Registered Nurse (RN) / Med Neuro
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Posted Jul 29, 2026 · Last seen active Sep 2, 2026
What this means for you
St. Vincent's Medical Center is a community hospital, the kind of building where you learn every name fast. The schedule rotates — ask early how far out they post it; that answer tells you a lot. Twelve-hour shifts compress the week — three days on, four days yours.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Rotating · 12-hour
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Every other weekend and rotating holidays
- Orientation & support
- Residency program
- Facility
- Level II trauma center · Magnet designated · Teaching hospital
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- RN
- Nursing policy compliance
- Patient condition reporting
- Hospital rounding experience
- Every other weekend
- Care plan evaluation
- Nursing
- 8 hour shift
- Surgery
Benefits
- Free parking
About the employer
You would step into a 473-bed community teaching hospital on Main Street in Bridgeport, with a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric campus on Long Lots Road in Westport. St. Vincent's is a nonprofit founded in 1903, now part of Hartford HealthCare, with…
What reviewers appreciate
- Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency enrolls every RN with under one year of experience
- Levels of Practice ACE career ladder via professional portfolios
- Shared Governance and a nurse staffing/scheduling team give bedside input
What reviewers flag
- Glassdoor 3.3/5 from 51 reviews, with only 54% recommending
- Some experienced staff described a post-management preference for new grads
- Westport and immediate area housing is costly; many look to Norwalk, Fairfield, or Trumbull
Living in Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport sits along Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline, offering nurses a mid-size city vibe with waterfront access at Seaside Park and the walkable Black Rock neighborhood's cafés and pubs. It's a practical base between New York and New Haven with regional rail access, local arts venues, and diverse community life.
- State price level · Connecticut
- 4% above the national average
- State index 103.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,450/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $58,685/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours and call?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?