Registered Nurse (RN) - Medicine ICU
Hartford, Connecticut
Posted Jul 28 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- MICU · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseCurrent Connecticut RN License.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current Connecticut RN License. Check your license
- Certification
- BLS certification by the American Heart Association required prior to date of hire.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN Required).
- Education
- In exceptional circumstances, experienced RNs with an ADN/ASN who are currently in pursuit of a BSN or MSN may be considered.
- Also asks
- Graduate Nurses are encouraged to apply through the Critical Care Graduate Nurse Program.
- Also asks
- We take great care of careers.
- Also asks
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
Preferred
- Experience
- Minimum one year acute care Registered Nurse experience strongly preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 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 jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
Benefits
- competitive benefits program
- work/life balance
- career development and growth
The role and schedule
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Location Detail: 79 Jefferson St HH Bliss Wing (10064) Shift Detail: perm nights 36 hrs/week every other holiday/weekend
Work where every moment matters.
Every day, more than 40,000 Hartford HealthCare employees 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 as an ICU Registered Nurse (RN).
Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals in New England. We are a Level 1 Trauma Center that provides cutting edge treatment to its patients. This is made possible by being home to the largest robotic surgery center in the Northeast and the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. When hospitals cannot provide the advanced care, expertise and new treatment options their patients require, they turn to us.
This posting is on Bliss 11 ICU, the Medicine Intensive Care Unit is a 16-bed unit that provides care to patients with a wide range of complex, highly acute medical issues. These issues include but are not limited to; respiratory failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver injury/failure, kidney injury/failure, sepsis, and drug and alcohol withdrawal. Under the supervision of a Critical Care Pulmonologist, the unit is staffed 24 hours-a-day with a team of Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, and medical house staff physicians consisting of interns and residents.
In the Medicine ICU, our goal is to develop our staff into well-rounded, highly skilled medical professionals. The unit will push you to your limits as you will be working in a fast-paced environment where your critical thinking, vast medical knowledge, clear communication, and your extensive skillset will be challenged and grown.
Job Summary
In Critical Care, our Registered Nurses (RNs) are highly skilled and trained; helping to provide expertise at the bedside and the highest quality care in the most compassionate way. The units heavily rely on a team-based mentality in which all healthcare team members work congruently to achieve the best outcomes based on the Hartford Healthcare values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity and Caring.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Current Connecticut RN License. Graduate of an accredited nursing school (BSN Required). BLS certification by the American Heart Association required prior to date of hire. Minimum one year acute care Registered Nurse experience strongly preferred. In exceptional circumstances, experienced RNs with an ADN/ASN who are currently in pursuit of a BSN or MSN may be considered. Graduate Nurses are encouraged to apply through the Critical Care Graduate Nurse Program.
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.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
What's around it?
Hartford, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,269/mo
- Household income
- $46,411/yr, all local households, not nurse pay