Registered Nurse (RN) Shea Per Diem
- Eligibility
- Med surgTelemetryPCUOrthopedics
- Unit
- Shea
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Schedule and commitments
- Hours stated
- 1 holiday per year, 16 hours per month
- Term
- Per Diem
- Employment
- Per diem Shift Detail: per diem RN, PCU capable, 1 holiday per year, 16 hours per month
- Holidays
- 1 holiday per year
- A week
- 16 hours per month
The work and the unit
A Registered Nurse who through knowledge and ability utilizes the nursing process to develop a plan of care which includes activities to meet the physical, psych-social, spiritual, cultural, educational and development needs.
- Unit
- Shea unit On Shea unit, our team of professionals provides skilled, compassionate care to our patients in a specialized, multi-level, inpatient unit.
- Specialty
- Med surg · Telemetry · PCU · Orthopedics
- Setting
- Hospital
- Patients
- Medical-surgical, telemetry, step-down/PCU, and orthopedic patients Our main 30-bed medical-surgical and telemetry unit is the core of our department with additional beds for step-down/PCU and orthopedic patients.
- Day to day
- Utilize nursing process to develop a plan of care meeting physical, psych-social, spiritual, cultural, educational, and development needs
- Unit size
- 30-bed medical-surgical and telemetry unit with additional beds for step-down/PCU and orthopedic patients
Pay and benefits
- Benefits
- Competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
- Career development and growth opportunities
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Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed PCU training required after 6 months of hire for new graduates; and 3 months of hire for experienced RN's, or successful completion of BKAT.
- License
- Current CT RN licensure or in process of obtaining QUALIFICATIONS: Must possess current CT RN licensure or in the process of obtaining the same and be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Check your license
- Certification
- Current BLS certification LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Medical Surgical units and PCU: Current BLS certification.
- Certification
- NNR required for OB NNR required for OB.
- Certification
- National certification in specialty National certification in specialty preferred.
- Certification
- ACLS certification upon hire or completion within 3 months of employment Currently certified in ACLS or completion within 3 month of employment.
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- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Experience
- Acute care hospital experience Acute care hospital experience preferred.
- Also asks
- Working knowledge of nursing process and customer service principles EXPERIENCE: Working knowledge of nursing process and customer service principles.
- Also asks
- IV skill IV skill preferred.
- Also asks
- Secondary language skills Secondary language skills preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What's around it?
Living costs about 4% above the US average
About this role
Location Detail: Windham Community Memorial (10183)
Shift Detail: per diem RN, PCU capable, 1 holiday per year, 16 hours per month
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network.
For more than 75 years, Windham Hospital has treated patients with the latest high-tech equipment, operated by some of the most skilled and compassionate medical professionals available. We seek to meet the total healthcare needs of people from throughout Northeastern Connecticut. Our staff members are proud to live and work in this area and are committed to providing quality healthcare to our community.
On Shea unit, our team of professionals provides skilled, compassionate care to our patients in a specialized, multi-level, inpatient unit. Our main 30-bed medical-surgical and telemetry unit is the core of our department with additional beds for step-down/PCU and orthopedic patients. We are a collaborative, multidisciplinary care team who are proud to serve our community.
Position Summary
A Registered Nurse who through knowledge and ability utilizes the nursing process to develop a plan of care which includes activities to meet the physical, psych-social, spiritual, cultural, educational and development needs.
Qualifications
Experience
Working knowledge of nursing process and customer service principles. National certification in specialty preferred. Acute care hospital experience preferred. IV skill preferred. Secondary language skills preferred.
Certification
Medical Surgical units and PCU: Current BLS certification. Currently certified in ACLS or completion within 3 month of employment. PCU training required after 6 months of hire for new graduates; and 3 months of hire for experienced RN's, or successful completion of BKAT. NNR required for OB.
Qualifications
Must possess current CT RN licensure or in the process of obtaining the same and be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
We take great care of careers.
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 employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You are looking at Windham Hospital in Willimantic, a Hartford HealthCare community hospital where new graduates can hire straight into a unit through the Windham Hospital Nurse Residency Program (Vizient/AACN). The residency runs about twelve months: roughly twelve weeks of…
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
