RN-EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ACCELERATED TRANSITION PROGRAM (RN to ED RN)-Summer 2025

Yale New Haven Health; Bridgeport (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Registered Nurse in a paid training program at Bridgeport Hospital's Emergency Department. This program is designed for nurses with hospital experience, focusing on patient-centered care in a dynamic environment. Successful candidates will work full-time in a collaborative team, ensuring high-quality treatment and support for patients. The program starts in Summer 2025.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse in Connecticut required.
• ACLS, TNCC, and ENPC must be obtained within 18 months.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a paid training program for Emergency Department nursing.
• Full-time 36-hour position with evening or night shifts after training.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values—integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion—must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

A registered professional nurse who utilizes the nursing process in providing nursing care and assumes the responsibility and accountability for prescribing, delegating, and coordinating that care.

This eight-week training program is intended for nurses with hospital experience who are interested in working in an Emergency Department setting.

About Bridgeport Hospital ED

The Emergency Department (ED) at Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut is part of the Yale New Haven Health System. It is a private, not-for-profit acute care, community-teaching hospital with a 45-bed ED that handles approximately 92,000 visits annually using an innovative vertical flow model. Our ED is a state-designated Level II Trauma Center, Connecticut's only Burn Center, and an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We are also recognized as a Heart and Vascular Center and the first Accredited Geriatric Emergency Department in Connecticut.

The ED includes dedicated units such as a 7-bed Children’s Emergency Department staffed with specialized personnel, and a newly remodeled 10-bed Behavioral Health Unit designed for emergency psychiatric care, staffed by psychiatric physicians, advanced practice providers, and psychiatric nurses.

Our ED staff comprises registered nurses trained in Emergency Nursing, experienced nurses from various specialties, and new graduates participating in a comprehensive nurse residency program. Support staff, including ED technicians, play vital roles in patient care and experience. The department collaborates closely with Yale University emergency medicine residents and hosts nursing, medical, and advanced practice students from local universities.

We pride ourselves on delivering patient-centered, collaborative care, emphasizing high-quality, timely treatment, and nursing professional governance, always centered around the patient and family.

EEO/AA Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

This is a paid training program. Nurses will be placed in a full-time 36-hour position, with a high likelihood of evening or night shifts after successful completion.

The program will commence in Summer 2025.

Qualifications

• Licensure: Registered Nurse in Connecticut. ACLS, TNCC, and ENPC must be obtained within 18 months of employment; these are offered through our system.
• Experience: Minimum of one year of hospital RN experience (Medical/Surgical, Critical Care, Operating Room, or Procedural).
• Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred.
• Skills: Good interpersonal skills and successful completion of orientation.