Bilingual Registered Nurse (RN)-Part Time

Description

Pay :

• Starting at $38.00 per hour
• $1,500 Sign on Bonus
• Experience credit applied in addition to base pay
• $1,560 annual increase for Master degree
• Overtime payment at 1.5x your hourly rate

Benefits & Rewards :

• 24 vacation days (increases with years of service)
• 8 sick days
• Quality low cost benefits (you can view our plans by visiting https : / /
• 403(b) plan with employer match / contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Free access to the Lippincott Nursing Center website, which provides a wide range of educational resources to earn state licensing required CEUs, paid for by Devereux
• Interested in advancing your career? Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND - the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers - the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential.

This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment! Learn more

Devereux CT UCS Program :

Are you interested in making a life-saving difference for children and adolescents? Interested in joining a shelter program for unaccompanied children in Connecticut?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

In response to the humanitarian crisis at America’s ports of entry, Devereux provides short-term shelter care services for unaccompanied children who have come to the United States without a parent or legal guardian.

Devereux provides extremely high-quality, trauma-informed residential and educational services for unaccompanied children, with support for their social and emotional health.

We also ensure they receive excellent and immediate physical healthcare including pediatric, dental and nutritional supports for every child.

Devereux’s ultimate goal is to ensure every unaccompanied child who receives our services is successfully and quickly discharged into the loving care of their family sponsor.

During the short time they are with us, we ensure they have received best-in-class medical, therapeutic, recreational and educational services designed specifically to address the traumas they have sustained during, and often before, their migration journey.

This is a very high benchmark to set, but we have already begun partnering with leading legal defense nonprofits to ensure children in our care have access to the finest immigration advocates and support our country offers.

Position :

We are seeking Bilingual Registered Nurse who has experience with children and are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children.

If this describes you, then look no further!

Schedule :

Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm on campus and on-call until 10 : 00 pm.

Three weekdays on-call from 5 : 00 pm to 10 : 00 pm.

Primary Responsibilities Include :

The Bilingual Registered Nurse ensures that the individuals’ health care needs are addressed by conducting an initial nursing assessment, administering medication, and triaging medical needs on a daily basis.

Additionally, provide a nursing assessment within 24 hours prior to the individuals’ discharge.

• Provide a nursing head to toe assessment within 24 hours upon admission into program
• Identified health medical and / or mental health risk factors,
• Provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness and administer medication on a daily basis
• Promotes positive health behaviors and self-care skills by educating students and staff on proper nutrition and hygiene and ensure environment is safe for children and staff (.

prevention of communicable diseases)

• Keep track of minor’s medical records and communicate with external medical providers to develop care and discharge plans for minors with any special needs.
• Ensure compliance with national, local health laws and recommendation as well the program’s funding agency requirements
• CPR instructor and workers’ compensation point person
• Provides on-call services and direct care services as required by center or as directed by the Program Director.
• Makes appropriate recommendation to other healthcare professionals as needed.
• Elevate cases to the Division of Health for Unaccompanied Children (DHUC) when needed.

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Qualifications

• Completion of accredited RN program and current Connecticut state licensure.
• Minimum one (1) year of relevant nursing experience with children or adolescents in a residential or inpatient setting.
• Must be bilingual (English / Spanish).
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additionally :

• Fully immunized / vaccinated (or have a medical / religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza prior to starting.
• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Ability to attend full time, paid, New Hire Orientation Monday - Friday 8 : 30am-5 : 00pm

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization.

Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Devereux conduct a very thorough background check process to ensure the safety of the children in our care.

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