A nursing career you’ll love.
Nurses choose to work at ECHN for a variety of reasons, but they stay for the culture of teamwork emphasized at our hospitals. Our nurses collaborate with all disciplines of the healthcare team to support a culture of safety. We help each other perform at their individual best so care remains patient-centered and outcome focused.
Because our nurses are integral to our patient care, we have instilled a culture of safety. In fact, we are in the top 5% in the nation for Patient Safety Excellence. This means our nurses work in an environment that is safe for themselves and our patients.
If you are caring and compassionate and are interested in joining our team of dedicated, professional nurses, we’d love to welcome you to Eastern Connecticut Health Network where our goal is to provide quality, compassionate, accessible care to everyone.
Why Nurses choose to work at ECHN:
- Competitive pay and sign-on bonuses
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance benefits
- Long- and short-term disability
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- 401k
- Online learning and career advancement through HealthStream
- Advancement opportunities
If you would like to make a difference in patient care, are community-oriented and are looking for an opportunity to advance your career, consider Eastern Connecticut Health Network.
ECHN Graduate Nurse Program
The Graduate Registered Nurse Residency Program is a 12-month program designed to transition newly graduated Registered Nurses from students to safe, competent, and professional practitioners. Program components focus on building the competencies critical to nursing practice: clinical judgment, collaboration, caring practices, systems thinking, facilitator of learning, advocacy and moral agency, and response to diversity.

Are you interested
in a Per-Diem Role?
Healthcare Staffing On Demand is a new Connecticut based resource pool, seeking Registered Nurses to join ECHN and Waterbury Health.
Flexible scheduling and competitive rates.
All interested candidates can learn more and apply online.
Don’t just balance work and life. Love them both.
We offer full and part-time nursing positions for recent graduates or experienced nurses.
Sign On Bonus
When a new employee is hired into a benefit eligible position of 20+ hours, we have established a tiered sign on bonus program in which the new employee will receive a bonus six months from their start date and again at their second anniversary of employment.
New employees receive a Sign-On Bonus of:
- Tier 1: $15,000
- Tier 2: $9,000
- Tier 3: $6,000
The faces of ECHN
Our employees come from all walks of life but what connects everyone is a sense of pride for helping others, and the place they get to do what they love everyday.

Amanda Niemczyk

Colleen Tardif

Togor Palma
Our Journey to Create a Culture of Safety
ECHN is committed to be a High Reliability Organization, which means we continuously work together to improve patient outcomes and provide a safe environment for our patients. We foster a culture of safety in our hospital by following and monitoring our quality and safety practices and continuously seek ways to improve care.