Hartford Hospital·Hartford, Connecticut
Provide high-quality, compassionate bedside care to patients in a 14-bed Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care Unit. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of intensivists, PAs, and residents to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
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.
The Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care Unit is a 14-bed unit.
As a Level 1 Trauma Center, the mainstream patient population includes motor vehicle trauma, orthopedic injuries, vascular surgical, abdominal surgical, liver and kidney transplant, and extensive esophagectomy patients.
Under the supervision of the rounding Surgical-Trauma Intensivist, the unit has a team of Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Registered Nurses and surgical house staff physicians consisting of interns and residents.
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.
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 ASN/ADN nurses 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.
Requires a current Connecticut RN license, a BSN degree, and BLS certification from the American Heart Association. At least one year of acute care experience is strongly preferred.
Market context
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