Registered Nurse (RN) - Skilled Nursing
Newington, Connecticut
Hartford Hospital is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
- Eligibility
- Long-term CareGeriatric
- Shift and hours
- 8-hour evenings
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Skilled Nursing
- License
- RN licenseConnecticut RN License
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New graduates will require one year of experience to become competent, with an evaluation at 6 months to assess progress
- License
- Connecticut RN License Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Experience
- New graduates will require one year of experience to become competent, with an evaluation at 6 months to assess progress
- Also asks
- Strong Team Player
- Also asks
- Compassionate approach to older adults
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 residencies4–6 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 jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround 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.
What it pays
Benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250.00 after six months
- Up to 40% tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleague and dependents
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
- Mental health focus
- Paid time off
- Health insurance packages
More benefits (6)
- Discounts on services, products and optional coverages
- Pet insurance
- Travel discounts
- Entertainment discounts
- Sign-on bonus
- Discounts on services and products
The role and schedule
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
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, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
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Location Detail: Jefferson House 1 John Stewart (10009) Shift Detail: 3p-11:30p - Weekends
SIGN-ON BONUS AVAILABLE For 24 hours+!
Start here at Hartford HealthCare and work where every moment matters!
Jefferson House was the first nursing home opened in the state of Connecticut. We are very proud of our long history as a non-profit organization and member of the Hartford Healthcare community. We provide excellent long-term care and short-term rehabilitation to seniors in the greater Hartford area.
What our nurses love about Jefferson House
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250.00 after six months of employment and up to 40% tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleague AND dependents
- Employee assistance and wellness programs including a strong focus on promoting mental health
- Paid time off and health insurance packages
- Discounts on services, products and optional coverages like pet insurance, travel, entertainment and more.
Our nurses are invaluable because they lead the care team at Jefferson House. By leveraging their experience, they provide guidance and direction to the care team while ensuring residents and patients receive compassionate care in a safe environment.
Qualifications
Connecticut RN License
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Strong Team Player
- Compassionate approach to older adults
- New graduates will require one year of experience to become competent, with an evaluation at 6 months to assess progress
Jefferson House is part of Hartford HealthCare, a system that includes 7 acute care hospitals, a comprehensive Behavioral Health Network, Senior Services, and an extensive Medical Group network. Hartford HealthCare’s unified culture enhances access, affordability, equity and excellence. Its care-delivery system of over 37,000 employees— in more than 500 locations serving 185 towns across Connecticut offers unparalleled expertise-touching more than 23,000 lives every single day.
Here you’ll learn, grow, and contribute to healing and health as part of one of Connecticut’s premier health systems. No matter where you work in the Hartford HealthCare system, you're connected to the team that's redefining care. Start here, where every moment matters.
What's around it?
Newington, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,524/mo
- Household income
- $102,884/yr, all local households, not nurse pay