Registered Nurse (RN) / Respiratory Intermdte Care
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. St. Vincent's Medical Center is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Sep 28 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour or 8-hour shifts · Flexible to preference can be 3 12's or 1 12 and 3 8's or 4 8's one week and 5 8's the next flexible to preference
- Unit and setting
- Respiratory Intermdte Care · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseCurrent Connecticut RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- Current Connecticut RN license Current Connecticut RN license. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association BLS certification by the American Heart Association.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
- Education
- Associate degree Associate degree required; BSN preferred.
- Also asks
- Excellent assessment and critical thinking skills Excellent assessment and critical thinking skills.
- Also asks
- Able to commute to Bridgeport, CT Must be able to commute to Bridgeport, CT.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN
- Experience
- Acute care experience Acute care experience highly preferred.
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.
What it pays
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- BenefitsAutomatic enrollment into Nurse Residency Program for graduate RNs with under one year of experienceAutomatic enrollment into the Nurse Residency Program for all graduate RNs with less than one year of experience.
- BenefitsTuition reimbursement up to $5,250.00 after six monthsTuition Reimbursement up to $5,250.00 after six months of employment and up to 40% tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleagues AND dependents.
- BenefitsLoan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loansLoan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loans.
- BenefitsEmployee assistance and wellness programs with a focus on mental healthEmployee assistance and wellness programs include a strong focus on promoting mental health.
- BenefitsPaid time off and health insurance packagesPaid time off and health insurance packages.
- BenefitsFree parking on-siteFree parking on-site.
More benefits (10)
- BenefitsDiscounts on services, products and optional coveragesDiscounts on services, products and optional coverages - movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!
- Health insurance
- Loan forgiveness
- Pet insurance
- Free parking
- Employee assistance program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Nurse Residency Program
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Implements and monitors patient care plans Implements and monitors patient care plans.
- Day to day
- Monitors, records and communicates patient condition Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- Day to day
- Serves as primary coordinator of all disciplines Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Day to day
- Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
- Day to day
- Assesses and coordinates discharge planning needs Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Day to day
- Assesses patients and identifies physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and age-related needs
- Day to day
- Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel 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.
- Day to day
- Participates in daily interdisciplinary patient rounds Participates in daily interdisciplinary patient rounds.
- Day to day
- Develops, implements and revises individualized plans of care Develops, implements and revises individualized plans of care.
- Day to day
- Participates in professional growth and development activities outside patient care Participates in activities for professional growth and development outside of patient care.
- Hours stated
- every other weekend Fri/sat every other holiday can be 3 12's or 1 12 and 3 8's or 4 8's one week and 5 8's the next flexible to preference
- Weekends
- Every other weekend, Fri/Sat every other weekend Fri/sat
- Holidays
- Every other holiday every other holiday
- Details
- 473-bed teaching hospital With more than 3,200 employees, it includes a 473-bed teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility and special needs services for adults and children.
- Details
- Twice-designated Magnet hospital Committed to nursing excellence, St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport is a twice-designated Magnet hospital.
- Details
- Level 2 Trauma Center St. Vincent's is also a Level 2 Trauma Center, certified by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
- Parking
- Free parking on-site Free parking on-site.
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 preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427)
Shift Detail: every other weekend Fri/sat every other holiday can be 3 12's or 1 12 and 3 8's or 4 8's one week and 5 8's the next flexible to preference
Start here at St. Vincent’s Medical Center and work where every moment matters!
St. Vincent’s Medical Center doesn’t just take great care of our patients; we take great care of our Registered Nurses too! Our benefit options at St. Vincent’s are designed so you can care for yourself and your family, just as you care for others when you are here.
What our nurses’ love about St. Vincent’s Medical Center:
Automatic enrollment into the Nurse Residency Program for all graduate RNs with less than one year of experience.
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250.00 after six months of employment and up to 40% tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleagues AND dependents.
- Loan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loans.
- Employee assistance and wellness programs include a strong focus on promoting mental health.
- Paid time off and health insurance packages.
- Free parking on-site.
- Discounts on services, products and optional coverages – movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!
- Opportunities to join Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to bring together colleagues who share similar backgrounds to raise common concerns/advocate for those who historically have not had a voice in leadership decision-making.
Job Summary
- Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
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.
- Other Duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
- Associate degree required; BSN preferred.
- Acute care experience highly preferred.
- Current Connecticut RN license.
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association.
- Excellent assessment and critical thinking skills.
- Must be able to commute to Bridgeport, CT.
Committed to nursing excellence, St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport is a twice-designated Magnet hospital. With more than 3,200 employees, it includes a 473-bed teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent's is also a Level 2 Trauma Center, certified by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma.
Now part of Hartford HealthCare, it is the fastest growing hospital in the state providing more advanced surgical procedures and expanding access to care. A large provider group, comprised of the region’s foremost experts, provides convenient patient access from Stamford to Milford and nearly everywhere in between. Founded in 1903, St. Vincent’s remains steadfast in its mission to provide compassionate, personalized care to the community.
St. Vincent’s Medical Center is part of Hartford HealthCare, a system that includes 7 acute care hospitals, a comprehensive Behavioral Health Network, Home Care services, Senior Services, and an extensive Medical Group network. Hartford HealthCare’s unified culture enhances access, affordability, equity and excellence. Its care-delivery system of more than 40,000 colleagues — 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?
Bridgeport, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,450/mo
- Household income
- $58,685/yr, all local households, not nurse pay