Cardiac ICU Registered Nurse
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac ICU (CTICU)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Unit: Cardiac ICU (CTICU)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:2 (days and nights)
• Experience Required:

  • Minimum 3 years of Cardiac ICU experience (highest requirement)
  • Must have 1 year of Level 1 Trauma Center experience
• First-timers: Accepted if they have Cardio Thoracic ICU and/or critical care experience
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: May float within scope to meet facility needs
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• Pending License: Accepted
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Special Skills: Proficiency with Swan-Ganz monitoring required
• Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
• Charting System: Epic

Required Certifications

• NIH Stroke Certification
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check required within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Education verification required, including foreign equivalency for internationally educated RNs
• Primary source verification of state license within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start

Competency Exams

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
• Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024, must score 80%)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for all ICU units including Cardiac ICU)

Health and 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
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination within 1 year)
  • Varicella
• Tdap vaccination highly preferred for certain specialties (not required here)
• 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 and Documents (Required)

• 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
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Psych and Home Health)
• 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 as of 5/31/2024)

Additional Requirements

• Must provide a 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Work history verification for last 7 years required for all start dates on/after 8/2/2024
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain tech roles (not applicable here)

Notes

• This is a high acuity cardiac ICU requiring knowledgeable and experienced RNs
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required
• Floating may be required within scope to meet facility needs
• Pending licenses are accepted with conditions

This summary includes all relevant information for healthcare recruiters and healthcare workers considering this Registered Nurse travel contract in Cardiac ICU in Connecticut.