- Company: MidState Medical Center
- Location: Southbury, New Haven County
- Full Time
- Southbury, New Haven County
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Mid State Medical Center at a glance
midstatemedical.org- Founded 1998
SEC filings mentioning "MidState Medical Center": 1 — search EDGAR
MidState Medical Center (midstatemedical.org), founded in 1998, is a Connecticut hospital serving the Meriden/Southbury area. Local coverage notes a $4.2M gift and work to expand inpatient capacity.
MidState Medical Center in Southbury is seeking a Graduate Nurse (GN) to join our Progressive Care Unit (PCU). This full-time overnight position offers new nursing graduates an excellent foundation for launching their healthcare careers in a mentored, supportive environment.
About the Role
As a Graduate Nurse in our Progressive Care Unit, you'll care for patients experiencing complex medical and surgical conditions while developing your nursing skills under experienced supervision. Based at our 435 Lewis Avenue location in Southbury, this position features a three 12-hour overnight shift schedule each week (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM), with every third weekend and every third holiday off to maintain work-life balance during this crucial stage of your nursing journey.
What You'll Do
- Provide direct patient care to PCU patients under mentorship from experienced RN staff
- Assess patient conditions and respond to patient safety needs throughout your shift
- Assist with medication administration and evidence-based nursing interventions
- Maintain accurate patient documentation in electronic health record systems
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members
- Contribute to a collaborative, supportive unit environment
What We're Looking For
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program or recent graduate status
- Connecticut RN license or eligibility for licensure
- Strong foundational clinical knowledge and commitment to professional development
- Ability to work overnight hours and rotating weekend and holiday schedules
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Genuine passion for compassionate, patient-centered care
About MidState Medical Center
MidState Medical Center, part of the Hartford HealthCare network, serves the Southbury and New Haven County region with comprehensive healthcare services. We're committed to fostering the success of graduate nurses and early-career clinicians through mentorship, continuing education, and structured career development.
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Public discussion tied to this listing is mostly industry-wide (e.g. nursing retention and clinical technology on Hacker News), not MidState-specific employee reviews. Local news covers gifts and unit growth alongside broader CT hospital coverage—use primary sources rather than third-party star ratings.
- Can a Computer Replace Your Doctor?
- And then the machines came for the doctors
- CDC Threat Report: ‘We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era’
- Report: 90% of nurses considering leaving the profession in the next year
Recent news
- MidState Medical Center in Meriden receives $4.2M gift - Hartford Business Journal
- A man’s family says he was misdiagnosed at CT hospitals. He died just weeks later. - Hartford Courant
- Midstate Medical Center expanding with inpatient unit - WTNH.com
- MEDICAL ROUNDS: Recognizing a new in-patient unit at MidState Medical Center - WFSB
- MidState Medical Center kicks off first Mini Medical Mission in Meriden - fox61.com
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Working in Southbury, New Haven County
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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
About this role & career path
GN → PCU is a common path into acute care: complete orientation/preceptorship, sit for RN licensure if not already licensed, then build progressive-care competencies toward charge, specialty certification, or step-down/ICU trajectories.
Build the skills for this role
- Cardiac monitoring, rapid assessment, safe med administration, and clear SBAR communication
- Free learning: Saylor Academy — Health Sciences courses (free); Coursera — audit-track healthcare courses (free to learn)
Free & low-cost learning resources
- Saylor Academy — Health Sciences courses (free)
- Coursera — audit-track healthcare courses (free to learn)
- Walk through a deteriorating PCU patient: assessment, priorities, who you call
- How you learn under a preceptor and handle feedback as a new grad
- Why progressive care (vs med-surg/ICU) and why MidState/this region
Strong fit if you want hospital bedside growth as a new nurse, can handle intermediate acuity and shift work on-site in CT, and value structured orientation over remote or outpatient pace.
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Listing facts
- Role Graduate Nurse (GN) – Progressive Care (PCU)
- Employer Mid State Medical Center
- Location Southbury, New Haven County
- Type Full Time
- Posted July 1, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-01
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (291 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Hacker News — Can a Computer Replace Your Doctor?
- Hacker News — And then the machines came for the doctors
- Hacker News — CDC Threat Report: ‘We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era’
- Hacker News — Report: 90% of nurses considering leaving the profession in the next year
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