RN
About Us
The UConn Health Community Network is a not-for-profit organization created to extend UConn Health’s mission by partnering with community hospitals and connecting them to its clinical expertise, academic strength, and operational resources.
Today, the network is a thriving community‑based system of care serving more than 280,000 residents across the region. It employs over 2,000 professionals and supports a medical staff of roughly 700 clinicians.
At its core is Waterbury Hospital, a 347‑bed community teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Alongside Connecticut Children’s, the UConn Health Community Network Medical Group, Access Rehab Centers, and its role as a leading partner in the Harold Leever Cancer Center, the network has been shaping the region’s healthcare landscape for more than 130 years.
And Waterbury Hospital is only the beginning — the network is designed for continued growth, deeper partnerships, and broader regional impact.
Job Description
The Registered Nurse in the Med./Surg. unit utilizes the nursing process, diagnoses to treat human responses to actual or potential problems and is accountable to the patient, family and peers for the totality of work performed in order that the organization can fulfill its primary mission of providing quality health care within the community. Population serviced includes adult, geriatric patients and upon occasion, adolescents. Reports to the Assistant Director.
Salary Range: $40.63 - $62.93 per hour
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut
Medical/Surgical experience preferred.
Intravenous therapy experience preferred (included starting IV's)
Good communication skills.
Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team
Ability to work in a time oriented environment including exposure to all patient elements, i.e. blood borne pathogens, physical requirements; lifting and pulling of patients, pushing stretchers, standing and walking for extended periods of time wearing a lead apron.
Ability to demonstrate and perform strengthening and toning exercises.
Ability to interact with patients with tact and confidentiality.
Graduate of an accredited Nursing ( RN ) Program
Must have basic computer skills and ability to access internet and other programs applicable to Waterbury Hospital procedures.
Perform automated functions that fall within job responsibility.