University of Connecticut
Academic Medical Center · Farmington, CT
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On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
RN staff have noted good educational benefits and solid health benefits; pay is described by some as lagging competitors.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You chart in Epic at an integrated academic medical center headquartered in Farmington, with the scale of a few thousand colleagues on one campus.
From employer postingsAs of 2026Source 1: health.uconn.eduSource 2: glassdoor.com
New graduates
RN staff have called out solid educational benefits if you plan to keep learning while you work.
As of 2018-04-15Source: glassdoor.sg
Moving here
Farmington sits in a valley known for outdoor space, strong schools, and a high cost of housing around a $600,000 median.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Some nurses describe colleague and faculty support plus flexible schedules; others flag hierarchy and mandation onto off shifts.
As of 2026 · 2018-04-15Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.sg
More about working here
New graduates
Career-growth reports split: one RN saw little ladder movement, while broader campus summaries mention skill-building roles.
As of 2018-04-15Source 1: glassdoor.sgSource 2: glassdoor.com
Experienced nurses
Direct supervisors often get praise even when leadership feels inconsistent during transitions.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
Starting out and growing here
- Career development
- RN review reported no growth opportunities; Glassdoor AI summary cites career development and skill-building roles on campus
As of 2018-04-15Source 1: glassdoor.sgSource 2: glassdoor.com
Who they are
You would be walking into UConn Health in Farmington, Connecticut — an integrated academic medical center and government employer founded in 1966, with a few thousand people on campus. Charting runs on Epic.
- Academic Medical Center · Farmington, CT
- Hiring days
More about University of Connecticut
RN staff have pointed to solid educational benefits if you want to keep studying while you work. What you hear from nurses is mixed. Some describe colleague and faculty support, flexible schedules, and supervisors who understand the work. Others, especially in older reviews, talk about pay that lags nearby options, mandation onto off shifts, and a hierarchy that can feel heavy. Glassdoor sits around 3.8 out of 5 from a little over a hundred ratings, with roughly seven in ten saying they would recommend it. Farmington itself sits in a valley people praise for outdoors and schools, with home prices near $600,000 and a car-first rhythm. If benefits and an academic setting matter more to you than top-of-market pay, this is worth a closer look.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Benefits vs pay and culture
- RN cited solid health and education benefits but called pay worse than competitors and culture hard to tolerate unless heavily using benefits.
As of 2018-04-15Source: glassdoor.sg
- Mandatory overtime and weekends
- Frequent mandation onto off shifts; claim that few work weekends so little gets done.
As of 2018-04-15Source: glassdoor.sg
- Management respect and hierarchy
- Management said not to respect nurses; nurses blamed for resident errors; strong hierarchy; patient safety not prioritized.
As of 2018-04-15Source: glassdoor.sg
More review themes
- Supportive culture and work-life balance
- Glassdoor AI summary highlights colleague/faculty support, flexible schedules, and understanding management, with some high-expectation stress.
- Leadership consistency
- Direct supervisors often praised but leadership inconsistencies noted during transitions.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
At least one RN said pay lagged competitors and the culture was hard to tolerate unless you heavily used the benefits, with frequent mandation onto off shifts.
As of 2018-04-15Source: glassdoor.sg
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 13, 2026
- Website
- uconnhealth.org ↗
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