Registered Nurse (RN)- OR Ambulatory PACU (PER DIEM)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Posted Sep 1
- Unit
- OR Ambulatory PACU
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Role
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Per Diem
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Unit
- OR Ambulatory PACU
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About this role
Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427) Shift Detail: weekend call requirement
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues 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 Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.
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Responsibilities
- Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess patients and to identify physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and age-related needs in order to provide individualized care to the patient.
- Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel consistent with their level of education and expertise in order to meet patients' needs and to maximize staff performance.
- Participates in daily interdisciplinary patient rounds. Demonstrates knowledge of patients' condition and is able to provide appropriate
- input to meet desired outcomes for the appropriate patient population.
- Reflects ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice (2015), ANA Code of Ethics (2015), and ANA Social Policy Statement (2015).
- Develops, implements and revises individualized plans of care.
- Participates in activities for professional growth and development outside of patient care.
Qualifications
- Current CT RN license
- Graduate of accredited nursing school with BSN preferred
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS
- PACU and or ICU/ ED experience preferred
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 .
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Requirements
- Current CT RN license
- Graduate of accredited nursing school with BSN preferred
- Current BLS, ACLS, PALS
- PACU and or ICU/ ED experience preferred
Place
- City
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Median rent
- $1,450/mo
- Local household income
- $58,685/yr
- State price level
- 4% above the national average
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 219
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Connecticut index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
Bridgeport sits along Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline, offering nurses a mid-size city vibe with waterfront access at Seaside Park and the walkable Black Rock neighborhood's cafés and pubs. It's a practical base between New York and New Haven with regional rail access, local arts venues, and diverse community life.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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