
Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Bridgeport, CT
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $59.58
- Weekly
- $2,145
- Yearly (full-time)
- $111,540
- Start date
- December 4, 2026
This job pays about $59.58/hour — 21% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Connecticut ($49.39/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Connecticut right now
- 960 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Connecticut from 6 agencies, 139 of them in Bridgeport.
- Pay in these listings: $40.77 – $95.00/hour, median $62.10/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Connecticut: $49.39/hour ($102,731/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($95.00/hour across 2 jobs).
Job description
Travel Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift Contract in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Join a high-acuity cardiac telemetry team as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) in Bridgeport, CT. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers experienced nurses the opportunity to provide acute care for adult and geriatric patients in a 26-bed telemetry unit while earning an estimated $2,090–$2,200 per week.
Located along Connecticut’s coast, Bridgeport offers convenient access to cultural attractions, dining, transportation, and nearby coastal communities while providing a rewarding clinical setting for telemetry nurses.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: December 4, 2026
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
- Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
- Hours per Week: 36
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Healthcare Setting: 26-bed acute care cardiac telemetry unit
- Patient Population: Adults and geriatric patients
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:5
- Charting System: Epic electronic health record (EHR)
- Unit Focus: Cardiac telemetry
- Scrubs: Royal blue
- Openings: 2
Telemetry Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of recent telemetry or cardiac nursing experience
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut, or eligibility to obtain one before the assignment start date
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Recent Epic electronic health record experience
- Demonstrated cardiac monitoring and telemetry nursing expertise
- Proficiency interpreting and managing cardiac dysrhythmias
- Experience working with rapid response and code teams
- Knowledge of isolation precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Ability to provide non-invasive airway management and peripheral line care
- Willingness to float to the Emergency Department for boarding patients and to other areas throughout the facility as needed
- Flu vaccination is required
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in a cardiac telemetry setting
- Continuously monitor cardiac rhythms and accurately interpret dysrhythmias
- Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate timely nursing interventions
- Manage dysrhythmias and collaborate with rapid response and code teams during emergencies
- Care for patients with conditions including stroke, heart failure, altered mental status, NSTEMI, medical-surgical diagnoses, neurological conditions, and hospice needs
- Perform comprehensive assessments, administer medications, manage peripheral lines, and document patient care in Epic
- Apply appropriate isolation precautions and non-invasive airway management techniques
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners, including respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, physical therapy, IV teams, social services, and rapid response personnel
- Float to assigned areas as needed while maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical care
Apply now for this Travel Telemetry RN opportunity in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and join a high-acuity cardiac care team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
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