Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical

New Britain, Connecticut

MidState Medical Center is actively hiring Registered Nurses (RN) for our Surgical units across multiple hours and shifts. The Hospital of Central Connecticut is a community hospital.

Posted Oct 1 · New grads welcomed

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Shift and hours: Multiple hours and shifts · No mandating or off-shift rotations
Unit and setting: Surgical units · Hospital MidState Medical Center is actively hiring Registered Nurses (RN) for our Surgical units across multiple hours and shifts.
License: RN license Current Connecticut RN License required within 90 days of hireConnecticut RN license within 90 days of hire
Term: Permanent

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New grads: Welcomed, residency program Student nurses and recent graduate nurses are welcome and encouraged to apply to the Surgical department.
License: Connecticut RN license within 90 days of hireAfter hire · within 90 days of hire Current Connecticut RN License required within 90 days of hire
Certification: BLS certification by the American Heart Association
Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing school

Preferred

Experience: One-year recent Acute Care RN experience One-year recent Acute Care RN experience preferred, however Graduate Nurses are encouraged to apply

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Loan repayment: Offered
Eligibility: Tuition reimbursement after 6 months of employment

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BenefitsStudent debt assistance up to $5,250 per calendar yearStudent Debt Assistance - up to $5,250 per calendar year paid towards qualified student loans
BenefitsTuition reimbursement up to 40% with Quinnipiac University for colleague and dependentsTuition Reimbursement after just 6 months of employment and up to 40% reimbursement with Quinnipiac University for colleague AND dependents
BenefitsEmployee Assistance and Wellness programsStrong focus on Employee Assistance and Wellness programs as a Platinum recipient of Mental Health America’s Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health.
BenefitsOnsite free parking and uniform stipendsOnsite free parking and uniform stipends provided
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Details: Healthy staff ratios Healthy staff ratios
Details: Surgical Nurse Residency with clinical instruction We offer our Registered Nurses clinical instruction and additional learning opportunities as you complete your Surgical Nurse Residency.

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The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

Orientation: Residency program

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The Hospital of Central Connecticut

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Parking: Onsite free parking Onsite free parking and uniform stipends provided

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Location Detail: 100 Grand Street New Britain (10126)

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MidState Medical Center is actively hiring Registered Nurses (RN) for our Surgical units across multiple hours and shifts.

At MidState Medical Center we don’t just take great care of our patients; we take great care of our Registered Nurses too. We offer:

Student Debt Assistance – up to $5,250 per calendar year paid towards qualified student loans

Tuition Reimbursement after just 6 months of employment and up to 40% reimbursement with Quinnipiac University for colleague AND dependents

Strong focus on Employee Assistance and Wellness programs as a Platinum recipient of Mental Health America’s Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health.

No Mandating or off-shift rotations

Onsite free parking and uniform stipends provided

Healthy staff ratios

At MidState Medical Center, we are focused on the support of our colleagues. Our Surgical Registered Nurses have the opportunity to practice at the top of their license, using research, innovation and evidence-based practices. We offer our Registered Nurses clinical instruction and additional learning opportunities as you complete your Surgical Nurse Residency. Student nurses and recent graduate nurses are welcome and encouraged to apply to the Surgical department.

Qualifications

Current Connecticut RN License required within 90 days of hire

Graduate of an accredited nursing school

BLS certification by the American Heart Association

One-year recent Acute Care RN experience preferred, however Graduate Nurses are encouraged to apply

The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital. We provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine and surgery, as well as a wide variety of specialties. Staffed by our talented team of leading professionals, The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.

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 colleagues - we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment .

What's around it?

In New Britain, CT

New Britain, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent: $1,253/mo
Household income: $58,613/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in New Britain, CT

NeighborhoodsDowntown New Britain is the re-emerging core, with new mixed-use apartment complexes such as Columbus Commons and Ellis Street Commons rather than a classic leafy suburb. Little Poland along Broad Street is the historic Polish commercial-residential strip, officially designated in 2008, denser and more walkable than the city’s Cape Cod and Colonial Revival pockets. NeighborhoodScout’s New Britain Southeast tract is an urban neighborhood with a median real-estate price around $273,593. Single-family Cape Cods and Colonial Revivals in more suburban parts of town typically sell in the $200,000–$300,000 range. The city sits about 12–15 miles south/southwest of Hartford; young-professional Reddit threads often steer newcomers toward neighboring Newington or Farmington for a quieter feel while treating New Britain itself as the cheaper Hardware City option.

Downtown New Britain is the re-emerging core, with new mixed-use apartment complexes such as Columbus Commons and Ellis Street Commons rather than a classic leafy suburb. Little Poland along Broad Street is the historic Polish commercial-residential strip, officially designated in 2008, denser and more walkable than the city’s Cape Cod and Colonial Revival pockets.

NeighborhoodScout’s New Britain Southeast tract is an urban neighborhood with a median real-estate price around $273,593. Single-family Cape Cods and Colonial Revivals in more suburban parts of town typically sell in the $200,000–$300,000 range. The city sits about 12–15 miles south/southwest of Hartford; young-professional Reddit threads often steer newcomers toward neighboring Newington or Farmington for a quieter feel while treating New Britain itself as the cheaper Hardware City option.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: movoto.com Source 3: neighborhoodscout.com Source 4: apartments.com Source 5: reddit.com

Getting aroundThe Hospital of Central Connecticut has a campus in New Britain, so a nurse hired locally can have an in-city trip instead of a regional grind. Citywide average commute is about 18.6–19 minutes. Interstate 84 is the main spine northeast into Hartford (New Britain is roughly 12–15 miles south/southwest of the capital) and about 120 miles southwest toward New York City. In the New Britain/Newington/Wethersfield grouping, drivability scores 80/100 versus walkability 40/100, bikeability 50/100, and public transit only 20/100, so hospital shifts are a drive-first reality rather than a bus-or-rail lifestyle. Sources do not describe hospital parking lots or fees.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut has a campus in New Britain, so a nurse hired locally can have an in-city trip instead of a regional grind. Citywide average commute is about 18.6–19 minutes.

Interstate 84 is the main spine northeast into Hartford (New Britain is roughly 12–15 miles south/southwest of the capital) and about 120 miles southwest toward New York City. In the New Britain/Newington/Wethersfield grouping, drivability scores 80/100 versus walkability 40/100, bikeability 50/100, and public transit only 20/100, so hospital shifts are a drive-first reality rather than a bus-or-rail lifestyle.

Sources do not describe hospital parking lots or fees.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: apartments.com Source 4: livability.com

OutdoorsNew Britain lists 44 parks. Walnut Hill Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, is the in-city oasis: walking paths, a rose garden, public tennis courts, a baseball diamond, upper-level gardens, war memorials, and seasonal concerts and festivals. Osgood Park underwent a $10.5 million renovation in 2024. The newly opened ADA-compliant Stanley Loop Trail is a large paved path connecting Stanley Quarter Park and A.W. Stanley Park. Around the city, Komoot ranks Bradley Hubbard Reservoir among the most popular outdoor highlights. The combined New Britain/Newington/Wethersfield area scores 60/100 for nearby park space.

New Britain lists 44 parks. Walnut Hill Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, is the in-city oasis: walking paths, a rose garden, public tennis courts, a baseball diamond, upper-level gardens, war memorials, and seasonal concerts and festivals.

Osgood Park underwent a $10.5 million renovation in 2024. The newly opened ADA-compliant Stanley Loop Trail is a large paved path connecting Stanley Quarter Park and A.W. Stanley Park. Around the city, Komoot ranks Bradley Hubbard Reservoir among the most popular outdoor highlights.

The combined New Britain/Newington/Wethersfield area scores 60/100 for nearby park space.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: justselfstorage.com Source 3: movoto.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: komoot.com Source 6: apartments.com

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Living in New Britain

New Britain, Connecticut’s Hardware City, sits 12–15 miles southwest of Hartford with a Hospital of Central Connecticut campus in town, so nursing shifts can mean a short local drive instead of a regional commute. What sets it apart is Little Poland on Broad Street—pierogies at Staropolska and Taste of Poland, a festival the last Sunday of April—layered with Puerto Rican spots like Mofongo, Capitol Lunch hot dogs, and downtown’s Five Churches Brewing plus new apartments at Columbus Commons and Ellis Street Commons. Cape Cods and Colonial Revivals often sell for $200,000–$300,000, below the national home median, though household incomes near $60,000 make the value-to-pay ratio tighter than the sticker suggests. Off days go to Olmsted’s Walnut Hill Park, the ADA Stanley Loop Trail, the Museum of American Art, and Bees games at New Britain Stadium. Honest tradeoffs: crime about 52 per 1,000 versus a state 24, a Niche C district, thin transit, icy winters with roughly 37 inches of snow, and high Connecticut taxes and electric bills. Young-professional forums often prefer Newington or Farmington for safety; New Britain is cheaper, denser, and more culturally specific.

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