RN - PT
As a Registered Nurse, your main role will be to deliver nursing care to our residents within a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment.
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Senior Living
- License
- RN license Current state license as an RN and CPR certificationstate RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- state RN license Current state license as an RN and CPR certification
- Certification
- CPR certification
- Education
- graduate of an approved RN program Graduate of an approved RN program (per state requirements)
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse preferred.
- Experience
- experience working with the elderly in a paid or volunteer position Previous experience working with the elderly in a paid or volunteer position is highly desirable.
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Bonus
- associate referral bonus
- Eligibility
- eligibility may vary by employment status Eligibility may vary by employment status
Benefits
- Benefits8 holidays & 3 floating holidays8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
- Benefitsdiscounted meal programDiscounted Meal Program
- Benefitspaid training & company-provided uniformsPaid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
- Benefitsassociate referral bonus programAssociate Referral Bonus Program
- Benefitsphysical & mental health wellness programsPhysical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
- Benefits401k retirement plan with company match401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
More benefits (3)
- Benefitsmedical, vision & dental benefitsMedical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
- Benefitstuition reimbursement programTuition Reimbursement Program*
- Benefitsvacation and health & wellness paid time offVacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
The role and schedule
- Precepting
- You would precept other nurses Closely mentors, guides, and directs the Lead Resident Care Assistants in all aspects of their job.
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Day to day
- assess, communicate, and document residents' status Accurately assesses, communicates, and documents residents’ status.
- Day to day
- observe and report changes in resident behavior and health Observes and reports any significant changes in resident behavior and health to the Resident Care Director, physician, family, RCAs, and Executive Director per state regulations.
- Charge
- direct and supervise daily work assignments of Resident Care Assistants Directs and supervises the daily work assignments of the Resident Care Assistants
- Care model
- case management process to coordinate care with community providers Coordinates care needs with community providers via an effective case management process
- Day to day
- balance service demands with resident independence Effectively balances service demands with supporting resident independence.
- Day to day
- prevent and report elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation Recognizes and assists in the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (financial and other) and reports to appropriate sources per state regulations.
- Day to day
- respond to emergencies and personal emergency response system Responds to emergencies and personal emergency response system and knows when to call for backup.
The workplace
- Address
- 448 Mill Plain Rd, Fairfield, CT, 06824
About Sturges Ridge of Fairfield
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?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Posted Monday, September 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark. Connect with your calling.
We are looking for a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team! As a Registered Nurse, your main role will be to deliver nursing care to our residents within a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment. You will be part of a team of dedicated, like-minded individuals whose support and camaraderie build community, and where long-lasting relationships with both associates and residents await.
Responsibilities
- Accurately assesses, communicates, and documents residents’ status.
- Observes and reports any significant changes in resident behavior and health to the Resident Care Director, physician, family, RCAs, and Executive Director per state regulations.
- Directs and supervises the daily work assignments of the Resident Care Assistants
- Closely mentors, guides, and directs the Lead Resident Care Assistants in all aspects of their job.
- Coordinates care needs with community providers via an effective case management process
- Effectively balances service demands with supporting resident independence.
- Recognizes and assists in the prevention of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (financial and other) and reports to appropriate sources per state regulations.
- Responds to emergencies and personal emergency response system and knows when to call for backup.
Requirements
- Current state license as an RN and CPR certification
- Graduate of an approved RN program (per state requirements)
- Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience working as a nurse preferred.
- Previous experience working with the elderly in a paid or volunteer position is highly desirable.
As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:
- 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
- Discounted Meal Program
- Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
- Associate Referral Bonus Program
- Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
- 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
- Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
- Tuition Reimbursement Program*
- Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*
- Eligibility may vary by employment status
Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.
Job Details
Job Family
Nursing
Job Function
Nurse
Pay Type
Hourly
Employment Indicator
Community
Sturges Ridge of Fairfield, 448 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America
What's around it?
Fairfield, CT
Living costs about 4% above the US average