Registered Nurse/RN - 32 Hours/Evenings-Stroke/Telemetry/Medical Unit-Hooker 1

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Nursing Position

Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is a health system dedicated exclusively to medical rehabilitation. We provide inpatient and outpatient care for people at every point in their journey from illness or injury to the most advanced state of recovery they can achieve. Our mission is to enhance health, maximize function, and transform lives. Our values of integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence guide us in providing quality patient care and transforming the lives of our patients.

Job Summary: The RN utilizes the nursing process to provide physical, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions of care to patients and their families, including educational and discharge needs. With an average length of stay 25-30 days, the RN is able to develop strong relationships with our patients and play a critical role in their recovery. RNs at Gaylord Hospital have a voice in their practice and have a strong shared governance model in place.

Qualifications: RN diploma or ASN required. BSN or bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field preferred. Current CT RN license required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) BLS certification required.

Work Schedule: 32 hours/week, evening shift (3:00 pm-11:30 pm) rotating weekends and holidays.

Gaylord nursing units offer a variety of skills such as:

• Milne Units: Step down/progressive care unit of level of care includes continuous telemetry monitoring, ventilator support and weaning, LVAD patient population, heart transplant population.
• Lyman 1 & Hooker 1: Medical units offer skills such as stroke, complex wounds, telemetry, pulmonary care.
• Lyman 2 & Hooker 2: Specialty units are CARF accredited with a focused patient population: traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury.

Benefits to working at Gaylord include:

• 2021, 2022 & 2023 voted top 100 workplaces in CT!
• Great Place to Work Certified 2024, 2025, and 2026!
• State of the art technology.
• Newly renovated nursing units with ceiling lifts.
• New RN residency program & comprehensive orientation program.
• RN clinical ladder program.
• Nursing shared governance.
• Specialty nursing certification & tuition reimbursements.
• Free parking, beautiful & safe campus.
• Comprehensive benefits package and generous PTO.
• Extensive reward & recognition programs.
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Office of integrative medicine to support our employees & patients.

We are an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V.