Updated info re: new grads in CT?

CT Pixie, BSN, RN · Nov 3, 2011

I'm in New Haven County bordering on the Fairfield County line. (Southwest corner of CT)

A new RN grad friend of mine was just hired at Yale just a week ago.

You have to look at each individual job post to see if they require experience or if they will consider new grads.

My niece was just hired as a new grad RN at St Vincent's in June.

There are several hospitals that will hire new grads. You just have to go through the job postings and look at each one as some departments/floors will consider a new grad and others won't. Just because the first post you see for a hospital says experience required doesn't mean every opening does :)

JBMmom, MSN, NP · Nov 3, 2011

I'm in a CT ADN program. A few of our instructors have commented recently that the job prospects for those of us graduating in the near future (Dec/May) have a better outlook than the grads from recent past classes. There are jobs out there for new nurses, I know two that were hired right out of school last May. Good luck.

PavementRN · Nov 28, 2011

I was hired at Gaylord Hospital in November as a new grad. It's a long term acute care hospital, and IMO is great experience.

mattfd37 · Jan 11, 2012

YNHH, St V's and I believe maybe Bridgeport hire Grads. All others require you to have license in hand before applying.

knittygrittyRN, MSN, RN · Jan 16, 2012

I know the UConn Health Center will also hire new grads I don't know whether or not they'll give you a conditional hire before you pass the license exam.

PavementRN · Jan 23, 2012

Gaylord will be looking to replace myself because I'm leaving for the Hospital of Central CT in early March! Gaylord is a good place to start.

xenogenetic · Jan 23, 2012

The State of Connecticut hires a lot of new grads. Like Russodem mentioned, some Uconn Health Center nursing jobs are State jobs. Here is a central website if you want to explore working with the State. There are many different agencies within the State that hire nurses:

Employment Connection

kevx · Mar 25, 2012

I currently work at Hartford Hospital. Many of the nurses on my floor were hired as new grads. I heard from senior management, there may be 100 openings in the hospitals this year. Good luck.

angelhearty15 · Dec 9, 2014

Hi, PavementRN, I was wondering if you can share some insight on the starting wage for RNs at Gaylord? I have my BSN and looking into this hospital.

PavementRN · Dec 9, 2014

Back in 2011, the starting wage was slightly higher than acute care hospitals. I believe it was $29/hr. When I left for New Britain, I took a $0.50 pay cut/hr.

angelhearty15 · Dec 10, 2014

Thank you for this information. I interview on Thursday.