Emergency Department RN

Griffin Health
Derby, CT
Summary description:
To provide transitioning service members with the knowledge, clinical exposure, and hands-on experience required to deliver safe, effective care in a high-acuity community Emergency Department (ED). This program equips candidates to function as ED Registered Nurses (RNs), integrating behavioral health, medical-surgical, and trauma-focused care in a fast-paced civilian hospital environment.
Job description:
The Griffin Hospital ED sees about 38,000 patient visits a year of which just under a fifth are pediatric patients. Our ED RNs are responsible for delivering safe, effective, and evidence-based care to patients in a high-acuity ED. We are members of Planetree and for our ED this means we strive to humanize emergency care, for everyone every time. Responsibilities include initial triage (from the waiting room or direct-to-room from Emergency Medical Services [EMS]) and assessment, administration of medications and treatments, emergency response, patient education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and accurate documentation in the electronic health record (EHR). The ED RN must rapidly adapt to changing clinical conditions and support patients across all age groups, including pediatric, adult, geriatric, maternal health, trauma, and behavioral health populations.Connecticut is now a "compact state", Griffin hospital accepts compact licensure for RNs.
Program length and hours are flexible.
Eligibility factors:
All Services

Connecticut

Typical pay $86K – $122K/yr

Median pay: $103K/yr

What Registered Nurses typically earn in Connecticut — from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (May 2025). It's the going rate for this line of work, not this employer's offer.

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