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

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Specialty: Registered Nurse - Cardiac ICU (CTICU)

Job Details

• Start Date: ASAP
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
• Charting System: Epic
• Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: No
• Floating: Yes, will float within scope to other high-volume cardiac ICUs
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• Pending License Accepted: Yes (RTO > 7 days requires approval)

Experience Requirements

• Specialty Experience: Minimum 3 years of Cardiac ICU experience required
• First-timers: Accepted if they have Cardio Thoracic ICU and/or critical care experience
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required

Patient Ratios

• Average 1:2 during days and nights

Certifications Required

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

Special Requirements

• Must be proficient with Swan-Ganz monitoring
• High acuity cardiac ICU experience required

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check (updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation for internationally educated RNs
• Education verification including transcripts if needed
• Primary source license verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Employment application with 7-year work history and 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 Exams

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

Health and 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 titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (titer, vaccine series, or declination)
  • Varicella (titer, vaccines, or documented history)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap highly preferred for certain specialties (not required)
• 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 and Documents

• 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)
• Ventricular assist device awareness training
• AME blood administration module (except case managers, behavioral health, 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 for RNs and allied health)
• EPIC testing or training (optional but highly encouraged for those with EPIC experience)
• Vaccination booster medical exemption form if applicable

Additional Notes

• Floating to other high-volume cardiac ICUs is required
• This is a high acuity cardiac ICU setting requiring knowledgeable and experienced RNs
• Pending licenses accepted with restrictions
• Background checks and verifications are comprehensive and must be current

This position is ideal for experienced cardiac ICU nurses looking for a travel contract opportunity in a high-acuity, Level I trauma center environment.