Registered Nurse (RN) / L&D
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
Posted Sep 10 · “Must have labor and delivery experience.” from the posting
- Shift and hours
- 3 twelve-hour shifts, 7p-0730am (3) 12 hour shifts from 7p-0730am.3 shifts a week
- Unit and setting
- L&D · Hospital Registered Nurse (RN) / L&D
- License
- RN licensecurrent Connecticut RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- 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.
- Experience
- labor and delivery experience Must have labor and delivery experience.
Preferred
- Education
- BSN
- Experience
- cardiac care, critical care, or medical-surgical experience Experience in cardiac care, critical care, or medical-surgical units a plus.
What it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsNurse Residency Program enrollment for graduates 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 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.
- Benefitsup to 40% tuition discounts for colleagues and dependents
- Benefitsloan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loansLoan forgiveness for qualifying existing student loans.
- Benefitsemployee assistance and wellness programs with a mental health focusEmployee assistance and wellness programs include a strong focus on promoting mental health.
- Benefitspaid time offPaid time off and health insurance packages.
More benefits (10)
- Benefitshealth insurance packages
- Benefitsfree parking on-siteFree parking on-site.
- Benefitsdiscounts on services, products and optional coveragesDiscounts on services, products and optional coverages - movie tickets, pet insurance, travel and more!
- Benefitsopportunities to join Colleague Resource Groups
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250.00 after six months of employment
- Tuition discounts with partnering institutions for colleagues and dependents
- Employee assistance and wellness programs
- Health insurance
- Colleague Resource Groups
- Automatic enrollment into the Nurse Residency Program for graduate RNs with less than one year of experience
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
- Demonstrates knowledge of patients' condition and gives input to meet desired outcomes Demonstrates knowledge of patients' condition and is able to provide appropriate input to meet desired outcomes for the appropriate patient population.
- 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.
- Weekends
- every other weekend per unit needs EOW, EOH per needs of the unit.
- On call
- 12-24 on-call hours per 6-week schedule 12-24 hours on-call per 6 week schedule per needs of the unit.
- Holidays
- every other holiday per unit needs
- 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 workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- ST Vincent'S Medical Center
- Address
- 2800 MAIN ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT, 06606
- CMS rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 219
- Parking
- free parking on-site Free parking on-site.
About ST VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
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Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427) Shift Detail: (3)
- 12 hour shifts from 7p-0730am. EOW, EOH per needs of the unit. 12-24 hours on-call per 6 week schedule per needs of the unit.
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
- Must have labor and delivery experience.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
- Associate degree required, BSN preferred.
- Current Connecticut RN license.
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association.
- Experience in cardiac care, critical care, or medical-surgical units a plus.
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