Registered Nurse (RN, GN) - New Opportunity !! Medical Observation Unit
Hartford, Connecticut
We are looking for a few exceptional Registered Nurse to join our team on the Medical Observation Unit.
Posted Sep 21 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Day and Night Available
- Unit and setting
- Medical Observation Unit · Hospital
- License
- RN license Connecticut RN License
- Term
- Permanent Full time and Part Time Available
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Connecticut RN License Check your license
- Certification
- American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school
- Education
- ADN/ASN
Preferred
- Education
- BSN
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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 →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
The role and schedule
- Patients
- patients requiring 24-48 hours to determine whether they can be safely transitioned or admitted to the hospital
- Care model
- team of Registered Nurses, Hospitalists, Consultants, PCAs, administrative professionals and support staff dedicated specifically to this unit
- Day to day
- provision of care to patients requiring observation before medical decision on admission versus transition This unit’s focus is on the provision of care to patients requiring a period of Observation before a medical decision can be made regarding patient admission versus transition.
- Weekends
- Every other weekend commitment required
- Holidays
- holiday commitment required
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
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Your fit
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Location Detail: 80 Seymour St HH Conklin (10066)
Shift Detail: Full time and Part Time Available • Shift: Day and Night Available • Every other weekend and holiday commitment required
Work where every moment matters .
Every day, almost 30,000 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.
Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected level 1 teaching hospitals in the region. We are on the cutting edge of technology & medical care and are home to the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), we have one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. Hartford Hospital houses the Northeast’s largest robotic surgery center, committed to becoming the best in the country for patient safety and is pursuing that goal by taking innovative action and creating a culture of safety at every level within the organization.
We are looking for a few exceptional Registered Nurse to join our team on the Medical Observation Unit.
Qualifications
- Current Connecticut RN License • Graduate of an accredited nursing school • Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider CPR certification required.
Education
ADN/ASN required BSN preferred.
Our Medical Observation Unit at Hartford Hospital is a fast-paced unit devoted to the management of patients requiring 24-48 hours to determine whether a patient can be safely transitioned or admitted to the hospital. Our team of Registered Nurses, Hospitalists, Consultants, PCA’s, administrative professionals and support staff is dedicated specifically to this unit, where we continue to provide safe, personalized, compassionate care to all our patients. This unit’s focus is on the provision of care to patients requiring a period of Observation before a medical decision can be made regarding patient admission versus transition.
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