Registered Nurse (RN) -OR General Surgery PIPELINE
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain Campus
New Britain, Connecticut
Our Nurses work in collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams, focused on a patient centered care model in a richly diverse work space.
Posted Oct 1 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 4 x 10-hour shifts · 5 x 8-hour shifts · Evening 2:30p-11p, Monday - Friday 40 hour (4 - 10's) Full-time position 40 hour (5 - 8's) Full-time Position 40 hour (5 -8's) Evening 2:30p-11p, Monday - Friday, Full time Position40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Operating Room · Hospital Be a part of our growing Operating Room!
- License
- RN license RN with current Connecticut license requiredCurrent Connecticut RN license
- Term
- Permanent 40 hour (5 - 8's) Full-time PositionFull-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New graduates to work under supervision per State guidelines
- License
- Current Connecticut RN license RN with current Connecticut license required Check your license
Preferred
- Education
- BSN BSN preferred
- Experience
- Experience in applicable specialty Experience in applicable specialty 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 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 →
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 it pays
Benefits
- BenefitsCompetitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balancewe provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.
The role and schedule
- Care model
- patient centered care model Our Nurses work in collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams, focused on a patient centered care model in a richly diverse work space.
- Day to day
- Uses evidence based practices under the Nurse Practice Act and hospital policy
- Day to day
- Uses the nursing process to develop a plan of care
- Hours
- 24 hours 24 hour (3 - 8's) Part-time Position
- Employment
- Part-time
The workplace
- Hospital
- Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain Campus
- Address
- 100 Grand Street, New Britain, CT, 06052
About Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain Campus
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Operating Room has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
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Location Detail: 100 Grand Street New Britain (10126)
Shift Detail: 40 hour (4 - 10's) Full-time position 40 hour (5 - 8's) Full-time Position 40 hour (5 -8's) Evening 2:30p-11p, Monday - Friday, Full time Position 24 hour (3 - 8's) Part-time Position
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.
The Hospital of Central Connecticut is an acute-care community teaching hospital, we provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services in general medicine and surgery, as well as a wide variety of specialties. Staffed by our talented team of leading professionals, The Hospital of Central Connecticut provides a wide array of services throughout the region, caring for patients from birth through the end of life.
Job Description
Be a part of our growing Operating Room! Our Nurses work in collaborative environments with strong interdisciplinary teams, focused on a patient centered care model in a richly diverse work space. Under the direction and general supervision of the Nurse Manager, the registered nurse utilizes evidence based practices in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act, policies and procedures of the hospital and as directed by the medical staff. The registered nurse who through knowledge and ability uses the nursing process to develop a plan of care which includes standards of practice to meet the physical, emotional spiritual, cultural and educational needs of the patient and family.
Qualifications
RN with current Connecticut license required
BSN preferred
Experience in applicable specialty preferred
New graduates to work under supervision per State guidelines
Critical Success Factors
Demonstrates excellence in customer service
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Self directed in clinical responsibilities.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others
- Ability to manage and organize multiple clinical priorities.
- Ability to delegate to achieve patient outcomes.
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?
New Britain, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,253/mo
- Household income
- $58,613/yr, all local households, not nurse pay