Cardiac ICU Registered Nurse
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Specialty: Registered Nurse - Cardiac ICU (CTICU)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Schedule: 3x12 hour shifts only
• Start Date: ASAP
• Unit: Cardiac ICU (CTICU)
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:2 (days and nights)
• 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
• Return to Origin (RTO) Restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes

Experience Requirements

• Minimum Specialty Experience: 3 years of Cardiac ICU experience (highest requirement)
• Additional Experience: Must have 1 year of Level 1 Trauma Center experience
• First-timers: Accepted if they have Cardio Thoracic ICU and/or critical care experience
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required

Certifications Required

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

Special Skills

• Proficiency with Swan-Ganz monitoring
• Experience working in a high acuity cardiac ICU environment

Facility Highlights

• Type: Short Term Acute Care
• Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

Background Checks

• 7-year criminal background check (updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG check within 30 days of start
• Foreign Equivalency Education Evaluation (for internationally educated RNs)
• Education Verification (highest level of education)

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)

Health Documents

• Physical Exam (within 12 months)
• Fit Mask Test (within 12 months, updated annually)
• Negative TB or Chest X-Ray (acceptable documentation within specified timeframes)
• TB Questionnaire (updated annually)
• Immunizations:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (highly preferred for certain specialties)
  • Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella (positive titer or vaccines required)
  • Hepatitis B (positive titer, vaccine series, or declination)
  • Varicella (positive titer, vaccines, or documented history)
• Drug Testing: 10 Panel Drug Screen (within 12 months)
• Flu Seasonal Vaccination or Medical/Religious Exemption (required during flu season)
• COVID Vaccination: Preferred but not required

Facility Specific Training & Documents

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (required for RNs 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
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
• AME Blood Administration Module (annual update required)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RNs except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart Training Module (required for most RNs)
• Chaperone Policy Training (required for RNs and Allied Health)
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for those with EPIC experience)
• Vaccination Booster Medical Exemption (if applicable)

Employment History & Verification

• Must provide 7 years of 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 (if applicable to certain tech roles)

This position is ideal for experienced cardiac ICU nurses with trauma center experience who are comfortable in a high acuity environment and meet the certification and compliance requirements listed above. First-time travelers with the appropriate ICU experience are also welcome.