Graduate Nurse (GN) - Orthopedics
Meriden, Connecticut
- Eligibility
- RN
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Unit
- Orthopedics
Still listed, seen 2 weeks ago · Posted Aug 14 · New grads welcomed
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights
- Weekends
- Every third weekend
- Nurse to patient
- 1:5
- Orientation
- Residency program
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
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More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Pay
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About this role
Location Detail: 435 Lewis Avenue-Midstate Med (10123)
Shift Detail: Inpatient Acute Care Orthopaedic Unit Graduate Nurse; every 3rd weekend rotation, rotating holidays; 7pm-7am
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MidState Medical Center is actively hiring Registered Nurses (RN) for our Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic Registered Nurses too. We offer:
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 Orthopedic 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 Orthopedic Nurse Residency. Student nurses and recent graduate nurses are welcome and encouraged to apply.
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
MidState Medical Center 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, MidState Medical Center provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.
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Requirements
- 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
- MidState Medical Center 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, MidState Medical Center provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.
Place
- City
- Meriden, Connecticut
- State price level
- 4% above the national average
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 143
Connecticut index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
Meriden sits midway between Hartford and New Haven along I-91, offering a small-city feel anchored by Hubbard Park's wooded trails and the Castle Craig lookout. Central Connecticut convenience with quieter residential streets.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You would step into MidState Medical Center on Lewis Avenue in Meriden—a community teaching hospital inside Hartford HealthCare. The campus just opened a 16-bed inpatient unit built for oncology and surgical patients, with quieter rooms and 24-hour family visitation so…
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