Head Nurse
THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is now hiring for multiple Head Nurses to join their team!
NEW! We're excited that Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025. Visit the Nurse Licensure Compact for more details.
HIGHLIGHTS
- FACILITY: Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH)
- LOCATION: 500 Vine St, Hartford, CT or 1000 Silver St, Middletown, CT
- UNIT: Addiction Services Division (ASD)
- ASD Merritt Hall Middletown Hours
- First Shift: 7:00am - 3:30pm
- Third Shift: 11:15pm - 7:15am
- Hartford BH Hours
- First Shift: 6:45am - 3:15pm
- Third Shift: 11:15pm - 7:15am
- ASD Merritt Hall Middletown Hours
- SCHEDULE: Full-Time, 40 Hours per Week
- PCN 24790: ASD Merritt 2AB Third Shift
- PCN 106429: ASD Merritt 2DE STAR First Shift
- PCN 23969: ASD Merritt 3AB First Shift
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees
IN ADDITION TO THE BASE ANNUAL SALARY, YOU MAY BE APPROVED FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BONUS:
- Each Registered Nurse who is permanently assigned to the second or third shift shall receive a “recruitment and retention” yearly bonus of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). This bonus shall be prorated for part-time.
- In order to be eligible for this bonus, the employee must have completed one year of service in the registered nurse classification.
DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO
- Engage in a rewarding career;
- Provide support to a division that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve;
- Assist our clients so they can achieve success;
- Make a difference in the public sector;
- Work together in a collaborative team environment.
ABOUT US
DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.
CVH opened in 1868 as the State’s public hospital for the treatment of persons with mental illness. Today, CVH is the largest of DMHAS facilities, and includes 17 inpatient units over two campuses (Middletown and Hartford). The hospital includes both a general psychiatry and addiction services units. CVH provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment, including treatment for pregnant women and persons with dual diagnoses. Specialty areas include geriatric and special services, an integrated network of comprehensive mental health services for older adults and young adult services. The facility also runs the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program which addresses the needs of TBI survivors, including reintegration into community living, independent living skills development, vocational and educational training, psychiatric, cognitive and neurological assessment and treatment, speech and physical rehabilitation as well as individual and family counseling.