Cath Lab Electrophysiology RN
Bridgeport, CT
Access Healthcare
4x10 hrs, Days

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Facility Type: Short term acute care hospital
Level: Level II Trauma Center
Beds: 426 staffed beds
Charting System: EPIC

Schedule

• Monday to Friday, 4 ten-hour shifts (typically 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM with 30-minute lunch)
• Off-hours night and weekend call requirements (typically 7-10 days per month)

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 1 year Electrophysiology (EP) experience required
• Will accept first-time travelers (no prior travel experience required)

Required Skills & Procedures

• Circulate procedure experience/skills required
• Procedural sedation administration and monitoring
• Electrophysiology procedure skills including:

  • Arrhythmia induction
  • Cardioversion
  • Insertion/programming of AICDs (Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators)
  • Pacemaker insertion
  • Tilt table study

Certifications Required

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)

Background & Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification including foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
• 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 greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure if applicable to certain units

Competency Exams & Testing

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (must score 85%) within 12 months of start
• 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)

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (clean shaven required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• TB questionnaire updated annually
• Immunizations or positive titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination within 1 year)
  • Varicella
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination highly 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 vaccination series preferred

Facility-Specific Training & Documents (Required for RNs)

• Stroke education module and attestation (except pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI prevention training for adult and pediatric patients
• 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 training and attestation
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
• Ventricular assist device awareness training
• AME blood administration module (except case managers, behavioral health/psych, home health)
• 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 (not required for pediatric, periop/OR, outpatient, case managers, home health)
• Chaperone policy training (required if gap of 6+ months between assignments or updated module)
• EPIC testing or training (for RNs with EPIC experience)

Additional Notes

• Prior travel experience is not required for this position.
• This is a travel/contract role with a 13-week assignment.
• The facility uses EPIC for charting.
• The hospital is part of a large health system and is a Level II trauma center.

This position is ideal for Registered Nurses with electrophysiology experience looking for a travel opportunity in a busy acute care hospital setting with specialized procedural skills.