Nurse (Multiple Positions)
Nurse (Multiple Positions)
Office/On-Site
Recruitment #260714-1969FL-001
Location
Bridgeport, CT
Date Opened
7/16/2026 12:00:00 AM
Salary
Please see 'Selection Plan' as hours vary
Job Type
Open to the Public
Close Date
7/27/2026 11:59:00 PM
Are you a committed Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a rewarding role where your work truly matters in supporting our state’s communities?If so, join us today!
THE POSITION
The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), is now accepting applications for multiple Nurse positions within the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS). Join our specialized behavioral health nursing team and directly enhance the well-being and recovery of our patients. Read below and apply today!
- Facility: Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System (SWCMHS)
- Location: Bridgeport, CT
- Available Hours: Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities
- Available Shifts: First, Second, Third, and Weekend opportunities
- Note: These positions can be assigned to any unit/location and work schedule/shift within SWCMHS.
New! We’re excited that Connecticut has joined the Nurse Licensure Compact effective October 1, 2025. Visit Nurse Licensure Compact for more details.
FOR SECOND AND THIRD SHIFT POSITIONS - YOU MAY BE APPROVED FOR AN ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION BONUS:
- Each Registered Nurse who is permanently assigned to the second or third shift may receive a “recruitment and retention” yearly bonus of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00).
- This bonus shall be pro-rated for part-time Registered Nurses.
- In order to be eligible for this bonus, the Employee must have completed one year of service in the registered nurse classification.
IN THIS ROLE AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE YOU WILL:
- Provide nursing care for behavioral health patients within the nursing scope of practice
- Collaborate with interprofessional team members to provide patient excellence in care and treatments
- Provide substantial input regarding patient care needs
- Complete comprehensive nursing assessment for patients with acute psychiatric and addictive problems; and
- Provide direct patient care that includes education, counseling, medication administration and documentation of the treatment plan and ongoing interventions of care.
OUR MISSION:
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.
The Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System strives to provide high quality, compassionate and culturally competent mental health and substance abuse services to adults with behavioral health disorders who are indigent. With three locations throughout Fairfield County, SWCMHS, promotes and administers comprehensive recovery oriented services in the areas of mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention and treatment. These services include inpatient treatment programs and outpatient clinical services, as well as a wide range of additional supportive treatment services.
CTU: Co-Occurring Treatment Unit (CTU) 20 beds: The Co-Occurring Treatment Unit is a 20 bed, locked inpatient psychiatric unit that provides treatment to individuals with co-occurring illness. The criteria for admission are major mental illness and substance use within six months of admission. The mission of CTU is to provide assessment and psychiatric stabilization as well as education around the clients co-occurring illness. The program model focuses on the inpatient Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT) evidence-based practice, focusing concurrently on both psychiatric and substance abuse diagnoses. The treatment goals are similar to the PICU’s.
PICU: Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) 42 beds: The PICU 1 and PICU 2 each provide 21 beds for residents of Connecticut. Admissions to the psychiatric units are coordinated through a statewide Utilization Management process coordinated by the Office of the Commissioner. Both locked units are responsible for providing treatment for severely and acutely ill psychiatric patients who require a safe, supportive, highly structured hospital level of care. The treatment goals are developed in which the individual can be: stabilized, evaluated, rehabilitated, helped to accept the need for ongoing treatment, and assisted in regaining a level of functioning that will allow the person to be treated in a less restrictive environment or to return to community-based living. PICU treatment staff work closely with community providers to ensure that a smooth transition to the community exists. PICU 1 provides assessment and stabilization, with the emphasis on community reentry. PICU 2, the extended care unit, focuses on rehabilitation with an emphasis on intense skills building needed for community reintegration.
PLEASE NOTE:
- A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
- All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.