Travel RN, Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health
Waterbury, Connecticut
Posted Jul 21 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Psych
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour days · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Term
- 13 weeks · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
Travel Registered Nurse position through Trinity Health's FirstChoice mobile staffing program. RNs fill short and long-term assignments throughout the health system with nationwide and regional opportunities. Position involves floating throughout hospital locations, demonstrating standard elements of professional practice, and working in Behavioral Health specialty. Minimum qualifications include graduation from accredited nursing school, valid RN licensure, minimum 2 years recent clinical experience for Behavioral Health, and required credentials (BLS, ACLS, PALS via American Heart Association). Assignment details: St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, CT, 13 weeks, 3x12 hour day shifts.
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Requirements
- RN
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Valid RN licensure authorized in the applicable state(s) of practice/employment. Minimum of eighteen (18) months of recent clinical experience for Med Surg, Tele and PCU. Minimum two (2) years of recent clinical experience for all remaining specialties including Critical Care, Surgical Services, Maternal Services, Emergency Department and Behavioral Health. Required to have and maintain the credentials required per their specialty area (ex: ACLS, TNCC, etc). BLS, ACLS and PALS must be obtained through American Heart Association
Benefits
- Premium Pay
- Flexible Scheduling
- Travel and Per Diem opportunities
- Variety of Practice Settings
- Learning Opportunities
- DailyPay available
- Reimbursement of License and Certifications per assignment
- 403B program participation
Place
- City
- Waterbury, Connecticut
- Median rent
- $1,225/mo
- Local household income
- $51,886/yr
- Metro price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Waterbury area index 99.8, where 100 is the national average.
Waterbury, known as the Brass City, sits along the Naugatuck River in central Connecticut, offering nurses a practical home base between Hartford and New Haven. Its mix of historic industrial architecture and residential neighborhoods provides a grounded, working-class feel with straightforward access to major Connecticut healthcare corridors.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Trinity Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the nation, with $21.6 billion in revenue, 101 hospitals, 121,000 colleagues, and operations across 27 states. Trinity Health Michigan is a partnership of hospitals, doctors, and health care…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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