Emergency Department Registered Nurse
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: Emergency Department (ED)
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (3x12s), Days only
• Start Date: ASAP
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:6 (days, nights, weekends)
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: Yes, within scope to meet facility needs
• Block Schedule: Accommodated
• Pending License: Accepted
• Return to Office (RTO) Restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Special Notes:

  • Assigned to one campus with cross-training and floating to other campuses
  • Travelers do not work trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
  • Weekend call-out policy includes mandatory makeup shifts within 6 weeks

Experience Requirements

• Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years preferred; will consider 1.5 years from a similar hospital
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required
• First-time Travelers: Accepted

Certifications Required

• Mandatory:

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)

Background & Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check (updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks 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
• Employment application with 7-year work history, no gaps >90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure if applicable

Competency & Testing Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (85% passing score)
• Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting on/after 8/2/2024, 80% passing score)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (required for telemetry, MS/Tele, ER, all ICU units)

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or proof of immunity for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination within 1 year)
  • Varicella
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination preferred for pediatric specialties, labor & delivery, postpartum (declination accepted)
• 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 vaccine series preferred

Facility-Specific Training & Documents

• Stroke education (except pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI prevention for adult and pediatric patients
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Language services training
• CAUTI education (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• Pyxis ES MedStation training
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular assist device awareness
• Blood administration module (annual update required)
• New employee orientation module
• 21st Century Cures Act module (required for RN except Home Health)
• ED handbook (for ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart training module (not required for pediatric, periop/OR, outpatient, case managers, home health)
• Chaperone policy training (required if gap >6 months or updated module)

Additional Notes

• Travelers are assigned to one campus but may float to others within the system
• Travelers do not work trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
• Weekend call-out makeup shifts are mandatory and scheduled within 6 weeks
• Pending licenses are accepted for start

This position offers a comprehensive orientation and training program to ensure compliance with facility standards and patient safety protocols.