Registered Nurse (RN) -OR Ambulatory PACU

Hartford HealthCare; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits program

Career development opportunities

Work/life balance initiatives

Job summary

Hartford HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut. This role involves implementing patient care plans, coordinating care with healthcare teams, and ensuring patient discharge planning. Candidates must have a current CT RN license, and a BSN is preferred, along with BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications. Experience in PACU, ICU, or ED is a plus. The position supports career growth in a thriving healthcare network with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Current CT RN license required.
• Graduate of accredited nursing school; BSN preferred.
• Must have current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications.
• Preferred experience in PACU, ICU, or ED.

Responsibilities

• Implements and monitors patient care plans.
• Coordinates care across disciplines.
• Carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses discharge planning needs.
• Delegates care aspects to nursing personnel.
• Participates in interdisciplinary patient rounds.
• Develops and revises plans of care.

Skills

Patient care plan implementation

Coordination of patient care

Medication administration

Discharge planning

Knowledge of nursing standards

Education

Current CT RN license

BSN preferred

Tools

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

Job description

Location Detail: St Vincents Medical Center (10427)

Shift Detail: 36 hour D/E rotation with weekend and Holiday 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.

St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport has more than 3,200 employees. It includes a 473-bed community teaching hospital, a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport, a large multispecialty provider group, and special needs services for adults and children. St. Vincent’s is the first hospital in Fairfield County to be integrated into the Hartford HealthCare network, and is the system’s second-largest hospital.

Responsibilities

• Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess patients and to identify physical, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and age-related needs in order to provide individualized care to the patient.
• Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel consistent with their level of education and expertise in order to meet patients' needs and to maximize staff performance.
• Participates in daily interdisciplinary patient rounds. Demonstrates knowledge of patients' condition and is able to provide appropriate input to meet desired outcomes for the appropriate patient population.
• Reflects ANA Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice (2015), ANA Code of Ethics (2015), and ANA Social Policy Statement (2015).
• Develops, implements and revises individualized plans of care.
• Participates in activities for professional growth and development outside of patient care.

Qualifications

• Current CT RN license
• Graduate of accredited nursing school with BSN preferred
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS
• PACU and or ICU/ ED experience preferred

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.