Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology ICU
Hartford, Connecticut
You'll work in a 12-bed cardiac ICU caring mainly for heart attack, cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure and post-cardiac arrest patients.
Posted Aug 14
- Shift and hours
- Permanent nights, 7p-7a permanent night shift- 7p-7a- EOW- EOH
- Unit and setting
- Bliss 10i cardiac ICU · Hospital the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit's population primarily consists of patients with myocardial infarctions, cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, and post-cardiac arrest.heart attack, cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, post-cardiac arrest
- License
- RN license Current Connecticut Registered Nurse (RN) License.current Connecticut RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- current Connecticut RN license Current Connecticut Registered Nurse (RN) License. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS from the American Heart Association, required prior to hire BLS certification by the American Heart Association, ACLS certification, and proof of Arrhythmia Certification required prior to date of hire.
- Certification
- ACLS, required prior to hire
- Certification
- Arrhythmia Certification, required prior to hire
- Education
- BSN Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN Required).
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 year telemetry experience Minimum one year Telemetry experience strongly preferred.
- Experience
- cardiology, critical care or progressive care experience Previous Cardiology, Critical Care and/or Progressive Care experience preferred.
What it pays
Benefits
- Benefitscompetitive benefits program designed for work/life balanceWe provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- transvenous pacemakers Some of these are: transvenous pacemakers, intra-aortic balloon pumps, temporary ventricular assist devices, pulmonary artery catheters, and targeted temperature management.
- Day to day
- intra-aortic balloon pumps
- Day to day
- temporary ventricular assist devices
- Day to day
- pulmonary artery catheters
- Day to day
- targeted temperature management
- Day to day
- works with the cath lab, electrophysiology and cardiovascular surgery teams The unit works closely with the Cardiac Catherization lab, Electrophysiology department, and the Cardiovascular Surgical Team.
- Care model
- team-based care The units heavily rely on a team-based mentality
- Unit size
- 12-bed unit This is a posting for Bliss 10i, a twelve-bed unit within Hartford HealthCare's Heart and Vascular Institute
- Hours stated
- permanent night shift- 7p-7a- EOW- EOH
- Weekends
- every other weekend permanent night shift- 7p-7a- EOW- EOH
- Holidays
- every other holiday
- Details
- Level 1 trauma center We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients.
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- Hartford Hospital
- Address
- 80 SEYMOUR STREET, HARTFORD, CT, 06102
- CMS rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 723
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064) Shift Detail: permanent night shift- 7p-7a- EOW- EOH
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare employees come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as an ICU Registered Nurse (RN).
Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.
This is a posting for Bliss 10i, a twelve-bed unit within Hartford HealthCare's Heart and Vascular Institute, the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit's population primarily consists of patients with myocardial infarctions, cardiogenic shock, advanced heart failure, and post-cardiac arrest. Registered Nurses (RNs) are trained in the use of specialized equipment to monitor and treat these patient populations. Some of these are: transvenous pacemakers, intra-aortic balloon pumps, temporary ventricular assist devices, pulmonary artery catheters, and targeted temperature management.
The unit works closely with the Cardiac Catherization lab, Electrophysiology department, and the Cardiovascular Surgical Team.
Job Summary
In critical care, our Registered Nurses (RNs) are highly skilled and trained; helping to provide expertise at the bedside and the highest quality care in the most compassionate way. The units heavily rely on a team-based mentality in which all healthcare team members work congruently to achieve the best outcomes based on the Hartford Healthcare values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity and Caring.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Current Connecticut Registered Nurse (RN) License.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN Required).
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association, ACLS certification, and proof of Arrhythmia Certification required prior to date of hire.
- Minimum one year Telemetry experience strongly preferred.
- Previous Cardiology, Critical Care and/or Progressive Care experience preferred.
- In exceptional circumstances, candidates with an ASN/ADN may be considered for employment.
We take great care of careers.
With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees. We provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment .
As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
What's around it?
Hartford, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,269/mo
- Household income
- $46,411/yr, all local households, not nurse pay