Child Health Nurse, RN/LPN

Licensed Practical Nurse: Sub-Acute Residential-6760

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The Sub-Acute Crisis Stabilization (SACS) program provides short-term, intensive behavioral health support in a residential setting to youth experiencing acute emotional or psychiatric crises. The program focuses on rapid de-escalation, stabilization, and connection to ongoing care through a collaborative, trauma-informed approach. Services include comprehensive assessment, individualized treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, and coordination with families, schools, and healthcare providers to ensure a safe and supported transition to the appropriate level of care.

Licensed Practical Nurse

Provides direct care supervision of clients including building healthy relationships, problem solving, and psychoeducation.

Shows knowledge of and role in individual treatment plans, including assessment in collaboration with the program RN, needs, behavioral goals, and intervention strategies.

Supports residents with visits and family connection with parents, relatives and other significant people in the lives of clients.

Leads and supports staff in crisis intervention, develops client crisis plans in collaboration with clinical and RN staff, and participates in post crisis response meetings with program staff and management.

Teaches and supports development of essential skills, including relationship building, symptom management, emotion regulation, daily living, budgeting, psychoeducation, relapse prevention and community resource linking, and actively participates in activities to enhance these competencies.

Provides medication administration and monitoring including observing patient response to medication, checking vital signs, and reporting changes or concerns to program RN or APRN.

Provides education, support and coaching around skills of coordinating self-care and medical/behavioral health care needs.

Provides skills teaching, such as assisting clients in planning and preparing nutritional meals including diet and nutrition, Diabetes education, illness prevention, engage and communicate with family and friends and safety within the community.

Graduate of school of Nursing with LPN licensure.

Experience with patients with complex medical and behavioral health issues.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Licensed Practical Nurse in State of CT.

Training: CPR and First Aid within 6 months of hire and program specific training/certifications.

Benefit from contributions to your 403b Retirement Plan.

Competitive premiums with added discounts on pet, auto, and home insurance.

Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

Student loan repayment assistance (Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Nurse Corps, NHSC/HRSA at select sites).

Exclusive tuition discounts for CHR employees at several local colleges/universities.

FREE robust training curriculum, featuring our brand-new Clinical Training Series for interactive learning, practical skill enhancement, and professional growth.

Clinical supervision and/or mentoring available at many programs.

FREE premium subscription to the Calm app, for employees and their families.

Fun activities like coloring contests, lunch & learns, office seasonal decorating contests, employee appreciation events, and more.

Up to 6 FREE confidential counseling sessions per issue, per year, for individuals, couples, & families through our EAP program.

Weekly video updates from our CEO and monthly newsletters to keep you in the loop.