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Registered Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Torrington, Connecticut

Registered Nurses utilize the nursing process (assessment, planning, intervention, documentation, and evaluation) to provide direct and indirect patient care based on area(s) assigned, addressing the age appropriate needs of all patients.

Posted Sep 10 · 1 year of experience

Shift and hours
Three 10-⁠hour shifts This position is three 10-hour shifts with one 7p-7a scheduled on-call obligation per week and a 7-week 24-hour weekend call rotation obligation.3 shifts · 30 hours a week
Unit and setting
Post Anesthesia Care Unit · Hospital Registered Nurse (RN) - Post Anesthesia Care Unit
License
RN license Maintains current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticutcurrent license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut Maintains current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut Check your license
Experience
minimum of one year PACU or Critical Care nursing experience Minimum of one year PACU or Critical Care nursing experience required.
Experience
PACU or Critical Care nursing experience

Preferred

Education
Bachelor's degree in field of Nursing Bachelor’s degree in field of Nursing preferred.

What it pays

Benefits

  • Benefitscompetitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balanceWe know that a thriving organization starts with thriving employees- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
  • competitive benefits program

The role and schedule

Day to day
provide direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process
Day to day
develop unique education and care plans and provide education and support for family members
Day to day
direct ancillary staff Utilizes judgment, knowledge and understanding of patient and family needs when directing ancillary staff.
Day to day
maintain patient confidentiality and address age-specific needs for comfort and privacy
Day to day
annually complete competency requirements specific to area of responsibility Incumbents of this position will annually complete the attached competency requirements specific to their area(s) of responsibility.
Weekends
Weekends required
On call
one 7p-7a scheduled on-call obligation per week This position is three 10-hour shifts with one 7p-7a scheduled on-call obligation per week and a 7-week 24-hour weekend call rotation obligation.
On call
7-week 24-hour weekend call rotation obligation
On call
maximum 40 minute response time for on-call Max 40 minute response time required for on-call
Details
122-bed, general acute care community hospital

The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Hiring organization
Hospital
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Address
540 LITCHFIELD ST, TORRINGTON, CT, 06790
CMS rating
3 of 5 stars
Beds
108

About CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL

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Location Detail: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (10115)

Shift Detail: This position is three 10-hour shifts with one 7p-7a scheduled on-call obligation per week and a 7-week 24-hour weekend call rotation obligation. Max 40 minute response time required for on-call

Work where every moment matters.

Every day, over 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.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 122-bed, general acute care community hospital located in Torrington, Connecticut, that serves as a regional health care resource for the 100,000 residents of Litchfield County and Northwest Connecticut. CHH offers personalized attention from an expert team of caregivers and physicians that utilize advanced technology and clinical partnerships in a convenient, safe and comfortable patient environment.

Registered Nurses utilize the nursing process (assessment, planning, intervention, documentation, and evaluation) to provide direct and indirect patient care based on area(s) assigned, addressing the age appropriate needs of all patients.

Follows nursing department philosophies, policies and procedures to develop unique education and care plans for each patient and provide appropriate education and support for family members.

Utilizes judgment, knowledge and understanding of patient and family needs when directing ancillary staff.

Responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction (patient, family, physician, others), maintaining patient confidentiality and being sensitive to the age specific patient needs for comfort, privacy and generalized care. Incumbents of this position will annually complete the attached competency requirements specific to their area(s) of responsibility.

Qualifications

  • Maintains current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut
  • Bachelor’s degree in field of Nursing preferred.
  • Minimum of one year PACU or Critical Care nursing experience required.

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 .

What's around it?

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington, CT

Torrington, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent
$1,169/mo
Household income
$70,856/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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