Graduate Nurse (GN) - Adult Psych
St. Vincent's Medical Center is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Aug 28 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 8-hour evenings40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Adult Psych · Behavioral Health
- License
- RN license Application to sit for CT RN license must be completed and licensing obtained within 90 calendar days of graduation date
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Provides temporary practice, pending results of the licensing examination for a period not to exceed 90 calendar days after the date of graduation.
- License
- Application to sit for CT RN license must be completed and licensing obtained within 90 calendar days of graduation dateAfter hire · within 90 calendar days
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited Nursing program. Minimum Associate degree, Bachelor’s preferred. Associate degree hires must obtain a BSN within 6 years of hire dateAfter hire · within 6 years
- Also asks
- Demonstrates ability to develop, deliver and evaluate patient care
- Also asks
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written and ability to work as part of a collaborative team
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
Benefits
- Medical and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
- Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs
The role and schedule
- Patients
- St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Center in Westport is a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility specializing in care for children, adolescents, and adults with mental health and dual diagnosis substance use disorders.
- Hours stated
- 3p-11:30P 40 hours a week including every other weekend and some Holidays
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
The workplace
Nurses here live across Fairfield County; Westport itself is served by two Metro-North New Haven Line stops and sits between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway, both slow at peak hours.
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Location Detail: 47 Long Lots Rd Westport (10437)
Shift Detail: Graduate 2nd Shift 3p-11:30P 40 hours per week including every other weekend and some Holidays
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.
St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Center in Westport is a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility specializing in care for children, adolescents, and adults with mental health and dual diagnosis substance use disorders. St. Vincent’s Medical Center is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and part of one of the largest providers of mental health services at several locations in Connecticut.
Job Summary
Provides temporary practice, pending results of the licensing examination for a period not to exceed 90 calendar days after the date of graduation. This temporary practice privilege automatically ceases upon notification that the graduate nurse has failed the licensure examination or once the 90 calendar days after the date of graduation has past and required licensing is still pending.
Provides holistic, quality and cost-effective nursing care for patients/families and/or others for a patient population within a unit, service or other primary area of practice with an awareness of the episode of care. Applies the nursing process within the context of the organization's Framework for Professional Practice. Practices under the supervision of a licensed Registered Nurse. Reports to Unit Manager.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Nursing program. Minimum Associate degree, Bachelor’s preferred. Associate degree hires must obtain a BSN within 6 years of hire date
- Application to sit for CT RN license must be completed and licensing obtained within 90 calendar days of graduation date
- Demonstrates ability to develop, deliver and evaluate patient care
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written and ability to work as part of a collaborative team
We take great care of careers.
Hartford Healthcare provides eligible employees with an extensive benefits package and all the benefits of working with a top-notch organization:
- Medical and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off with accrual starting on the date of hire
- Additional voluntary benefits as well as employee discount programs
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 .
What's around it?
Westport, CT
Living costs about 4% above the US average