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

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac ICU

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

Job Description

• Unit: Cardiac ICU (CTICU)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Patient Ratios:

  • Days: Average 1:2
  • Nights: Average 1:2
• 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

Certifications Required

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

Additional Experience & Requirements

• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required
• Must be knowledgeable and experienced in a high acuity cardiac ICU setting

Background Checks & Verifications

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

Competency Exams & Testing

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

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start (annual update required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• TB questionnaire (updated annually)
• Immunizations:

  • Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella (MMR) - positive titer or vaccines required
  • Hepatitis B - positive titer, vaccine series, or declination accepted
  • Varicella - positive titer, vaccines, or documented history
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap - highly preferred for certain specialties but not required
• Drug testing: 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 series preferred

Facility-Specific Training & Documents

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (required except for pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention Training and Attestation
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training and Attestation
• Language Services Training and Attestation
• CAUTI Education Training and Attestation (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education and Attestation
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training and Attestation
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules and Attestation
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training and Attestation
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module and Attestation (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness Module and Attestation
• AME Blood Administration Module (annual update required)
• New Employee Orientation Module (copy required by end of start date)
• 21st Century Cures Act Module and Attestation (required for RN except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart Training Module (required for all RNs except Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training and Attestation (required for RNs and Allied Health)

Employment History & Documentation

• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 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 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 competency requirements listed above.