ICU Float Pool RN
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (ICU Float Pool) - Connecticut, New Haven

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU Float Pool
• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
• Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic
• Schedule: Weekend required every other weekend
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• On-call: No
• Floating: Yes, float between 5 ICU specialties and step-down units across two campuses (Yale New Haven Hospital and Saint Raphael campus, 2 blocks apart)
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• Pending License: Accepted if active prior to start date
• Return to Origin (RTO) Restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval

Experience Requirements

• Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-time Travelers: Accepted
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required

Certifications Required

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA or ARC only
• BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA or ARC only
• NIH Stroke Certification (required for all RNs except Behavioral Health, Case Management, Home Health, OR, Pediatric specialties, NICU, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum)
• Additional certifications may be required depending on unit (e.g., PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, CPI) - check unit-specific requirements

Competency Requirements

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
• Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates on/after 8/2/2024, must score 80%)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for Telemetry, MS/Tele, ER, all ICU units except Neuro ICU, SICU, NICU)

Background Checks & Verifications

• 7-year criminal background check (must be updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG check within 30 days of start
• Education verification including foreign equivalency for internationally educated RNs
• State license primary source verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination highly preferred for certain specialties
• Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines required; boosters if titers are low
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer, vaccine series, or declination accepted
• Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or documented history; boosters if low/equivocal
• 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination preferred

Facility-Specific Training & Documents

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules (except certain hospitals)
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs)
• eCart Training Module (except Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for RNs with EPIC experience)

Employment History & Compliance

• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification required for all start dates on/after 8/2/2024
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain tech and specialty roles

This position offers a dynamic ICU float role across multiple specialties and campuses, ideal for RNs with at least 2 years of ICU experience who are comfortable floating and meeting diverse certification and competency requirements. First-time travelers are welcome.