT

The Hartford Dispensary, founded in 1871, is a leading behavioral healthcare provider dedicated to treating substance abuse and addiction and is currently expanding it's behavioral health complement of services to generate a more expansive continuum of care. Accredited by CARF for its high standards of care, the Hartford Dispensary seeks out passionate and talented individuals to join its staff. Regardless of the position held, each employee plays an important role in caring for patients and providing support in their recovery. Today, the Hartford Dispensary is one of the largest provider of methadone treatment in the country. The agency treats over 5,500 patients per day within its network of nine statewide clinics.

Position Summary

The responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, supervises activities of the nursing staff, ensures that all policies and procedures of the Hartford Dispensary regarding medical and pharmacy records are in compliance, responsible for the operations of the medically-oriented portion of the clinic; has overall responsibility for the disbursement, distribution and administration of methadone. Conducts assessments of patient changes in condition as needed. Assume other duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager.

Requirements

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must possess a current CT RN license, strong computer skills and at least two years of behavioral health experience and one year of supervisory experience.

Employee Benefits

To continually promote health and wellness to employees, Hartford Dispensary offers a generous and comprehensive benefit package including:

• Flexibility: Great work life balance with clinics closed on Sundays, twelve paid holidays, and no current on-call responsibilities
• Competitive salary and scheduled time off: vacation time, twelve sick days per year, and personal days
• Insurance package offering exceptional medical, dental, prescription and vision coverage
• Retirement plan: company matching 403B with a 5% match after 6 months of employment and an additional 5% employer non-match after two years.
• Professional Growth program providing continuing education, training reimbursement, and certification and license reimbursements.

The Hartford Dispensary is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:

• behavioral health: 2 years
• supervisory: 1 year